1. The
Geography
of the
Indian subcontinent

2. South Asia

3. Satellite View of South Asia

5. The Size of South Asia

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

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

8. Vocabulary
Asia has a subcontinent - a large land mass that is smaller than the continent
Only continent to have a subcontinent
The subcontinent is India, but also includes the countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal
Hint! A vocabulary word from your personal dictionary

9. Topography of
South Asia

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

11. The Ganges River System
1,560 miles long

12. “Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

13. The Brahmaputra River System
1,800 miles long

14. Floods on the Brahmaputra: 2003

17. Flooding on the Brahmaputra

18. The Indus River System
1,975 miles long

19. Elevation Levels

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

21. The Pattern of the Land
High mountains and great river valleys - reason why some areas are crowded and some are not
Mountains isolate regions and peoples -so cultures developed without outside influences

22. Hindu Kush

23. The Khyber Pass

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

25. The Himalayas

26. Earthquake Zones in India

27. 2004 Earthquake In Indonesia: Tsunami Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!

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

29. Deserts / Plateaus
Tibetan Plateau
Thar Desert
Deccan Plateau

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

31. The Tibetan Plateau The “Rooftop of the World.”
average elevation is 16,400 feet.

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

33. Climate of
South Asia

34. Climate Regions of South Asia

35. Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April

36. Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.

37. Global Areas of Malaria

38. Vegetation of
South Asia

39. Major Farming Systems of South Asia

40. Economic Activities & Resources

41. Silk Cultivation

42. Tiger regions

43. Demographic
Data
for
South Asia

44. Population Density

45. Population Density

46. Language in India alone

47. Literacy Rate in India