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Geography of South Asia
Mr. Kevin Nolen Penncrest High School Media, PA 1
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Plate Tectonics Theory
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Gondwanaland Southern supercontinent.
Started to break up 175 million years ago. 3
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The Indian Subcontinent
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The Indian Subcontinent
A part of Gondwanaland broke off and collided with Eurasia. The Himalayas and Hindu Kush were formed. 5
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The Indian Subcontinent
A subcontinent is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent. 7
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Isolating Factors Northern Mountains Water Hindu Kush Himalayas
Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 8
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Regions of Asia Note: Definitions of regions tend to vary a bit. 10
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South 11
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Northern Asia Central Asia East Asia Southwest Asia South Asia
Southeast Asia 12
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South Asia 13
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Countries of South Asia
Afghanistan Pakistan India Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh Sri Lanka Maldives 14
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Major Geographic Regions
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Major Geographic Regions
Northern Mountains Northern Plains Deccan Plateau. The Discovery video- Land and Resources reviews the same information…This is the slide that references the video information as well/ 16
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Northern Mountains Northern Plains Deccan Plateau 17
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Northern Mountains Himalayas Hindu Kush 18
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Himalayas 1,500 mile long chain of mountains.
Include tallest mountains in the world. Create a massive wall separating South Asia from East Asia. 19
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Mount Everest Tallest mountain in the world at 29,000 feet.
First climbed by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay from Nepal. 21
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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.” 22
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Khyber Pass Best known pass through the Hindu Kush.
For centuries, traders and invaders traveled through this pass. 25
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Kashmir Isolated valley in northern India.
Famous for the production of a fine wool. Split between India, Pakistan and China. 29
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Plaines of the Indus & Ganges Rivers
Large plain formed by the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers. Most fertile and densely populated part of South Asia. Indo-Gangetic 33
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Indus River Largest river of Pakistan. The word “indus” means “river.”
India’s name comes from this river. 35
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Ganges River Largest river in India. Most holy river of Hinduism.
Joins with Brahmaputra to create an enormous delta in Bangladesh. 37
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Brahmaputra River Large river that starts in Tibet (China).
Runs through India and Bangladesh. Name means “Son of Brahma.” 42
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Thar Desert Large desert in India and Pakistan. 45
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Deccan Plateau Large plateau (an elevated flat or hilly landmass)
Bordered by mountains: Vindhyas Western Ghats Eastern Ghats 47
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Western Ghats The Western Ghats create a “rain shadow.” Windward Side
Leeward Side The Western Ghats create a “rain shadow.” 48
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Review: Countries Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal
Pakistan Sri Lanka Afghanistan Pakistan Nepal Bhutan India Bangladesh Sri Lanka Maldives 49
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Review: Bodies of Water
Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal Arabian Sea Indian Ocean 50
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Review: Rivers Indus Brahmaputra Indus Ganges Ganges Brahmaputra 51
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Review: Physical Features
Deccan Plateau Himalayas Hindu Kush Indo-Gangetic Plain Thar Desert Western Ghats Hindu Kush Thar Desert Himalayas Indo-Gangetic Deccan Plateau Western Ghats 52
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