Transcript Geography of South Asia

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1.6 billion people
One of the most densely populated regions on Earth
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri
Lanka, the Maldives, and Nepal
India makes up a majority of the land in South Asia
Subcontinent: Large landmass that is smaller than a
continent
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Himalaya Mountains:
1,500-mile-long range of
mountains; Highest on
earth
› Create a massive wall that
separates the Indian
subcontinent from the
interior of Asia
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Hindu Kush Mountains: In
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Eastern and Western
Ghats: Low-lying mountain
ranges around the
Deccan Plateau in India
A view of the Himalayas
from Kathmandu, India.
Himalaya is a Sanskrit
word that literally means
"abode of snow."
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Indo-Gangetic
Plain: Massive
plains that extend
across the north
and west from
Pakistan to
eastern India and
Bangladesh
› Rivers flow through
these
› Thar Desert is
located in it
(Northwest India)
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Deccan Plateau:
Located south of
the great plains
› ½ of South Asia
› Millions of farms
› High, flat land are
rivers
Rivers
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On the Indo-Gangetic Plain
› Indus River: Principal river of Pakistan
› Brahmaputra River: Begins in the Himalayas in Tibet and
joins the Ganges River at the massive GangesBrahmaputra Delta in Bangladesh
› Ganges River: Begins in Himalayas; joins the Brahmaputra
in Bangladesh; empties into Bay of Bengal
 Most holy river for Hindus
Tropical in the south and temperate in
the north
 Rainfall varies by region (some areas
have tropical rainforests)
 Often inconsistent and violent
 4 seasons
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› Cool, dry (Dec.-Feb.)
› Hot, dry (March-May)
› Wet (June-Sept.—monsoon)
› Drier monsoon (Oct.-Nov.)
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Monsoon: Seasonal wind
that dominates the
climate of South Asia
› Key to life for farmers:
need the rain that the
monsoon winds bring
› Issues: Sometimes there is
too much rain and
sometimes there is too
little
› Wet monsoon: Late May
or early June
› Dry monsoon: October
Flooding in
Bangladesh from the
monsoons
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