400+ million more cell phone users that the US ALL of the world’s top 100 highest mountains Over 70% of it’s population lives on less than $2/day Largest of the ancient civilizations #1 & #2 countries on the list of nations with the worst air quality 8 nations World’s largest democracy 3 of the 8 nations are in the worlds top 10 most populous nations World’s second fastest growing economy
400 + million more cell phone users that the US ALL of the world’s top 100 highest mountains Over 70% of it’s population lives on less than $2/day
Feb 26, 2016
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400+ million more cell phone users that the USALL of the world’s top 100 highest mountains
Over 70% of it’s population lives on less than $2/dayLargest of the ancient civilizations
#1 & #2 countries on the list of nations with the worst air quality
8 nationsWorld’s largest democracy
3 of the 8 nations are in the worlds top 10 most populous nations
World’s second fastest growing economy
True or False:People do not live in the region of South Asia considered the “Northern Mountains.”
What are the two major mountain ranges that separate South Asia from the rest of Asia?
How do the people of these isolated valleys, make a living?
Braldu Valley• Example of one of the rugged valleys and the difficulty accessing it
Korphe
• Some villages are not accessible by roads
What is the area just south of the Northern Mountains called?
Name one of the three reasons the Indo-Gangetic Plain is so densely populated.
1 dot = 100,000 people
Why don’t many people live here?
Even though the delta region of Bangladesh has very fertile soil and is
densely populated, why is it dangerous to live here?
What geographic feature is considered sacred to most of the people
of South Asia?
What physical feature separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain from the
Deccan Plateau?
True or False: The majority of the Deccan Plateau is considered “urban.”
Back to the population map!What physical feature prevents people from living along this part of India’s coast?
What dominates the climate of South Asia?
During what part of the year does the dry monsoon impact South Asia?
True or False: Cyclones and Monsoons
are the same thing.
What is the term that describes why one side of a mountain
receives plenty of moisture, while the other side gets almost none?
Fill in the blank with a suitable adj.The areas directly south of the Himalayas – such as Bhutan,
Bangladesh, and northeastern India have __________ rainfall.
True or False:Much of South Asia has a tropical climate with warm temperatures.
year-round
Name a natural resource that is plentiful in South Asia.
True or False:The majority of South Asians
depend on farming.
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