South Asia

Satellite View of South Asia

The Size of South Asia

Afghanistan Iran Pakistan

Countries

China Nepal Bhutan India Myanmar Bangladesh Sri Lanka

cities

Kabul Islamabad Lahore New Delhi Karachi Benares Kathmandu Thimbu Bombay Dacca Calcutta Colombo Madras

South Asia: Physica l Map

Bodies of Water

Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Indian Ocean

The Ganges River System

1,560 miles long

“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

The Brahmaputra River System

1,800 miles long

Flooding on the Brahmaputra

The Indus River System

1,975 miles long

Mountains & Peaks

Mt. Everest ▲

Hindu Kush

The Khyber Pass

The Himalayas 

“him” [snow]

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“aalaya” [home]

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Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet. It is the highest in the world.

The Himalayas Pangea theory?

“Fire Rim of the Pacific”

2004 Earthquake In Indonesia:

Tsunami

Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!

the Tsunami’s Devestation

100,000s dead!

Deserts / Plateaus

Tibetan Plateau Deccan Plateau

The Deccan Plateau 

31,800 square miles in size.

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Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.

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From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].

The tibetan Plateau 

The “Roof of the World.”

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average elevation is 16,400 feet.

The Thar Desert 

The Great Indian Desert

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up to 127ºF in July.

Completed Map

Kashmir Punjab Tibetan Plateau Arabian Sea Deccan Plateau Bay of Bengal Indian Ocean

Climate Regions of South Asia

Winter Monsoons: Nov. April

Summer Monsoons: May Oct.

Global Areas of Malaria

Economic Activities & Resources

Silk Cultivation

Tiger regions

Indian States & Union Territories

Population Density

Population Density

Language in India alone

Literacy Rate in India