1. Happy Wednesday 09-28-2011 On your desk: ch 24 section 1 and 2 notes, pen/pencil Warm-up: Write a statement comparing population density of Texas to population density of India.

2. Today’s agenda: Test results…. Objective Notes quiz Physical feature chart South Asia Presentation www.esolhelp.com

3. South Asia

5. Satellite View of South Asia

6. Countries India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan Sri Lanka Afghanistan China Myanmar Iran

7. cities New Delhi Madras Benares Calcutta Kabul Bombay Dacca Lahore Colombo Kathmandu Thimbu Karachi Islamabad

8. South Asia: Physical Map

9. Bodies of Water Indus R. Ganges R. Brahmaputra R. Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal

11. India’s Population India has a population of 1,129,866,154, which is nearly the population of China. By 2020 India is expected to overtake China, where the rate of natural increase (0.6 percent) is less than that of India (1.7). The majority of growth is concentrated in the north India’s population has more than doubled since its family planning policy went into effect in the 1950s.

12. The Ganges River System 1,560 miles long

13. “Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

20. The Indus River System 1,975 miles long

22. Elevation Levels

23. Mountains & Peaks Himalayas Mt. Everest ▲ Karakoran Mts. Hindu Kush Vindhya Hills Eastern Ghats Western Ghats Khyber Pass I I

24. Hindu Kush

25. The Khyber Pass

26. The Himalayas  “him” [snow]  “aalaya” [home]  Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet. It is the highest mt. peak in the world.

30. The Himalayas

31. Earthquake Zones in India

32. 2004 Earthquake In Indonesia: Tsunami Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!

33. Sri Lanka 2004 earthquake and tsunami

34. Deserts / Plateaus Thar Desert Deccan Plateau Tibetan Plateau

35. The Deccan Plateau  31,800 square miles in size.  Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.  From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].

36. The Tibetan Plateau  The “Roof of the World.”  average elevation is 16,400 feet.

37. The Thar Desert  The Great Indian Desert  200 - 1500 feet in elevation.  up to 127ºF in July.

38. Climate Regions of South Asia

39. Winter Monsoons: Nov.- April

40. Summer Monsoons: May- Oct.

41. Temperature

42. Major Farming Systems of South Asia

43. Economic Activities & Resources

45. Silk Cultivation

46. Tiger regions

51. Homework ch. 27 Read and take notes from sections 1 & 2 Quiz next class All retests must be done by Thursday.