1. Geography of South Asia*

2. South Asia: Sub-continent
Believed to be attached to Antarctica, but broke off, moved northeast until crashed into Asia
Creation of mountains on all northern borders *

3. Isolating Factors Northern Mountains Water Hindu Kush Himalayas
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal *

4. Major Geographic Regions
Northern Mountains
Northern Plains
Most fertile and populated region
Deccan Plateau
The Discovery video- Land and Resources reviews the same information…This is the slide that references the video information as well/ * *

5. Himalayas 1,500 mile long chain of mountains.
Include tallest mountains in the world.
Create a massive wall separating South Asia from East Asia. *

6. Mount Everest Tallest mountain in the world at 29,029 feet.
First climbed by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay from Nepal. *

7. Hindu Kush
Smaller in area than the Himalayas, but almost as high and just as rugged.
Located mostly in Afghanistan.
The word “kush” means “death.” *

8. Indus River Largest river of Pakistan. The word “indus” means “river.”
India’s name comes from this river. *

9. Ganges River Largest river in India. Most holy river of Hinduism.
1,500 miles long
Most holy river of Hinduism.
Used as a sacred place for people
Joins with Brahmaputra to create an enormous delta in Bangladesh. *

10. Thar Desert
Large desert in India and Pakistan. *

11. Islands Sri Lanka Maldives Mountainous in the center
Very green and tropical
Maldives
1,200 island archipelago
Mostly made up of the tops of submerged volcanoes *

12. Kashmir Isolated valley in northern India.
Famous for the production of a fine wool.
Split between India, Pakistan and China. *