warm up – 10/3/2012 “day 2” on your desk: ch 24 section 1 and 2 notes, pen/pencil warm-up:...

Warm Up – 10/3/2012“Day 2”

• On your desk: ch 24 section 1 and 2 notes, pen/pencil

Warm-up: Write the most interesting thing you learn from watching the CNN news clip today.

South Asia

Satellite View of South Asia

Countries

India

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Nepal Bhutan

Sri Lanka

Afghanistan

China

Myanmar

Iran

cities

New Delhi

Madras

Benares

Calcutta

Kabul

Bombay

Dacca

Lahore

Colombo

Kathmandu

ThimbuKarachi

Islamabad

SouthAsia:

Physical

Map

Bodies of Water

Indus

R.

Ganges R.

Brahmaputra R.

Arabian Sea

Indian Ocean

Bay ofBengal

India’s Population

•India has a population of 1,129,866,154, which is nearly the population of China. By 2020 India is expected to overtake China, where the rate of natural increase (0.6 percent) is less than that of India (1.7).

•The majority of growth is concentrated in the north

•India’s population has more than doubled since its family planning policy went into effect in the 1950s.

The Ganges River System

1,560 miles long

“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

The Indus River System

1,975 miles long

Elevation Levels

Mountains & Peaks

Himalayas

Mt. Everest▲

Karakoran Mts.

Hindu Kush

Vindhya Hills

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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

Earthquake Zones in India

2004 Earthquake In Indonesia:

Tsunami Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!

Sri Lanka

2004 earthquake and tsunami

Deserts / Plateaus

Thar

Desert

DeccanPlateau

TibetanPlateau

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.

Climate Regions of South Asia

Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April

Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.

Temperature

Major Farming Systems

of South Asia

Economic Activities& Resources

Silk Cultivation

Tiger regions

Homework ch. 27

• Read and take notes from sections 1 & 2

• Quiz next class

• Next Map Test – Wednesday, Oct 10