Answer #1 on your worksheet.
South Asia
Satellite View of South Asia
The
Size of
South
Asia
Team
Question:
Describe the
size of South
Asia in relation
to the United
States.
Countries
Afghanistan
China
Iran
Nepal
Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Myanmar
Bangladesh
cities
Kabul
Islamabad
Lahore
New
Benares
Karachi Delhi
Kathmandu
Thimbu
Dacca
Calcutta
Bombay
Madras
Colombo
Answer #2 on your worksheet
South
Asia:
Physical
Map
3)
___________
is height
above sea
level.
____________
are physical
features at the
highest
heights.
Bodies of Water
Answer
#4 and #5
on your
worksheet
Bay of
Bengal
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
The Ganges River System
1,560 miles long
“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)
The Indus River System
1,975 miles long
Valleys / Plains
Answer #6
on your
worksheet
Elevation Levels
Answer #7
on your
worksheet
with a
partner.
Where are the highest elevations and how do
you know? What landforms are located there?
Mountains & Peaks
Answer
#8 and #9
on your
worksheet
Mt. Everest
▲
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.
What
caused the
Himalayas
to form?
The Himalayas
What caused
the Himalayas
to form?
Deserts / Plateaus
Tibetan
Plateau
Answer
#10 on
your
worksheet
Deccan
Plateau
The Deccan Plateau
Answer
#11 on
your
worksheet
 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.
Completed Map
Kashmir
Punjab
Arabian Sea
Deccan
Plateau
Tibetan
Plateau
Bay of
Bengal
Indian Ocean
Answer #12 on your worksheet
Climate Regions of South Asia
Describe
the climate
in the
Northeast
region of
India.
---------------Answer #13
Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April
Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.
Temperature
What regions
of South Asia
have the
lowest
average
temperatures?
Answer
#14 on
your
worksheet
Global Areas of Malaria
Answer
#15 on
your
worksheet
Malaria is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers,
shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia.
What might cause it to be common in these regions?
Answer #16 on your worksheet
Major Farming Systems
of South Asia
Answer
#17 on
your
worksheet
Economic Activities
& Resources
Answer #18 on
your worksheet
Silk Cultivation
Answer
#19 on
your
worksheet
Tiger regions
Answer
#20 on
your
worksheet
Indian States &
Union Territories
What type of
map is this?
How do you
know?
Answer #21
(review
question) on
your
worksheet
Population Density
Where is
the highest
population
density?
Answer
#22
Population Density
Answer
#23
What is
income?
Which
region has
the
highest?
Which
regions
have the
lowest?
Per Capita Income in India
Language in India alone
Literacy Rate in India
Answer
#24
REVIEW ROUND ROBIN
Seat #1: Describe the physical geography of
South Asia.
Seat #2: Describe the political geography of
South Asia.
Seat #3: Why do you think that India is the
country we are going to focus on in South Asia?
Seat #4: How do you think the climate of South
Asia is different from Central and North Asia?