geography of south asia mr. kevin nolen penncrest high school media, pa
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Geography of South Asia
Mr. Kevin Nolen
Penncrest High School
Media, PA
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Plate Tectonics Theory
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Gondwanaland
• Southern supercontinent.
• Started to break up 175 million years ago.
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The Indian Subcontinent
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The Indian Subcontinent• A part of
Gondwanaland broke off and collided with Eurasia.
• The Himalayas and Hindu Kush were formed.
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The Indian Subcontinent
A subcontinent is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
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Isolating Factors• Northern
Mountains– Hindu Kush– Himalayas
• Water– Arabian Sea– Indian Ocean– Bay of Bengal
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Regions of Asia
Note: Definitions of regions tend to vary a bit.
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Regions of Asia
• North Asia is Russia’s Siberia.
• East Asia includes China and Japan.
• Southeast Asia includes Vietnam and Indonesia.
• South Asia includes India and Pakistan.
• Central Asia includes Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
• Southwest Asia, better known as the Middle East, includes Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
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South
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Southwest AsiaSouthwest Asia
Central Central AsiaAsia
Northern AsiaNorthern Asia
East East AsiaAsia
Southeast Southeast AsiaAsia
South South AsiaAsia
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South Asiahttp://www.powtoon.com/show/eBdJCNKSB4I/geography-of-south-asia/
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Countries of South Asia
• Afghanistan• Pakistan• India• Nepal• Bhutan• Bangladesh• Sri Lanka• Maldives
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Major Geographic Regions
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Major Geographic Regions
• Northern Mountains
• Northern Plains
• Deccan Plateau
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Northern Mountains
Northern Plains
Deccan Plateau
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Northern Mountains
• Himalayas
• Hindu Kush
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Himalayas
• 1,500 mile long chain of mountains.
• Include tallest mountains in the world.
• Create a massive wall separating South Asia from East Asia.https://tellagami.com/gami/SIE56D/
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Mount Everest• Tallest mountain
in the world at 29,000 feet.
• First climbed by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay from Nepal.
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Hindu Kush• Smaller in area than
the Himalayas, but almost as high and just as rugged.
• Located mostly in Afghanistan.
• The word “kush” means “death.” https://tellagami.com/gami/HVY6BA/
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Khyber Pass• Best known pass
through the Hindu Kush.
• For centuries, traders and invaders traveled through this pass.
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Kashmir• Isolated valley in
northern India.• Famous for the
production of a fine wool.
• Split between India, Pakistan and China.
http://www.powtoon.com/show/bOKPdHWkIU5/kashmir/#/
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Indo-Gangetic Plain• Large plain formed
by the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers.
• Most fertile and densely populated part of South Asia.
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Indus River• Largest river of
Pakistan.
• The word “indus” means “river.”
• India’s name comes from this river.
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rivers-of-south-asia/24674572/?s=x2R2G4&ref=appemail
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Ganges River• Largest river in
India.• Most holy river of
Hinduism.• Joins with
Brahmaputra to create an enormous delta in Bangladesh.
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Brahmaputra River
• Large river that starts in Tibet (China).
• Runs through India and Bangladesh.
• Name means “Son of Brahma.”
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Thar Desert
Large desert in India and Pakistan.
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Deccan Plateau• Large plateau (an
elevated flat or hilly landmass)
• Bordered by mountains:– Vindhyas– Western Ghats– Eastern Ghats
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Western Ghats
The Western Ghats create a “rain shadow.”
Windward Side Leeward
Side
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Monsoons
• Monsoons are seasonal winds.
• The word monsoon comes from the Arabic word for season.
• There are wet and dry monsoons.
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The Wet Monsoon
• The wet monsoon arrives in late May or early June.
• South Asia relies on the wet monsoon for most of its annual rainfall.
• Flooding often occurs in September at the end of the monsoon season.
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The Dry Monsoon
• The dry monsoon arrives in October and lasts though November.
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Review
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Q: What large landmass split up millions of years ago, resulting in India’s collision with the rest of Asia?
A: Gondwanaland
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Q: What two terms are used to describe this region of the world?
A: South Asia & the Indian Subcontinent
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Q: What five physical features isolate South Asia? Hint: two landforms and three bodies of water.
A: Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean & Bay of Bengal.
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Q: What is the name of the territory in northern India that is claimed by both India and Pakistan?
A: Kashmir
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Q: What is the name of the famous mountain pass through the Hindu Kush mountains?
A: Khyber Pass
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Q: What geographic term is used to describe a landform that is low in elevation and relatively flat?
A: Plain
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Q: What is the large plain in the northern part of South Asia?
A: Indo-Gangetic Plain
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Q: What three rivers form the Indo-Gangetic Plain?
A: Indus, Ganges & Brahmaputra
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Q: What geographical term is used to describe the landform formed at the mouth of a river?
A: delta
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Q: Which country is largely composed of the huge delta formed by the Ganges and Brahmaputra?
A: Bangladesh
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Q: Which two rivers combine to form the largest delta in South Asia?
A: Ganges & Brahmaputra
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Q: What two names are used to describe the large desert located in South Asia?
A: Thar & Great Indian Desert
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Q: In which two countries is the Thar Desert located?
A: India & Pakistan
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Q: What geographic term is used to describe an elevated area that is relatively flat?
A: plateau
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Q: What is the name of the large plateau in central India?
A: Deccan Plateau
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Q: What mountain chain has the biggest influence on the amount of precipitation the Deccan Plateau receives?
A: Western Ghats
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Q: What geographic term is used to describe when one side of a mountain receives a lot of moisture and the other side almost none?
A: rain shadow
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Q: What are monsoons?
A: seasonal winds
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Q: What is the origin of the term monsoon?
A: It comes from the Arabic word for season.
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Q: When does the wet monsoon arrive?
A: late May/ early June
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Q: When do the dry monsoons arrive?
A: October
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Review: Countries• Afghanistan• Bangladesh• Bhutan• India• Maldives• Nepal• Pakistan• Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
NepalBhutan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
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Review: Bodies of Water
• Arabian Sea
• Bay of Bengal
• Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
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Review: Rivers
• Brahmaputra• Indus• Ganges
Indus
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Review: Physical Features• Deccan
Plateau• Himalayas• Hindu Kush• Indo-Gangetic
Plain• Thar Desert• Western
Ghats
Hindu Kush
HimalayasThar Desert
Indo-Gangetic
Western Ghats
Deccan Plateau
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