India and South Asia A little Geography and a few questions you will see on test

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India and South AsiaA little Geography and a
few questions you will see on test
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Landforms
South Asias 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.
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Random but relevant

• Hindus believe that after death,
• a. a persons 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.

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The theory of continental drift, is generally the
idea that scientist explain how the Himalayas
were formed
Sri Lanka teardrop-shaped island that broke away
from the original Indian landmass
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Located in the Himalaya, Mount ___________________
_ is the worlds tallest peak
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The eastern and western Ghats block rainfall to
the What?
Deccan Plateau
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Question

• India opened its economy to foreign investment in
  the
• a. 1940s. c. 1980s.
• b. 1960s. d. 1990s.

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Question

• Which of the following is located between the
  Eastern and Western Ghats?
• a. Chota Nagpur Plateau c. Sri Lanka
• b. Deccan Plateau d.Khyber Pass

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Water Systems
South Asias major river systems bring fertile
soil to the floodplains, serve as transportation
routes, and provide hydroelectricity.

• Three major river systems

• Gangesmost important river in South Asia
• Indus

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Water Systems
Himalaya source for the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and
Indus Rivers.
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Water Systems
Indus River flows mainly through
Pakistan. Remember until independence Pakistan
was part of India!
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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

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Natural Resources
South Asia has a variety of natural resources
upon which large populations are dependent for
their livelihoods.

• Hydroelectric power
• Fish
• Mineral resources

• Drinking water
• Alluvial soil
• Transportation

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Random but relevant

• How much of the worlds population lives in
  India?
• a. about 5 percent
• b. about 10 percent
• c. more than 15 percent
• d. more than 20 percent

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Cultural Hearths--- started on river systems with
a wealth of natural resources
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Seasonal Weather Patterns
Seasonal weather patterns bring much-needed
rainfall to South Asia, but monsoon winds, as
well as other natural disasters, can also bring
devastating hardships.
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Question

• Cyclones are the same as ____________________ in
  the Atlantic Ocean.
• a. tsunamis c. earthquakes
• b. hurricanes d. tornadoes

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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

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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

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Seasonal Weather Patterns (cont.)

• Natural disasters

• Flooding from monsoon rains
• Cyclones
• Earthquakes
• Tsunamis

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Seasonal Weather Patterns (cont.)
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Random but relevant

• The British employed a policy of
  ______________an economic system of using
  colonies for supplying materials and markets to
  the colonizing countryin India.
• a. mercantilism
• b. imperialism
• c. market economy
• d. mixed economy

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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 countrys residents

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READING CHARTS
Per Capita GDP Per Capita GDP
Luxembourg 80,800
Qatar 75,900
Norway 55,600
Singapore 48,900
United States 46,000
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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

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The End