South Asia—Political & Physical Map Instructions
Create both a political map and a physical map of South Asia. Use pages 543 & 545 to complete your
maps. The maps must be neat and legible, and spelling must be correct. Follow all instructions given on
the blue handout of instructions regarding map work (i.e. use only black or dark blue ink to label; use only
colored pencil to shade/color everything except for rivers, which may be outlined using blue marker,
shade plains green, shade mountains brown, shade deserts yellow, etc.; you DO NOT need to color the
actual oceans, seas, gulfs, or straits, but you do need to color at least their names).
List of South Asian countries to label and color
(total=7); please remember that correct spelling &
capitalization are expected and count as part of your
grade:
List of South Asia physical features to label and
color (total=23):
Arabian Sea
Laccadive Sea
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Gulf of Khambhat

Gulf of Mannar

Bay of Bengal

Brahmaputra River

Ganges Delta

Ganges River

Godavari River

Indus River

Krishna River

Narmada River

Palk Strait

Thar Desert (shade yellow)
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Indo-Gangetic Plain (shade green)

Eastern Ghats (shade brown)

Himalaya Mtns. (shade brown)

Mt. Everest (represented by a triangle)
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Sulaiman Range (shade brown)
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Vindhya Range (shade brown)

Western Ghats (shade brown)
Please note that plateaus are represented by
the following symbol:

Chota Nagpur Plateau

Deccan Plateau

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 Bangladesh
 Bhutan
 India (Be careful when coloring—India “surrounds”
Bangladesh.)
 Maldives—Draw a box around this island group
(part of the grade).
 Nepal
 Pakistan
 Sri Lanka
**Please note that your book classifies Afghanistan,
located east (northeast) of Iran, as part of SW Asia, but
the book from which the outline map came does not.
You DO NOT need to color Afghanistan.**
To study for the quizzes, find links
to quizzes on my web page (click on
link at dallasisd.org/bookert or enter
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