1. SOUTH ASIA

11. Objectives Name the countries that make up South Asia.
Know what are the major landforms and resources found in South Asia.

12. Vocabulary Himalaya Mountains Subcontinent Alluvial Plain Archipelago
Atoll

13. Human Perspective Mount Everest 29,035 Feet Himalaya Mountains
Mountain chain that the world’s tallest mountains are found.
This and other geographic formations in the northern Indian subcontinent formed by tectonic forces

23. Human Perspective Sir Edmond Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
First two people to climb Mt. Everest in 1953.

24. Mountains and Plateaus
South Asia is called a Subcontinent.
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
Indian subcontinent.
Geography contributes to placement of northern border from mountains forming natural boundaries between India and other countries
Deccan Plateau
Lower population density than other regions
Rugged land forms make access difficult

25. Fertile Plains The rivers nourish the land.
Silt
Alluvial plains
India’s river systems provide water for economic activities:
Farming and energy production
Ganges River
Used by millions of Hindus
One of the most polluted rivers in the world

26. Fertile Plain Flood Zones Houses in flood prone areas
Located along major river systems where silting has created low lying areas that flood easily during snow melt and monsoon rains
Houses in flood prone areas
Demonstrate adaption to environment

29. Fertile Plains
New Delhi, India
Kolkata, India
Dhaka, Bangladesh

33. Offshore Islands
Two Island nations.
Sri Lanka
Maldives

34. Sri Lanka Tear-shaped island country Tropical islands
8,000 feet tall mountains

37. Maldives Archipelago Archipelago – an island group 1,200 small islands
Low-lying tops of submerged volcanoes surrounded by coral reefs.
Atoll
Only 115 square miles.

42. Forests
Sal, sandalwood, and Teak
Bamboo
Deforestation

43. Minerals
Coal
Natural Gas
Uranium
Iron Ore