Physical, Economic, Historical

PapendickWMS

Where is SOUTH ASIA??

http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/asias1.htm

-The Himalayas-Northern Barrier of South Asia-World’s Tallest Peaks-Mt. Everest (29, 035 feet)

http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/everest.htm

More MOUNTAINS•Eastern and Western Ghats (India)

•Twin Escarpments in South India – “V” shaped.

http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/geo.htm

Influence of Mountains:

•Population & Settlements

-lower elevations have higher populations•Movement

-Khyber Pass – “gateway for invasions”•Climate

-block cold air from the North

CLIMATE of SOUTH ASIA

•Regions are varied:

•Tropical Wet

• Desert

• Highlands

MONSOONS

•“Season” (Arabic)•Summer Monsoon (Wet)•Winter Monsoon (Dry)

•Seasonal winds that bring needed •Rain for crops

Rivers of South Asia:•Ganges River-considered holy

-large delta, pollution, trade, irrigation, transportation, religion

http://www.asd.k12.ak.us/schools/romig/asia/Geo/ganges/geography.html

Religions of India

•Hinduism

•Islam

•Christianity

•Jainism

•Sikhism

INDUS RIVER•Tributaries •Fertile Land (Pakistan)

BRAHMAPUTRA•Flooding

WATER IN SOUTH ASIA•Depend on the rivers, seas,

and oceans for…

AGRICULTURETRADING

TRANSPORTATION

ECONOMICS – SOUTH ASIA

•Varied Economies

•DEVELOPING WORLD

$$$$$$$$

Economic Activity for MOST of

SOUTH ASIA is… AGRICULTURE!!!

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*SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE*

•Rice,Wheat,Corn

The Green Revolution

•Increased yields of food production

•India is able to feed itself

•Advanced agricultural technology

•Applies to DEVELOPING countries

PLANTATION AGRICULTURE

TEA, RUBBER, COCONUTS(Sri Lanka)

http://www.asiatravelinfo.com/sri%20lanka/picturesandsights.asp?Pg=2

INDUSTRIES•INDIA

•Cotton & Textiles (Kashmir)

•Iron and Steel•Film/Movies

History of SOUTH ASIA:

•INVASIONS

Aryans – spread Hinduism

Mughals – Mongolia

British – colonized; *1947*

TAJ MAHAL•Built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for

his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.•National Symbol of India

http://taj-mahal.indiantravelportal.com/

LEADERS IN INDIA

http://www.nuvs.com/ashram/gallery/index.html

Nehru & Gandhi

          

     

•Indira GandhiPrime Minister

1966-77;1980-84http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Independent/Indira.html

•Rajiv GandhiPrime Minister

1984-1989http://www.spur.asn.au/rajiv.htm

India’s Prime Minister

           

http://pmindia.nic.in/home.htm

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee

INB summary activity-answerthe following in your notes

1. Describe 3 ways mountains influence how and where people settled in South Asia.

2. What are monsoons and why do the people of India depend on them?

3. Why do people bathe in the polluted Ganges River?

4. Which religion was named for the Indus River?