LESSON #1GEOGRAPHY

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:Indian culture is the most

unique in the world. There is just not much mixing and meshing with other areas.1. Look at the locations of

the mountains. Why is that?

2. Once India was invaded, it was hard to get the invaders out. Why is that?

Influence of Mountains:The mountains also form a

wall in the North. 1. When low clouds (filled

with water) are blown north, what do you think will happen when they hit the mountains?

2. When winds from the north blow over the mountains, what will happen to that moisture?

Ganges River

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Ganges River

Ganges River

Ganges River

Ganges River

Sacred River

Rivers of South Asia:Ganges River

(Gang-ga)1.Very sacred2. “tears of God”3.The most holy city is on

Ganges, called Varanasi4.River used for

Drinking/bathing/cookingTransportationDisposalReligious ceremonies

Rivers of South Asia:INDUS RIVER• Fertile Land (Pakistan)• Earliest Civilizations in region

Early cities: Mohenjo-DaroHarappa

Reason:IrrigationTransportationCooking/Drinking

CLIMATE of SOUTH ASIA

• tropical in the south• Humid subtropical in North• Arid in West• Snowfall all year in mountains

The climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas

Extraordinary variety of climates

MONSOONS• Weather patterns NOT influenced by

temperature change• The change is the amount of rain

• Summer: rainy• Winter: dry• Patterns called

MONSOONS

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