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LESSON #1 INDIA (INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT) (ALSO CALLED “SOUTH ASIA”)
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INDIA (INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT). (ALSO CALLED “SOUTH ASIA”). LESSON # 1. Where is SOUTH ASIA??. Circle the location. http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/asias1.htm. MOUNTAINS of INDIA. HIMALAYAS. HINDU KUSH. WESTERN GHATS. EASTERN GHATS. The Himalayas. Northern Barrier of South Asia - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LESSON #1
INDIA (INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT)
(ALSO CALLED “SOUTH ASIA”)
Where is SOUTH ASIA??
http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/asias1.htm
Circle the location
MOUNTAINS of INDIA
HINDU KUSH
WESTERNGHATS
EASTERNGHATS
HIMALAYAS
-Northern Barrier of South Asia-World’s Tallest Peaks- Mt. Everest - 29, 035 feet)
http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/everest.htm
The Himalayas
Influence of Mountains:Look at the locations of the mountains.
How do you think they had an affect on…1. Where people live in India…2. Why Indian culture is SO different…3. Why India is so HOT…
Rivers of South Asia:
•Ganges River •(Gang-ga)
large deltapollutiontradeirrigationtransportationreligion
http://www.asd.k12.ak.us/schools/romig/asia/Geo/ganges/geography.html
INDUS RIVER•Fertile Land (Pakistan)•Earliest Civilizations in regionMohenjo-DaroHarappa
CLIMATE of SOUTH ASIA
•Regions are varied:
• Tropical Wet and Dry
• Desert
• Highlands
MONSOONSWhat IS a monsoon?
Click(Explanation)
Put your own answer hereClick – news report on Monsoon in Pakistan
MONSOONS•“Season” (Arabic)
•Summer Monsoon (Wet)•Winter Monsoon (Dry)
Types of Monsoons
Click – description AND film of damages
Physical FeaturesIndus RiverGanges River Western GhatsEastern GhatsHimalaya MountainsHindu Kush Mountains Bay of BengalArabian SeaIndian Ocean
Draw in the rivers
For mountains, draw in the upside down VVV
Use the Global Mosaic text book, pages:
159164204210
Political locations CitiesDelhi / New DelhiCalcutta (Kolcutta)Bombay (Mumbai)Madras (Chennai)Amritsar Surrounding nationsSri LankaIranPakistanAfghanistanChinaNepalBhutanBangladeshMyanmar (Burma) Kashmir (a region within India)
