1. Jacky Hallam

2. South Asia

3. The Size of South Asia

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

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

7. South Asia: Physic al Map

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

9. The Ganges River System 1,560 miles long

10. Ganges

11. Flooding Brahmaputra

12. The Indus River System 1,975 miles long

13. Elevation Levels

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

15. Hindu Kush

16. The Khyber Pass

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

18. Earthquake Zones in India

19. the Tsunami’s Devastation 100,000s dead!

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

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

23. Climate Regions of South Asia

24. Winter Monsoons: Nov.- April

25. Summer Monsoons: May- Oct.

26. Global Areas of Malaria

27. Major Farming Systems of South Asia

28. Economic Activities & Resources

29. Silk Cultivation

30. Population Density

32. Language Families in South Asia

33. Per Capita Income in India

34. Literacy Rate in India