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Check your map!

Check your map!

South Asia

South Asia

Where is SOUTH ASIA? ?

Where is SOUTH ASIA? ?

Countries of South Asia: INDIA BANGLADESH MALDIVES NEPAL Sr. I LANKA PAKISTAN BHUTAN

Countries of South Asia: INDIA BANGLADESH MALDIVES NEPAL Sr. I LANKA PAKISTAN BHUTAN

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

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

1 st to climb Everest! May 25 th, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing

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

Sherpa – mountain guides of the Everest region. Look at the next page of

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

HINDU KUSH

HINDU KUSH

 • Eastern and Western Ghats (India) • Twin Escarpments in South India –

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

GHATS

GHATS

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

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

GANGES Cont… Religious Significance – sacred to Hindus

GANGES Cont… Religious Significance – sacred to Hindus

GANGES Cont… Heavily Polluted!

GANGES Cont… Heavily Polluted!

RIVERS cont… Brahmaputra River • flooding Indus River

RIVERS cont… Brahmaputra River • flooding Indus River

ISLAND COUNTRIES SRI LANKA MALDIVES

ISLAND COUNTRIES SRI LANKA MALDIVES

? d ll e l s i e s he t e h W

? d ll e l s i e s he t e h W r a t a a c s d an S L L A O T Vocabulary Word!!!!!

CLIMATE • Highland • Humid Subtropical • Desert (Thar Desert) in Northern India •

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

Weather Phenomena Monsoons - seasonal winds Cyclone – violent storm with fierce winds and

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

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

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

CYCLONE

CYCLONE

History: • Indian civilization began in the Indus Valley(now Pakistan) Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro 1

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

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

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

1857 – British established direct rule over India British control – known as the

1857 – British established direct rule over India British control – known as the Mohandas Gandhi – raj. d e c n e u Infl rtin Ma er h t u L R J , g n i K Began opposition movement based on nonviolent resistance. August 14, 1947 – India became independent.

CULTURE Religions: INDIA – Hinduism • Caste System - Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, and

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

Buddhism • official religion of Bhutan Vocabulary Word! • founder was Siddhartha Gautama, known

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

Cultural landscape: The Taj Mahal Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India in memory of

Cultural landscape: The Taj Mahal Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India in memory of Mumtaz, Mahal.

Vocabulary Review!!!! Double Check your answers!

Vocabulary Review!!!! Double Check your answers!

South Asia Vocabulary Visual Image Definition a violent storm with fierce winds and heavy

South Asia Vocabulary Visual Image Definition a violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rain. a person of Tibetan ancestry, who serves as the traditional mountain guide of the Mount Everest region a set of closely grouped islands. Word cyclone sherpa archipelago

a ring like coral island or string of small islands surrounding a lagoon atoll

a ring like coral island or string of small islands surrounding a lagoon atoll . the dominant religion of India Hinduism a seasonal wind, especially in South Asia monsoon

agricultural program created to develop higher-yielding grain varieties and improve food production by incorporating

agricultural program created to develop higher-yielding grain varieties and improve food production by incorporating new farming techniques #7 on Chapter 24 HW a region of India and Pakistan over which several destructive wars have been fought Green Revolution Kashmir #16 on Chapter 24 HW the founder of Buddhism and known as Buddha, born in southern Nepal in the sixth century BC. (Page 582) Siddhartha Gautama

land that is rich farmland, composed of clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by

land that is rich farmland, composed of clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by running water. Alluvial soil an Islamic practice of month-long fasting from sunup to sundown Ramadan