1. Pre-AP Geography The Asian Realm - South Asia
Physical
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2. The Land
South Asia consists of a large peninsula with Sri Lanka a large island near its southern tip.
The peninsula that India is located on is also known as a subcontinent – a large landmass smaller than a continent which is bordered on three sides by oceans.

4. South Asia is bordered by the Himalayas to the north, the Arabian sea to the west, the Indian Ocean to the south, and the Bay of Bengal to the east.

5. Six countries make up South Asia.
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka

6. Physical Geography
India is a huge peninsula separated from the Asian mainland by the Himalayan Mountains.

7. India is the largest country in South Asia by landmass and population
India is the largest country in South Asia by landmass and population. India has the second largest population in the world with just over a billion people, but by 2025 will be the largest.
India is the largest democracy in the world.
The Deccan Plateau in the south of India covers 2/3 of the country.
Most of the population lives in the northern plains, which are rich agriculturally.

8. Maldives
consists of 1,200 coral islands, none of which covers more than 5 square miles

9. Bangladesh
Bangladesh has the largest river delta in the world, where the Ganges River and the Brahmaputra River empty into the Indian Ocean.

10. Sri Lanka large island off the southeastern coast of India
Largest exporter of tea in the world

11. Nepal and Bhutan
small countries are tucked away high in the Himalayas.

12. The sources of the major rivers are found in the Himalayan Mountains.
Three Great River Systems and the world’s largest alluvial plain are located in South Asia.
The sources of the major rivers are found in the Himalayan Mountains.
The Indus River
The Ganges River
The Brahmaputra River
South Asia has little oil reserves, natural gas, uranium, or coal. They do have mineral deposits, including iron ore and mica. Mineral wealth is greater than oil reserves or natural gas.

13. The Indus River
the site of some of the earliest civilizations in South Asia.
It flows mainly through Pakistan and empties into the Arabian Sea.

14. The Ganges River
considered a sacred river to the people in South Asia.
carries fertile soil from the mountains into the floodplains of the great river.
The Indo-Gangetic Plain is the huge alluvial plain created by the flooding of the Indus and Ganges rivers. It is the largest continuous alluvial plain in the world.

15. The Brahmaputra River
flows out of the mountains near Nepal and joins the Ganges to create the broad delta along the Bay of Bengal

16. Brahmaputra
Ganges at Varanasi

17. Mountains and Plateaus of South Asia

18. The Himalayas
-system of parallel mountain ranges extending across southern Asia.

19. The Himalayas -created by the collision of tectonic plates.
-Mount Everest is the tallest peak in the world at 29,029 feet above sea level.

20. The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station looking south-south-east over the Tibetan Plateau. Four of the world's fourteen eight-thousanders, mountains higher than 8000 meters, can be seen. The South Col Route is Mount Everest's most often used climbing route.

21. The Hindu Kush Mountains
The Hindu Kush Mountains form the northern border between Pakistan and the Eurasian countries.

22. Karakorum Mountains
This range meets the Himalayan range in the northernmost part of South Asia.
The combination of these ranges create a formidable barrier between the Indian subcontinent and the rest of Asia.

23. Vindhya Mountains
This range lies across the center of the Indian subcontinent. These mountains have created a barrier between the people in the northern part of India and those in the south.

24. The Ghats and the Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau, Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats form a triangle at the southern tip of the subcontinent.

26. Natural Resources Fertile soil hydroelectricity Fish and other seafood
Oil and Natural gas
Minerals: iron ore, manganese, chromite, coal, gypsum, copper, gold, and mica.
Graphite (Sri Lanka)
Precious and semi-precious stones (sri Lanka)
Timber