India and South Asia
A little Geography
and
a few questions you will see on
test
Landforms
South Asia’s landforms affect where people
live and influence seasonal rain patterns.
• Northern landforms:
– Himalaya Mountains
– Hindu Kush range
– Khyber Pass
The Himalayan separate
the Indian subcontinent
from the rest of Asia.
Random but relevant
Hindus believe that after death,
a. a person’s spirit ceases to exist.
b. each person will be offered the chance to
enter nirvana.
c. people join many gods and goddesses.
d. most people are reborn as another living
being.
The theory of continental
drift, is generally the idea
that scientist explain how
the Himalaya’s were
formed
Sri Lanka teardropshaped island that broke
away from the original
Indian landmass
Located in the Himalaya, Mount
____________________ is the world’s
tallest peak
The eastern and
western Ghats block
rainfall to the
What?
Deccan Plateau
Question
India opened its economy to foreign
investment in the
a. 1940s.
c.
1980s.
b. 1960s.
d. 1990s.
Question
Which of the following is located between
the Eastern and Western Ghats?
a. Chota Nagpur Plateau
b. Deccan Plateau
c. Sri Lanka
d.Khyber Pass
Water Systems
South Asia’s major river systems bring
fertile soil to the floodplains, serve as
transportation routes, and provide
hydroelectricity.
• Three major river systems:
– Ganges—most important river in South Asia
– Indus
Water Systems
Himalaya source for the
Ganges, Brahmaputra, and
Indus Rivers.
Water Systems
Indus River flows
mainly through
Pakistan.
Remember until
independence
Pakistan was part of
India!
Question
Where is the source for the Ganges,
Brahmaputra, and Indus Rivers?
a. Hindu Kush
c.
Himalaya
b. the Arabian Sea d. the Indian Ocean
Natural Resources
South Asia has a variety of natural
resources upon which large populations are
dependent for their livelihoods.
– Drinking water
– Hydroelectric power
– Alluvial soil
– Fish
– Transportation
– Mineral resources
Random but relevant
How much of the world’s population lives in
India?
a. about 5 percent
b. about 10 percent
c. more than 15 percent
d. more than 20 percent
Cultural Hearths--- started on river
systems with a wealth of natural
resources
Seasonal Weather Patterns
Seasonal weather patterns bring muchneeded rainfall to South Asia, but monsoon
winds, as well as other natural disasters,
can also bring devastating hardships.
Question
Cyclones are the same as
____________________ in the Atlantic
Ocean.
a. tsunamis c.
earthquakes
b. hurricanes d. tornadoes
Seasonal Weather Patterns (cont.)
• These seasons depend on seasonal winds
called monsoons.
• Temperature and rainfall impact agriculture
in the region.
• Factors:
– Extreme heat
– Monsoon winds
Random but relevant
Which of the following actions helped to
grow the Indian economy in the 1990s?
a. deregulation and private ownership of
businesses
b. closing off foreign investment
c. implementing a command economy
d. high tariffs on foreign goods
Seasonal Weather Patterns (cont.)
• Natural disasters:
– Flooding from monsoon rains
– Cyclones
– Earthquakes
– Tsunamis
Seasonal Weather Patterns (cont.)
Random but relevant
The British employed a policy of
______________—an economic system of
using colonies for supplying materials and
markets to the colonizing country—in India.
a. mercantilism
b. imperialism
c. market economy
d. mixed economy
Review Economics terms
gross domestic product
(GDP)
gross national product
(GNP)
• dollar amount of all final
goods and services
produced within a
country's borders in a
year
• the dollar value of all
final goods, services, and
structures produced in
one year with labor and
property owned by a
country’s residents
READING CHARTS
Per Capita GDP
Luxembourg
$80,800
Qatar
$75,900
Norway
$55,600
Singapore
$48,900
United States
$46,000
Random but relevant
Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial
powers fought for control over __________
because of its strategic trade route location.
a. Sri Lanka
b. Maldives
c. Bangladesh
d. Pakistan
The End