SOUTH ASIA

Wednesday March 4, 2009-you need: PENCIL/PEN-------THINKING CAPS!-South Asia notes-Review notes

Where is South Asia?

South Asia

The Himalayas

The Himalayas spread more than 1,000 miles, and are hundreds of miles wide.

Mount Everest

World’s highest peak at 29,035 feet above sea level

Hindu Kush Mountains

Khyber Pass

Major River Systems There are 3 major river systems in South

Asia. Indus River Brahmaputra River Ganges River

Indus River Flows mainly through Pakistan Important mode of transportation for the

region

Brahmaputra River Provides Bangladesh with 50% of its

power

Ganges River Named after Hindu Goddess Ganga Hindu people view it as a sacred place

Ganges: A Sacred Place

Using Resources in S.A. Water

Fertilizes the soil drinkable Transportation Hydroelectricity Food!

National Boundaries = challenges

Energy in S.A. Petroleum reserves along India’s NW Coast Natural Gas found in Southern Pakistan

The people of South Asia rely on energy mostly from Wood, Coal, and Hydroelectricity.

South Asia’s Climate Tropical Climate - West Coast of India and Sri

Lanka. Highlands - much cooler climate close to

mountain ranges. Dry Climate - “The Great Indian Desert”

Three Climates

Hot, Wet, and Cool These periods depend

on the monsoon winds

2004 Tsunami Killed more than 225,000 people in 11 countries

India and Sri Lanka were hardest hit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake

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