1. India and South Asia
The Big Stuff

2. Map

3. satellite

4. Physical features Himalaya Mts (with Mt. Everest) Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Indus River
Ganges River

5. Himilayas

6. Mt. Everest

7. Deccan Plateau

8. Indian Ocean

9. Indus River

10. Ganges River

11. Extra Terms to know (Physical)
Subcontinent
Cyclone
Alluvial Plain
Archipelago
Atoll

12. Extra Terms
Subcontinent: a landmass that is like a continent, only smaller such as South Asia…called the Indian Subcontinent

13. Extra Terms
Alluvial Plain: rich farmland composed of clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by running water/flooded rivers

14. archipelago
A group/chain of islands

15. Monsoon Answer the following questions using Chapter 26, Section 2
In the Summer Monsoon, is it dry or wet in India?
In the Summer Monsoon, what direction do the winds come from?
In the Winter Monsoon, is India wet or dry?
In the Winter Monsoon, what direction do the winds blow?
In what months does the Summer Monsoon occur? 
In what months does the Winter Monsoon occur?

16. Monsoon
Summer
Winter

17. Culture and Religion
Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Islam are the major religions of South Asia
Hinduism=India
Islam=Pakistan and Bangladesh
Buddhism=Sri Lanka and Bhutan
Sikhism=Punjab area of India

18. Culture and Religion
Caste System: the aryan system of social classes in India…one of the cornerstones of Hinduism
Each person is born into a caste (class of society)
Can only move into a different caste through reincarnation

19. Culture and Religion
Caste System

20. History Timeline 3000-1500 BC: Indus Valley Civilization
One of the first civilizations in the world
Famous City:Mohenjo-daro

21. History Timeline 322-185 BC: Mauryan Empire (Buddhism)
1700 AD: Height of Mughal Empire (Muslim)

22. History Timeline 1857: British Control begins
Started as a trade area for “British East India Company”…lasted 90 years

23. British Empire

24. History Timeline
1920: Mohandas Gandhi starts campaign of Nonviolent resistance
Nonviolent resistance: protest without violent actions

25. History Timeline 1947: Independence
With the leadership of Gandhi…India gains independence from Britain

26. History Timeline
Immediately following independence, there is a division between the Muslim and Hindu parts of India
Muslim portion becomes West Pakistan and East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh)
Hindu portion becomes India

27. History Timeline

28. History Timeline 1948: Kashmir conflict begins
Immediately after independence, India and Pakistan go to war over the region of Kashmir

29. Modern Issues
Kashmir
Case study pages

30. Modern Issues Kashmir Questions
How many wars have been fought over Kashmir?
How many lives have been lost?
What event started the conflict?
What are the two cultures in conflict?
What makes this situation so scary?

31. Modern Issues Population
India has the 2nd largest population in the world with about 1 billion (China has 1.3 Billion)
Page 594…India’s population is expected to pass Chinas within the next years
This puts a strain on India being able to provide basic necessities for families