India and South Asia The Big Stuff.

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India and South Asia The Big Stuff

Map

satellite

Physical features Himalaya Mts (with Mt. Everest) Deccan Plateau Indian Ocean Indus River Ganges River

Himilayas

Mt. Everest

Deccan Plateau

Indian Ocean

Indus River

Ganges River

Extra Terms to know (Physical) Subcontinent Cyclone Alluvial Plain Archipelago Atoll

Extra Terms Subcontinent: a landmass that is like a continent, only smaller such as South Asia…called the Indian Subcontinent

Extra Terms Alluvial Plain: rich farmland composed of clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by running water/flooded rivers

archipelago A group/chain of islands

Monsoon Answer the following questions using Chapter 26, Section 2 In the Summer Monsoon, is it dry or wet in India? In the Summer Monsoon, what direction do the winds come from? In the Winter Monsoon, is India wet or dry? In the Winter Monsoon, what direction do the winds blow? In what months does the Summer Monsoon occur?  In what months does the Winter Monsoon occur?

Monsoon Summer Winter

Culture and Religion Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Islam are the major religions of South Asia Hinduism=India Islam=Pakistan and Bangladesh Buddhism=Sri Lanka and Bhutan Sikhism=Punjab area of India

Culture and Religion Caste System: the aryan system of social classes in India…one of the cornerstones of Hinduism Each person is born into a caste (class of society) Can only move into a different caste through reincarnation

Culture and Religion Caste System

History Timeline 3000-1500 BC: Indus Valley Civilization One of the first civilizations in the world Famous City:Mohenjo-daro

History Timeline 322-185 BC: Mauryan Empire (Buddhism) 1700 AD: Height of Mughal Empire (Muslim)

History Timeline 1857: British Control begins Started as a trade area for “British East India Company”…lasted 90 years

British Empire

History Timeline 1920: Mohandas Gandhi starts campaign of Nonviolent resistance Nonviolent resistance: protest without violent actions

History Timeline 1947: Independence With the leadership of Gandhi…India gains independence from Britain

History Timeline Immediately following independence, there is a division between the Muslim and Hindu parts of India Muslim portion becomes West Pakistan and East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh) Hindu portion becomes India

History Timeline

History Timeline 1948: Kashmir conflict begins Immediately after independence, India and Pakistan go to war over the region of Kashmir

Modern Issues Kashmir Case study pages 600-601

Modern Issues Kashmir Questions How many wars have been fought over Kashmir? How many lives have been lost? What event started the conflict? What are the two cultures in conflict? What makes this situation so scary?

Modern Issues Population India has the 2nd largest population in the world with about 1 billion (China has 1.3 Billion) Page 594…India’s population is expected to pass Chinas within the next 20-30 years This puts a strain on India being able to provide basic necessities for families

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