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South Asia Unit. The subcontinent. A closer look at the breakdown of India…. India is a Federal Union of States. 28 States Elected governments 7 Union Territories Administered directly by the government. Disputed Regions, States, and Union Territories. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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South Asia Unit
The subcontinent
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A closer look at the breakdown of India…
India is a Federal Union of States
• 28 States• Elected
governments
• 7 Union Territories• Administered
directly by the government
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Disputed Regions, States, and Union Territories
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European Imperialism in South Asia
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1. Northern Mountains
Himalayas Hindu Kush
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Northern Mountains
Separate South Asia from the rest of the continent• Himalayas– Contains some of the
world’s tallest mountains• Mt. Everest – tallest
in the world
• Hindu Kush– Smaller than Himalayas– But almost as high– “kush” = death– Khyber Pass – access to
subcontinent
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Kashmir Valley
• High valleys among the mountains• Kashmir Valley – produces wool known in the
west as Cashmere
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2. The Northern Plains
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The Northern PlainsA.K.A. Indo-Gangetic Plain
• 3 major rivers – Indus–Ganges–Brahmaputra
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Indus River• Principal river of
Pakistan – Many live in the
river basin
• Indus Valley civilization– Earliest in the
region
• “Indus” = river– Source of the
name India
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Ganges River
• Begins in the Himalayas
• Joins the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh
• Holiest River - Ritual purification in the Ganges
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“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)
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Brahmaputra River
• Joins the Ganges in Bangladesh• Ends in the Bay of Bengal• Vulnerable to flooding
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3. Thar Desert
• 100,000 sq. mi. (size of Colorado)• Barren landscape
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Jaisalmer Located in the state of Rajasthan
“The Golden City”
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People of the Thar Desert
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4. Deccan Plateau
Bordered by two mountain ranges•Vindhyas•Ghats
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Vindhya Mountains & The Ghats
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Vindhyas• Separate the Deccan
Plateau from Northern Plain• Boundary between
Northern and Southern India
• Rugged but relatively low
Ghats• Named for the many ghats
(passes) that run through them
Deccan Plateau
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MONSOONS
• Seasonal wind that dominates the climate of South Asia
• “monsoon” = season in Arabic• Summer = wet monsoon• Winter = dry monsoon
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–Wet, summer monsoons• June
– Land heats the air air rises cool moist air from the sea flows across land to bring rain
• Central India receives more than 90% of its total annual precipitation
• Southern and northwestern India receiving 50%-75% of their total annual rainfall
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–Dry, winter monsoons
• October– Cool air from
mountains sinks winds blow back to the sea dry air crosses subcontinent mild season follows
• Himalayas act as a huge wall blocking this cold weather and causing high temperatures
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Impact on the People?
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Impact on the People?
• Famine– It is important that the monsoon comes on
time– If the monsoon is late, the seeds planted
may die and cause FAMINE
• Floods– If the monsoon brings too much rain, rivers
can overflow–Most common in the low lands of
Bangladesh where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers meet
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Flooding in Bangladesh
• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-22537615
• http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jan/23/bangladesh-floods-harbingers-disaster