Ms. Susan M. Pojer edited by Mrs. Browne Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.
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Transcript of Ms. Susan M. Pojer edited by Mrs. Browne Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.
Ms. Susan M. Pojer edited by Mrs. Browne
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Ms. Susan M. Pojer edited by Mrs. Browne
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
River Systems
• Three Major River Systems of South Asia– Ganges River ( in present day India)– Brahmaputra River (in present day
Bangladesh) – Indus River (in present day Pakistan)
The Ghats
• The Western Ghats are a UNESCO World Heritage Site as of 2006– one of the world's ten "Hottest
biodiversity hotspots" (Nature magazine)• over 5000 species of flowering plants • over 139 mammal species • over 508 bird species • over 179 amphibian species• & at least 325 globally threatened species
live in the Western Ghats
The Khyber Pass
• An important route that connects Pakistan and Afghanistan through the mountainous region– Concerns today re: use of the Khyber
Pass by terrorist groups
The Himalayas
“him” [snow]
“aalaya” [home]
Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet. It is the highest
mt. peak in the world.
The Deccan Plateau
31,800 square miles in size.
Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.
From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].
Completed Map
Indus R
.
Ganges R.
Brahmaputra R.
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay ofBengal
Himalayas
Mt. Everest
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Hindu Kush
Western
Gh
ats
Khybe
rPas
sI I
Thar
Desert
DeccanPlateau
TibetanPlateau
Indo-GangeticPlain
Kashmir
Climate
• Climate is varied and affected by mountain ranges in the region– India
• Tropical wet and dry• Humid Sub-tropical
– Pakistan & Afghanistan• Arid & Semi-arid
– Bangladesh• Tropical wet