South Asia Satellite View of South Asia The
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South Asia
Satellite View of South Asia
The Size of South Asia
Countries Afghanistan China Iran Nepal Pakistan India Sri Lanka Bhutan Myanmar Bangladesh
cities Kabul Islamabad Lahore New Delhi Karachi Benares Kathmandu Thimbu Dacca Calcutta Bombay Madras Colombo
South Asia: Physical Map
Bodies of Water s u d In R. Brahmaputra R. Gang es R. Bay of Bengal Arabian Sea Indian Ocean
The Ganges River System 1, 560 miles long
“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)
The Brahmaputra River System 1, 800 miles long
Floods on the Brahmaputra: 2003
Flooding on the Brahmaputra
The Indus River System 1, 975 miles long
Valleys / Plains Indo-G angeti c Plain
Elevation Levels
Mountains & Peaks du Ku Karakoran sh Mts. Kh Pa ybe s r I s I Hin Hi ma Hills a y ndh Vi ts Gha ern st We rn E te s a Mt. Everest as ▲ lay G ts a h
Hindu Kush
The Khyber Pass
The Himalayas § “him” [snow] § “aalaya” [home] § Mt. Everest is 29, 035 feet. It is the highest mt. peak in the world.
The Himalayas
“Fire Rim of the Pacific”
Earthquake Zones in India
2004 Earthquake In Indonesia: Tsunami Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!
the Tsunami’s Devastation 100, 000 s dead!
Deserts / Plateaus Tibetan Plateau r Tha t er s e D Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau § 31, 800 square miles in size. § Elevation range: 2, 000 – 8, 000 feet high. § From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].
The Tibetan Plateau § The “Roof of the World. ” § average elevation is 16, 400 feet.
The Thar Desert § The Great Indian Desert § 200 - 1500 feet in elevation. § up to 127ºF in July.
Other Kashmir Punjab
Completed Map Hi nd Kh Pa ybe s r I s I u. K us Karakor an Mts h. Tibetan Kashmir Plateau. Mt. Ev H RPunjab erest im s a B r u a h m aputra R. lay d Indo-G angeti a In s c ▲ P l a i n r Gang Tha t es R. r e Des ills H a dhy Vin Bay of Bengal ts Gha ern st We Arabian Sea Deccan G n Plateau ter s Ea ts a h Indian Ocean
Climate Regions of South Asia
Winter Monsoons: Nov. -April
Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.
Temperature
Global Areas of Malaria
Major Farming Systems of South Asia
Economic Activities & Resources
Silk Cultivation
Tiger regions
Indian States & Union Territories
Population Density
Population Density
Language Families in South Asia
Per Capita Income in India
Language in India alone
Literacy Rate in India
