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India and South Asia

India and South Asia. Essential Questions: What impact have natural forces and environmental issues had on this region? How do cultural beliefs influence social customs, public policies, and decision-making?. Map - Stratelogica. Satellite . Physical features.

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India and South Asia

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  1. India and South Asia Essential Questions: What impact have natural forces and environmental issues had on this region? How do cultural beliefs influence social customs, public policies, and decision-making?

  2. Map - Stratelogica

  3. Satellite

  4. Physical features • Himalaya Mts (with Mt. Everest) • Deccan Plateau • Indian Ocean • Indus River • Ganges River

  5. Himilayas

  6. Mt. Everest

  7. Deccan Plateau

  8. Indian Ocean

  9. Indus River

  10. Ganges River

  11. Extra Terms to know (Physical) • Subcontinent • Cyclone • Alluvial Plain • Archipelago • Atoll

  12. Extra Terms • Subcontinent: a landmass that is like a continent, only smaller such as South Asia…called the Indian Subcontinent

  13. Extra Terms • Alluvial Plain: rich farmland composed of clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by running water/flooded rivers

  14. archipelago • A group/chain of islands

  15. Atoll • Low-lying tops of submerged volcanoes, surrounded by coral reefs and shallow lagoons

  16. Monsoon Answer the following questions using Chapter 26, Section 2 • In the Summer Monsoon, is it dry or wet in India? • In the Summer Monsoon, what direction do the winds come from? • In the Winter Monsoon, is India wet or dry? • In the Winter Monsoon, what direction do the winds blow? • In what months does the Summer Monsoon occur?  • In what months does the Winter Monsoon occur?

  17. Monsoon • Summer • Winter

  18. Culture and Religion • Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Islam are the major religions of South Asia • Hinduism=India (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/ataglance/glance.shtml ) • Islam=Pakistan and Bangladesh • Buddhism=Sri Lanka and Bhutan • Sikhism=Punjab area of India (http://www.sikhs.org/philos.htm )

  19. Culture and Religion • Caste System: the Aryan system of social classes in India…one of the cornerstones of Hinduism • Each person is born into a caste (class of society) • Can only move into a different caste through reincarnation

  20. Culture and Religion • Caste System

  21. History Timeline • 3000-1500 BC: Indus Valley Civilization • One of the first civilizations in the world • Famous City:Mohenjo-daro

  22. History Timeline • 322-185 BC: Mauryan Empire (Buddhism) • 1700 AD: Height of Mughal Empire (Muslim)

  23. History Timeline • 1857: British Control begins • Started as a trade area for “British East India Company”…lasted 90 years

  24. British Empire

  25. History Timeline • 1920: MohandasGandhi starts campaign of Nonviolent resistance • Nonviolent resistance: protest without violent actions

  26. History Timeline • 1947: Independence • With the leadership of Gandhi…India gains independence from Britain

  27. History Timeline • Immediately following independence, there is a division between the Muslim and Hinduparts of India • Muslim portion becomes West Pakistan and East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh) • Hindu portion becomes India

  28. History Timeline

  29. 1948: Kashmir conflict begins Immediately after independence, India and Pakistan go to war over the region of Kashmir History Timeline

  30. Modern Issues • Population • India has the 2nd largest population in the world with about 1.2 billion (China has 1.3 Billion) • This puts a strain on India being able to provide basic necessities for families

  31. Modern Issues • Kashmir • Case study pages 600-601

  32. Modern Issues • Kashmir Questions • How many wars have been fought over Kashmir? • How many lives have been lost? • What event started the conflict? • Why are the two cultures in conflict? • What makes this situation so scary?

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