South Asia Unit 8 Physical Geography Chapter 23

South Asia Unit 8

Physical Geography Chapter 23

n Subcontinent… n The Himalayas… n Mount. Everest (29, 028 ft)…

Khyber Pass n Pakistan and Afghanistan… One of the oldest Passes, formerly Part of The Silk Road n

n Deccan Plateau… n Sri Lanka… n Maldives…

The Water n The Ganges River… n Brahmaputra River… n Indus Rivers…

Alluvial Plain

December 2004 - Tsunami Strike n 230, 000 killed

The Thar Desert

Rain n Monsoons… ~Benefits and Drawbacks… ~Drought/Flooding n Cyclones…

Cultural Geography Chapter 24

India n 1. 1 Billion people… n 15% of the world’s population… ~70% is rural n India’s struggles…

Cities n Mumbai… n Kolkata… n Delhi…

The Caste System

India and Pakistan split n 1947 n British separate the two in order to…

Indian Independence

Mahatma Ghandi n 1869 -1948 n . March 12, 1930 - March to the sea n “An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. ”

Bollywood

Kashmir conflict

Religions n 95 -98% of Pakistanis are Muslim… n Bangladesh-~ Islam (89. 7%) Hinduism (9. 2%). Buddhists (0. 7%), Christians (0. 3%)

Religions n Nepal… ~ Primarily Hindu n Bhutan… ~ Primarily Buddhists n Sri Lanka… ~Primarily Buddhists n Maldives… ~ Primarily Muslim

Nepal n Kathmandu District….

The Region Today Chapter 25

Industries Subsistence Farming… n Cash Crops… n Biomass… n Cottage industry… n Ship Breaking… n

n Bhutan limiting tourists… n Sustainable Development…

Nuclear Proliferation