1. South Asia: PLACE

2. Physical Characteristics 1. The Land - mountains (Himalayas) - rivers (Ganges, Indus) - good farmland, but not a lot of it (12% of Afghan land is arable) (1/2 the farms in India are less than 3 acres)

3. Physical Characteristics 2. Climate - Three seasons – cool, hot, rainy a. Cool Season: *November-February *Northeast wind, dry b. Hot Season: *March-May *HOT!!!!!!!!!! and HUMID!!!!!!!!! c. Rainy Season *June-October *Southwest wind, heavy rains

4. Physical Characteristics 3. Animal life -Elephants -Tigers -Rhinos -Brown bears

5. Human Characteristics 1. Buildings and Cities - Taj Mahal - Huge Cities: Mumbai: 13.9 million people Delhi: 12.1 million people Dhaka: 8 million people Kolkata: 5.1 million people

6. Human Characteristics 2. Arts - Epic poems (Mahabharata and Ramayana) - India makes the most films each year

7. Human Characteristics 3. Language - India has 18 official languages! - hundreds of dialects and other languages are spoken - English is spoken by less than 5% of the population