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South Asia Dominion Christian High School Marietta, GA
Mr. Marston South Asia Dominion Christian High School Marietta, GA
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South Asia is a subcontinent
Large, Distinct landmass that is joined to another continent. In this case, Asia. Forms a peninsula Arabian Sea (West) Indian Ocean (South) Bay of Bengal (East) Includes Sri Lanka
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Indian subcontinent
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Landforms Mountains: Himalaya: formed by collision of tectonic plates.
Mt. Everest: 29,035 feet Karakoram Mountains: Hindu Kush Mountains Khyber Pass: narrow pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Indian Topography Indian Topography
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Himalayas
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Himalayan Video
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Himalayas
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Internet Activity
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Khyber Pass
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Khyber Pass
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Khyber Pass Khyber Pass
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Ganges Plain Wide, fertile plain at the base of Himalayan Mountains
Indus River Ganges River Brahmaputra 1/10 of the world lives here.
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Ganges Plain
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Chota Nagbur Plateau
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Chota Nagbur Plateau
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Central Landforms Vindhya Range: mountain range in Central India. Divides the northern and southern regions. Cuisine, architecture, and religious practices differ in north and south
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Southern Landforms Eastern Ghats: rugged hills. Western Ghats
Deccan Plateau: contains rich soil, but relatively dry because rainy winds are blocked by Western Ghats. Karnataka Plateau: south of the Deccan Plateau receives more moisture. Hills are lush.
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Deccan Plateau
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Karnataka Plateau
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Other Sri Lanka: island southeast of India
Maldives: Island chain south of India
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Major River Systems Rivers are the key to live in South Asia Indus
Brahmaputra Ganges All carry fertile soil from mountain slopes onto floodplains as the rivers swell from seasonal rains
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Rivers continued Indus: cradle of ancient India
Brahmaputra: major inland waterway. Ganges: Most important river in South Asia. Revered by Hindus who consider the river sacred. Most productive agricultural area and world’s longest alluvial plain: an area of fertile soil deposited by river flood waters. The Ganges Plain is India’s most densely populated area.
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Natural Resources Rivers of South Asia provide Alluvial soil
Drinking Water Transportation Hydroelectric Power Fish
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Energy Resources Petroleum Reserves Natural Gas: Southern Pakistan
Uranium
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Minerals Leading exporter of iron ore Mica: makes electrical equipment
Graphite: lead in pencils
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Timber Conifers, silver fir, and hardwoods (oak, magnolia, beech, and birch) Severe overcutting threatens Nepal’s timber Massive soil erosion
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