1. South Asia Landforms and Resources
Chapter 24
South Asia Landforms and Resources

3. Mountains and Plateaus
This area is referred to as the “subcontinent,” because it is smaller than a continent, but has one fifth of the world’s population.
What natural barriers are found here that would prevent movement from one country to another?
HINDU KUSH, HIMALAYAS, INDIAN OCEAN, ARABIAN SEA, BAY OF BENGAL

4. Mt. Everest The world’s tallest mountain
Located among 2 landlocked nations: Nepal and Bhutan
Among the Himalayas, made up of nearly 24 peaks over 24,000 feet high
Watch this next video about Everest

6. WHICH TWO COUNTRIES IN THIS REGION SHARE THE HINDU KUSH
Hindu Kush Mountains
WHICH TWO COUNTRIES IN THIS
REGION SHARE THE HINDU KUSH
MOUNTAINS?

7. WESTERN GHATS AND EASTERN GHATS
SOUTHERN PLATEAUS
SOUTHERN INDIA HAS WHICH PLATEAU?
DECCAN PLATEAU
THIS PLATEAU IS FRAMED BY WHICH TWO MOUNTAIN RANGES?
WESTERN GHATS AND EASTERN GHATS

8. GANGES, INDUS, BRAHMAPUTRA
RIVERS, DELTAS, PLAINS
THREE GREAT RIVERS:
GANGES, INDUS, BRAHMAPUTRA

9. THESE THREE RIVERS HAVE THEIR ORIGINS IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF INDIA.
BRAHMAPUTRA
GANGES
INDUS
THESE THREE RIVERS HAVE THEIR ORIGINS IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF INDIA.
LOOK ON PAGE 552.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PLAIN THAT LIES BETWEEN THE DECCAN PLATEAU AND THE MOUNTAINS RANGES?

10. WRITE A DEFINITION OF ALLUVIAL PLAINS IN YOUR NOTES
WHEN RIVERS OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS, THEY DEPOSIT
SILT ON THE SURROUNDING PLAINS.
THESE PLAINS ARE SOME OF THE RICHEST FARMLANDS
IN THE WORLD.
THE INDO-GANGETIC PLAIN HOLDS THREE FIFTHS OF
INDIA’S POPULATION AND ITS LARGEST CITIES.
WRITE A DEFINITION OF
ALLUVIAL PLAINS IN
YOUR
NOTES

11. DESERTS THE THAR DESERT, OR GREAT INIDAN DESERT, IS LOCATED
BETWEEN THE GANGES AND INDUS RIVERS.
HOW IS THE THAR DESERT A RAIN SHADOW?

12. THE ISLANDS OF MALDIVES AND SRI LANKA WERE FORMED
WRITE THESE TERMS AND
DEFINITIONS IN YOUR NOTES:
ARCHIPELAGO
ATOLL
THE ISLANDS OF MALDIVES
AND SRI LANKA WERE FORMED
BY VOLCANOES AND ARE
SURROUNDED BY
CORAL REEFS
ONLY ABOUT 200 OF THE 1200
MALDIVES ISLANDS
ARE INHABITED.

13. RESOURCES Look on page 554 and 555.
What are resources that the region has from its water and soil? Minerals, hydroelctricity
What problem has resulted from the forest industry? deforestation
What minerals are mined in this region? Copper, coal, mica, natural gas
What resource is abundant in Sri Lanka?- diamonds

14. Look at the map on page 554 WHY ARE THERE NO RESOURCES IN NEPAL?
WHAT IS INDIA’S MAJOR MINERAL RESOURCE?
WHAT ENERGY RESOURCES ARE FOUND IN PAKISTAN?

15. CLIMATE AND VEGETATION IN SOUTH ASIA
CHAPTER 24 PART 2
CLIMATE AND VEGETATION IN SOUTH ASIA

16. SOUTH ASIA WET AND DRY, HOT AND COLD
This region has areas of seasonal rains, where the land is dry for 6 months and flooded for the other 6 months.
There are regions of very low land in Bangladesh and countries with very high elevation, Nepal and Bhutan.

17. CLIMATE REGIONS Highland Desert Semiarid Humid Subtropical
Tropical Wet and Dry
Tropical Wet

18. WHAT IS A MONSOON? MONSOONS ARE THE SEASONAL WINDS
OCTOBER TO FEBRUARY IS DRY
JUNE TO SEPTEMBER IS RAINY
TURN TO PAGE 598 TO SEE HOW THE WINDS SHIFT.

20. DURING THE SUMMER MONSOON, THE WINDS BLOW FROM THE
INDIAN OCEAN, BRINGING RAIN
DURING THE WINTER MONSOON ,
THE WINDS BLOW FROM THE
DRY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
IN THE NORTH, BRINGING
DRY AIR

21. CYCLONES CYCLONES ARE ANOTHER NAME FOR HURRICANES, AND THEY ARE
MOST DESTRUCTIVE IN BANGLADESH
WHY?

23. The 1991 cyclone caused damage and dislocation of South Asia’s population.
The next video clip tells one family’s struggle to survive the aftermath of the storm.

25. VEGETATION LOOK AT THE MAP ON PAGE 557
RAIN FOREST- BANGLADESH AND WESTERN INDIA
SAVANNA- MOST OF INDIA
DESERT- PAKISTAN AND NW INDIA
STEPPE- NORTHERN PAKISTAN
MIXED FOREST- NORTHERN REGION
HIGHLAND- NORTHERN MOUNTAINS

26. Human-Environment Interaction
South Asia
Chapter 24 Part 3

27. The Ganges

28. Daily Life Along the Ganges
The Ganges provides water for drinking, farming, transportation
The Hindus believe that the river brings life to India’s people and has healing powers
Pilgrims come to the river banks to drink, bathe, and to scatter the ashes of family members in the river
As the sun rises, they pray and celebrate their faith

29. A Sacred River

31. FLOODING IN BANGLADESH
BECAUSE BANGLADESH IS SUBJECT TO FLOODING, DUE TO ITS LOW-LYING AREAS, BUILDING DAMS AND LEVEES IS ONE WAY TO PREVENT TIDAL AND STORM SURGES

33. THE FENI CLOSURE DAM LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDES TO SEE HOW THE FENI RIVER
WAS CLOSED OFF BY AN EARTHEN DAM

34. THOUSANDS OF WORKERS GATHER TO PREPARE TO CARRY THE BAGS OF ROCKS TO CREATE THE DAM

36. THE WHOLE PROCESS TOOK SEVEN HOURS AND TOOK PLACE DURING LOW TIDE