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Check your map!

Explore the physical features of South Asia, from the majestic Himalayas to the sacred Ganges River. Learn about the diverse culture and rich history of countries like India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

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Check your map!

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  1. Check your map!

  2. South Asia

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

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

  5. PHYSICAL FEATURES MOUNTAINS: HIMALAYAS • World’s Tallest Peaks • Mt. Everest (29, 028)feet(#1 on Ch. 22HW)

  6. 1st to climb Everest! May 25th, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (his sherpa)

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

  8. HINDU KUSH

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

  10. GHATS

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

  12. GANGES Cont… Religious Significance – sacred to Hindus

  13. GANGES Cont… Heavily Polluted!(#5 on Ch. 22HW)

  14. RIVERS cont… Brahmaputra River • flooding Indus River

  15. ISLAND COUNTRIES MALDIVES SRI LANKA

  16. #7 – Chapter 22 HW What are these islands called? ATOLLS Vocabulary Word!!!!!

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

  18. Weather Phenomena Monsoons - seasonal winds Ch.22- #8 Cyclone – violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rain Vocabulary Words! Find them in Your packet!

  19. #8 – Chapter 22 HW • “Season” (Arabic) • Summer Monsoon (Wet) • Winter Monsoon (Dry)

  20. #9 on Chapter 22 HW! CYCLONE Similar to what? Hurricanes! Typhoons!

  21. History: • Indian civilization began in the Indus Valley(now Pakistan) Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro 1st two cities Built in the Indus River Valley

  22. Indian Empires: Mauryan Asoka Gupta Chandragupta I Mughal(Mogul) Akbar

  23. 1857 – British established direct rule over India British control – known as the raj. Mohandas Gandhi – Influenced Martin Luther King, JR Began opposition movement based on nonviolent resistance. August 14, 1947 – India became independent.

  24. 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!

  25. 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. #4 – Chapter 23 HW Vocabulary Word!

  26. Cultural landscape: The Taj Mahal #12 –Chapter 23 HW Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India in memory of Mumtaz, Mahal.

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

  28. South Asia Vocabulary

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