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 region

Mohenjo-DaroHarappa

CLIMATE of SOUTH ASIA

•Regions are varied:

• Tropical Wet and Dry

• Desert

• Highlands

MONSOONS

What IS a monsoon?

Click(Explanation)

Put your own answer here

Click – 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

 

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