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The Geography of South Asia
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South Asia
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Satellite View of South Asia
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Indian States Union Territories
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TheSize ofSouthAsia
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Topography of South Asia
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The Ganges River System
1,560 miles long
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Mata Ganga (Mother Ganges)
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The Brahmaputra River System
1,800 miles long
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Flooding on the Brahmaputra
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The Indus River System
1,975 miles long
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The Indus River valley
Origins of Early Civilizations
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Elevation Levels
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Mountains Peaks
Karakoran Mts.
Hindu Kush
Mt. Everest?
Himalayas
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
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The Himalayas

• him snow
• aalaya home

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Mt. Everest
Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet high (highest
mountain peak in the world)
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Hindu Kush
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Karakoram Mountains
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Deserts / Plateaus
TibetanPlateau
TharDesert
DeccanPlateau
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The thar desert

• 200 - 1500 feet in elevation
• up to 127ºF in July

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The Deccan Plateau

• 31,800 square miles in size.
• Elevation range 2,000 8,000 feet high.
• From the Sanskrit word, dakshina the south.

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The tibetan Plateau

• The Roof of the World.
• average elevation is 16,400 feet.

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Climate of South Asia
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Climate Regions of South Asia
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Temperature
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resources of South Asia
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Economic Activities Resources
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Major Farming Systemsof South Asia
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Silk Cultivation
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Demographic Data for South Asia
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Population Density
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Population Projections