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News and Weather
Setting the Boundaries
Landforms: Convergent Plate Boundaries
Climate: The Monsoon
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Setting the Boundaries
2nd most populous region in the world
Distinct landmass separated from the rest of
the Eurasian continent: Subcontinent
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan,
Sri Lanka, and the Maldives
Regional unity: Shared history
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South Asia
The Golden Quadrilateral Highway
Figure 12.2
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Physical Subregions
Figure 12.6
Northern Mountains
Indus–Ganges–
Brahmaputra
Lowlands
Peninsular India
Southern Islands
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Tectonic Plate Boundaries
Climate
Figure 12.8
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South Asian Monsoon
-Dry and wet
monsoons
Figure 12.9
-Seasonal wind
changes
Summer Monsoon Rain in
Mumbai, India
-Pressure
differences
-Some areas receive as
much as 100 inches of rain
in one month
Figure 12.7
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Environmental
Issues –
Overview
Diverse
Environments,
Diverse
Problems
Figure 12.3
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Environmental Issues (cont’d)
Figure 12.5
Cyclones
Indian Wildlife
Deforestation and
Forest Resources
Flooding in
Bangladesh
Wildlife: Extinction
and Protection
Interaction between
humans and animals
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