South Asia: The Land- Part II Ch. 23 Sec. 1. Western Ghats Eastern Ghats.

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South Asia: The Land- Part II Ch. 23 Sec. 1

Western Ghats Eastern Ghats

Southern Highlands Karnataka Plateau –S. of Deccan –Receives rain instead  lush and green –Lots of spices, plantations, rain forests

Karnataka Plateau

Islands Sri Lanka broke away from the Indian mass Maldives are small coral atolls (22-26) –Create over 1,000 islets (250 inhabited) –Smallest in Asia –350,000 ppl live here

Indus River Mainly thru Pakistan, empties into Arabian Sea Waters orchards, transportation route One of earliest civilization sites Indus Valley Civilization

Brahmaputra River Winds thru Himalaya, India, & Bangladesh Meets w/ Ganges R. to form a delta at Bay of Bengal Major inland waterway, travel from bay 800 miles Provides 50% of hydroelectricity to Bangladesh

Ganges River Most important by far Begins in ice cave in Him., –About 1,560 miles long –Basin about 400,000 sq. miles Keeps size during dry season, but floods during summer monsoons Revered as sacred by Hindus

Indo-Gangetic Plain AKA- North Indian River plain River creates world’s longest fertile, alluvial plain –Over 1/7 of world population lives here –Grasslands/forest cleared for crops (rice, sesame, sugarcane, jute)

Natural Resources Water: –Fertile soil, drinking H 2 0, transportation, hydroelectricity, & fish –Countries work together to harness power (India & Bhutan) –Build dams for power & open up new farmland  consistent irrigation

Natural Resources Water cont’d –Challenges Dams threaten to flood settlements  resistance The Tarbela Dam (Pakistan) will be unusable soon from built up silt

Natural Resources There are oil reserves, but still depend on imported oil There’s natural gas & uranium, too Most still depend on hydroelectricity, fuel wood, & coal

Natural Resources India exports 90% of world’s mica (makes electrical equip.) India- leading exporter of iron ore Sri Lanka- a top exporter of graphite (lead) –Also a variety of precious stones

Natural Resources Timber –Nepal & Bhutan are covered with conifers (valuable hardwoods) Overcutting is major prob.  soil erosion –India has prized sandalwood –Sri Lanka banned timber exports in 1977 to protect environment