physical features of south asia - plainfield south...
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Physical Features of South Asia
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Pakistan
India
Nepal Bhutan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
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Land Stats
• Touched in the South by three bodies of water
– Arabian Sea (south west)
– Indian Ocean (south)
– Bay of Bengal (south east)
• Approximately Half of the Continental United States (1.7 million square miles)
• Considered a Sub-Continent of Asia
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South Asia Sub-Continent
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Himalayas
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Himalayas
• Worlds Largest Mountain Range
• Includes the top 100 highest peaks in the world
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Mount Everest• Whopping 29,028 feet above sea level
5,280 feet
= 1 mile
5.5
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Mount Everest is 10,000 feet higher than Mt.
Kilimanjaro and 9,000 feet higher than Mt.
McKinley
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At 20,000 feet above Sea Level it becomes fatal
due to lack of Oxygen!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZQVpPiOji0 - Everest Movie
Trailer
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Waterfalls in Nepal
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Nepal
• A quarter of its population survives on less than 1 U.S. dollar per day
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Sri Lanka• Tear Drop of India
• Hindu Mythology
– Rama’s Bridge
• Cyclone destroyed in 1480
Sri Lanka Travel Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-
D5A7zsvBk – Questions on next slide
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Why is Sri Lanka the No. 1 Country to travel in 2019?
Identify three reasons from the video that someone would want to travel to Sri Lanka
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Ganges River
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Ganges River
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Ganges River
• Over 1,500 miles in length
• Starts in Ice Cavern in Himalayas
• Empties in the Bay of Bengal
• Most Sacred River in India
– Sacred Healing
– Tradition
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8lu9ntmPJo
What problems exist with the Ganges River?
What are some proposed solutions to those problems?
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• Sheer volume of waste -estimated at nearly 1 billion liters per day - of mostly untreated raw sewage (Industry)
• Also, inadequate cremation procedures contributes to a large number of partially burnt or un-burnt corpses floating down the Ganga, not to mention livestock corpses
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Natural Resources
• Water
– Energy and Food
• 90 percent of World’s Mica
– Layered rock used to make electrical equipment
• Large producer of Graphite
• Timber
– Sri Lanka has banned Timber exports since 1977
• Dependent on Imported Oil
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If you moved to South Asia, which area would you want to live in and why?
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“A Day in the Life”
• India
• Mumbai – Largest Slum in India is in Mumbia
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJylLFoJmxA
• Updated