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