1. FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Get out stuff for notes South Asia Physical Geography Notes Test Corrections until Friday Both maps due March 6 Map Quiz March 6 Vocab Due March 10

2. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives & Bangladesh
South Asia
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives & Bangladesh

3. The Size of South Asia

4. Subcontinent Sub=smaller
Why do we call it a SUBcontinent?? Large landmass but not quite as large as a continent…most of it is India
Sub=smaller

5. Essential Question: How have the locations of major physical features impacted South Asia?

6. Physical Features
What do you think is the single major physical feature that impacts this region?
Himalayas
How do the Himalaya Mts. affect the weather patterns of South Asia?
Physical Barrier
Rain clouds must release their moisture before they can travel over the mountains.

7. India’s Geographic Challenge

8. The Himalayas Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet (highest in world)
“him” [snow]
“alaya” [home]
Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet
(highest in world)

9. Mountains & Peaks “ghats”- Mountain or steps Hindu Kush Khyber Pass
Mt. Everest ▲
Himalayas
“ghats”-
Mountain or
steps
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats

10. Nepal

11. Bhutan

12. Hindu Kush

13. The Khyber Pass
Strategic location for trade and military Battles fought for control of this location WHY?

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

15. River Systems Major river systems begin south of Himalayas
Indus and Ganges
Agricultural plain to North
3/5 India’s pop. live here

16. The Ganges Holy- Hinduism Purification powers
People bathe, use for drinking, worship, temples line river, death rituals, industrial waste=HIGH bacteria counts and disease rates
Extreme Pollution
Pollution in the Ganges: Ka3XTgA

17. “Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

19. Indus River Valley One of the cradles of civilization.
Writing, Standardized weights & measures, monumental architecture

20. Deserts / Plateaus
Tibetan Plateau
Thar Desert
Deccan Plateau

21. Climate Zones 6 distinct climate zones found in India alone
Why so many????

22. Monsoons- seasonal winds
Spring unbearably HOT and DRY
THEN THE RAINS COME!!!
Heavy rain fall over land in summer
Dry winds over land in winter

23. Monsoons Unpredictable Cyclical- YEARLY Can be too little
Can cause flooding
Cyclical- YEARLY

24. Cyclones-Bangladesh
Low lying areas most impacted Storm surge- wall of water forced on land

25. Islands Sri Lanka Large, tear-drop shaped country Lush/tropical
Maldives Archipelago
Archipelago= island group
1,200 small islands
Tops of submerged volcanoes surrounded by coral reefs (called an atoll)
Only 200 islands are inhabited
Sinking!!!