1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. South Asia

3. The Size of South Asia

4. Countries India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan Sri Lanka Maldives

5. South Asia: Physica l Map

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

7. The Ganges River System 1,560 miles long

8. “Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

9. The Indus River System 1,975 miles long

10. Elevation Levels

11. Mountains & Peaks Himalayas Mt. Everest ▲ Hindu Kush Eastern Ghats Western Ghats Khyber Pass I I

12. Hindu Kush

13. The Khyber Pass

14. The Himalayas  “him” [ snow ]  “aalaya” [ home ]  Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet. It is the highest mt. peak in the world.

15. The Himalayas  K2 is 28,251 feet. It is the 2 nd highest mt. peak in the world. Deaths: 77 of the 300 that have reached the summit

16. The Himalayas

17. Earthquake Zones in India

18. 2004 Earthquake In Indonesia: Tsunami Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!

19. the Tsunami’s Devestation 100,000s dead!

20. Deserts / Plateaus Thar Desert Deccan Plateau

21. The Deccan Plateau  31,800 square miles in size.  Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.  From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [ “the south” ].

22. The Thar Desert  The Great Indian Desert  200 - 1500 feet in elevation.  up to 127 º F in July.

23. Global Areas of Malaria

24. Economic Activities & Resources

25. Silk Cultivation

26. Population Density