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Explore South Asia: Geography, Culture & History

Discover South Asia's countries, physical features, rivers, and island nations. Learn about the climate, monsoons, history, empires, religions, and cultural landmarks like the Taj Mahal. Prepare for your quiz on chapters 22-24!

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Explore South Asia: Geography, Culture & History

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  1. Check your map!

  2. You may want to have Chapters 22,23, & 24 HW On desk! Answers for some ahead!!!

  3. South Asia

  4. Where is SOUTH ASIA?? http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/asias1.htm

  5. Countries of South Asia: INDIA PAKISTAN BANGLADESH MALDIVES NEPAL BHUTAN SrI LANKA

  6. PHYSICAL FEATURES MOUNTAINS: HIMALAYAS • World’s Tallest Peaks • Mt. Everest (29, 028)feet

  7. 1st to climb Everest! May 25th, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (his sherpa)

  8. Sherpa – mountain guides of the Everest region. Look at the next page of notes! Vocabulary word on the first page!

  9. HINDU KUSH

  10. Eastern and Western Ghats (India) • Twin Escarpments in South India – “V” shaped.

  11. GHATS

  12. RIVERS Large Delta GANGES Used for trade, irrigation,& transportation,

  13. GANGES Cont… Religious Significance – sacred to Hindus

  14. GANGES Cont… Heavily Polluted!

  15. RIVERS cont… Brahmaputra River • flooding Indus River

  16. ISLAND COUNTRIES MALDIVES SRI LANKA

  17. What are these islands called? ATOLLS Vocabulary Word!!!!!

  18. CLIMATE • Highland • Humid Subtropical • Desert (Thar Desert) in Northern India • Semi- Arid • Tropical Wet • Tropical Wet and Dry

  19. Weather Phenomena Monsoons - seasonal winds Cyclone – violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rain Vocabulary Words! Find them in Your packet!

  20. “Season” (Arabic) • Summer Monsoon (Wet) • Winter Monsoon (Dry)

  21. CYCLONE

  22. History: • Indian civilization began in the Indus Valley(now Pakistan) Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro 1st two cities Built in the Indus River Valley #1 on Ch. 23 HW!

  23. Indian Empires: #18 on Ch. 23 HW Mauryan Asoka Gupta Chandragupta I Mughal(Mogul) Akbar

  24. 1857 – British established direct rule over India British control – known as the raj. Mohandas Gandhi – #21 on HW! Influenced Martin Luther King, JR Began opposition movement based on nonviolent resistance. August 14, 1947 – India became independent.

  25. CULTURE Religions: INDIA – Hinduism • Caste System - Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, and Dalits(Untouchables) Pakistan & Bangladesh – Islam • Ramadan – a month long period of fasting (Fasting – one of the 5 Pillars of Islam) Vocabulary Word!

  26. Buddhism • official religion of Bhutan • founder was Siddhartha Gautama, known as Buddha, was born on the borders of present-day Nepal and India in the sixth century B.C. #14 on Ch. 23 HW Vocabulary Word!

  27. Cultural landscape: The Taj Mahal #35 on HW Ch. 23 Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India in memory of Mumtaz, Mahal.

  28. Vocabulary Review!!!! Double Check your answers!

  29. South Asia Vocabulary

  30. Now get Chapter 22-24 HW Quiz done! Turn into Mrs. Black! Next is East Asia!

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