Physical Features of South Asia - Plainfield South...
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Physical Features of South Asia
Pakistan
India
Nepal Bhutan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Land Stats
• Touched in the South by three bodies of water
– Arabian Sea (south west)
– Indian Ocean (south)
– Bay of Bengal (south east)
• Approximately Half of the Continental United States (1.7 million square miles)
• Considered a Sub-Continent of Asia
South Asia Sub-Continent
Himalayas
Himalayas
• Worlds Largest Mountain Range
• Includes the top 100 highest peaks in the world
Mount Everest• Whopping 29,028 feet above sea level
5,280 feet
= 1 mile
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Mount Everest is 10,000 feet higher than Mt.
Kilimanjaro and 9,000 feet higher than Mt.
McKinley
At 20,000 feet above Sea Level it becomes fatal
due to lack of Oxygen!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZQVpPiOji0 - Everest Movie
Trailer
Waterfalls in Nepal
Nepal
• A quarter of its population survives on less than 1 U.S. dollar per day
Sri Lanka• Tear Drop of India
• Hindu Mythology
– Rama’s Bridge
• Cyclone destroyed in 1480
Sri Lanka Travel Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-
D5A7zsvBk – Questions on next slide
Why is Sri Lanka the No. 1 Country to travel in 2019?
Identify three reasons from the video that someone would want to travel to Sri Lanka
Ganges River
Ganges River
Ganges River
• Over 1,500 miles in length
• Starts in Ice Cavern in Himalayas
• Empties in the Bay of Bengal
• Most Sacred River in India
– Sacred Healing
– Tradition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8lu9ntmPJo
What problems exist with the Ganges River?
What are some proposed solutions to those problems?
• Sheer volume of waste -estimated at nearly 1 billion liters per day - of mostly untreated raw sewage (Industry)
• Also, inadequate cremation procedures contributes to a large number of partially burnt or un-burnt corpses floating down the Ganga, not to mention livestock corpses
Natural Resources
• Water
– Energy and Food
• 90 percent of World’s Mica
– Layered rock used to make electrical equipment
• Large producer of Graphite
• Timber
– Sri Lanka has banned Timber exports since 1977
• Dependent on Imported Oil
If you moved to South Asia, which area would you want to live in and why?
“A Day in the Life”
• India
• Mumbai – Largest Slum in India is in Mumbia
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJylLFoJmxA
• Updated