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The Physical Geography of Southern and Eastern Asia
Mrs. Gero’s World Studies ClassSpring Semester
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Let’s look at South Asia first
• This is South Asia.• The two countries you
will need to focus on the most are #1 and #2.
• #1 is Pakistan• #2 is India
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Mountains and Rivers• South Asia is has two major
rivers.• The Indus River runs through
Pakistan and empties into the Arabian Sea
• The Ganges River runs through India, into Bangladesh and into the Bay of Bengal.
• The Himalayan Mountains form the border between India and China.
IndusGanges
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The Himalayan Mountains
• The Himalayan Mountains are a 1500 mile mountain chain that stretches across the Northeast corner of India.
• It creates a natural barrier between India and China.
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The Roof of the World
• The average height of the mountain chain is 24,000 feet tall.
• You are looking at Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
• It is over 29,000 feet high! (over 5 miles straight up!)
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Where do people settle in South Asia?
• Look at the patterns on the map.– India, the second largest
country in population in the world is where most people settle
– The majority of the people live along the Ganges River, but the really, they settle most anywhere.
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Look at Afghanistan and Pakistan
• There are not as many people living in Afghanistan and Pakistan because the climate is mainly arid.
• The majority of Pakistan’s people live along the Indus River.
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What are the climate patterns?
• Most of the time, India stays relatively warm.
• It is protected from the cold by the mountains that wrap around the north.
• During the summer, it gets a lot of rain from the winds that come off of the ocean.
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Monsoons!• Monsoons are seasonal
winds that bring climate changes to Asia.
• The summer monsoon comes off of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
• This brings the rainy season to India.
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Why no cold winters?
• Look at the green arrows that are supposed to bring the winter monsoons.
• Can you think of a major mountain range that might block those winds from coming to India?
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Tropical Wet and Dry
• This is why India is considered to be tropical wet and dry.
• There is a warm and rainy season, then there is also a warm and dry season.
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Floods and Mudslides
• Because Nepal and Bangladesh are in the foothills of the Himalayas, they get a lot of floods from the monsoons.
• If there is too much rain, it can trigger mudslides.
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What do most do for a living?
• With over 1.2 billion people, India still has the majority of their people working in agriculture.
• They live in rural areas and they farm or herd livestock for a living.
• Those that are lucky enough to be educated move to the cities to work in industry and services.
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Southeast AsiaPeninsulas
Islands
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Peninsulas and Islands
• Southeast Asia is dominated by peninsulas and islands.
• Your two major mainland peninsulas are the Malay and the Indochina.
• Your two main archipelagos are Indonesia and the Philippines.
Indochina
Malay
Philippines
Indonesia
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Surrounded by water
• Because this area is surrounded by water, it doesn’t matter which way the monsoon winds blow.
• The winds will always pick up water, so the climate will be tropical wet.
Bay of Bengal
South China Sea
Pacific Ocean
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Vegetation
• The majority of Southeast Asia will be covered with rainforests.
• What do you think one of their major environmental issues will be?
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One river you need to know…
• This is the Mekong River.
• This river essential to farming on the Indochina Peninsula.
• The major exports from this peninsula is rice, rubber, and tea.
• The majority of the people work as farmers.
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East Asia
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Deserts and a BIG Plateau
• Look at China’s southwest corner. That brown area is called the Plateau of Tibet.
• Just to its north and northeast are two major deserts, the Taklimakan and the Gobi.
• This part of China does NOT have a high population density.
Taklimakan Gobi
Plateau of Tibet
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Two Rivers and the North China Plain
• China is highly dependent on its two major rivers, the Yellow and the Yangtze.
• People for thousands of years have depended on the flooding of these two rivers to fertilize the land.
• The best farming area in the country is the North China Plain, where the population density is the highest.
Huang He (Yellow River)
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
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China’s Climate
• China’s climate along the eastern seaboard is similar to the eastern coast of the U.S.
• The farther north you go, the colder the winters are.
• The farther south you go, the milder the winters are.
• Summers are hot.
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East Asian Population Density
• The majority of China’s population is going to live on the eastern 1/3 of the country
• This is because of the Plateau of Tibet and the Taklimakan Deserts.
• The harsh climates make it difficult for people to farm.