The Geography of the Indian subcontinent

Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

South Asia

TheSize ofSouthAsia

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7-Countries

India

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Nepal Bhutan

Sri LankaMaldives

SouthAsia:

Physical

Map

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• Bodies of water• Mountains and peaks• Deserts and plateaus• Islands

Water Mts and Peaks

Deserts and Plateaus

Islands

5-Bodies of Water

Indus R.

Ganges R.

Arabian Sea

Indian Ocean

Bay ofBengal

Indus RGanges RArabian SeaIndian OceanBay of Bengal

The Ganges River System

1,560 miles long

“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

The Indus River System

1,975 miles long

Elevation Levels

6-Mountains & Peaks

HimalayasMt. Everest

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Hindu Kush

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Ghats

Western

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HimalayasMt. EverestEastern GhatsWestern GhatsHindu KushKhyber Pass

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 K2 is 28,251

feet. It is the 2nd highest mt. peak in the world.

Deaths: 77 of the 300 that have reached the summit

The Himalayas

Earthquake Zones in India

2004 Earthquake In Indonesia:

Tsunami Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!

the Tsunami’s Devestation

100,000s dead!

2-Deserts / Plateaus

TharDesert

DeccanPlateau

Thar DesertDeccan 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 Thar Desert

The Great Indian Desert 200 - 1500 feet in

elevation. up to 127ºF in July.

2-IslandsMaldives Sri Lanka

One Island up to 8,000 ft elevation

1,000 islands in 26 atolls, the highest point 8 ft elevation

Global Areas of Malaria

Economic Activities& Resources

Silk Cultivation

Population Density

Population Density