The Geography of the Indian subcontinent
description
Transcript of The Geography of the Indian subcontinent
![Page 1: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
![Page 2: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
South Asia
![Page 3: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Satellite View of South Asia
![Page 4: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
TheSize ofSouthAsia
![Page 5: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Countries
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Nepal Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
China
Myanmar
Iran
![Page 6: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
cities
New Delhi
Madras
Benares
Calcutta
Kabul
Bombay
Dacca
Lahore
Colombo
Kathmandu
ThimbuKarachi
Islamabad
![Page 7: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
![Page 8: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
SouthAsia:
Physical
Map
![Page 9: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Bodies of Water
Indus R.
Ganges R.
Brahmaputra R.
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay ofBengal
![Page 10: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
The Ganges River System
1,560 miles long
![Page 11: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)
![Page 12: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
The Brahmaputra River System
1,800 miles long
![Page 13: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Floods on the Brahmaputra: 2003
![Page 14: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Flooding on the Brahmaputra
![Page 15: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
The Indus River System
1,975 miles long
![Page 16: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Valleys / Plains
Indo-GangeticPlain
![Page 17: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Elevation Levels
![Page 18: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Mountains & Peaks
HimalayasMt. Everest
▲
Karakoran Mts.
Hindu Kush
Vindhya Hills
Easte
rn Ghats
Western Ghats
Khyb
erPa
ssI I
![Page 19: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Hindu Kush
![Page 20: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
The Khyber Pass
![Page 21: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
The Himalayas
“him” [snow] “aalaya”
[home] Mt. Everest is
29,035 feet. It is the highest
mt. peak in the world.
![Page 22: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
The Himalayas
![Page 23: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
“Fire Rim of the Pacific”
![Page 24: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Earthquake Zones in India
![Page 25: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
2004 Earthquake In Indonesia:
Tsunami Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!
![Page 26: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
the Tsunami’s Devastation
100,000s dead!
![Page 27: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Deserts / Plateaus
TharDesert
DeccanPlateau
TibetanPlateau
![Page 28: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
The Deccan Plateau
31,800 square miles in size. Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high. From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the
south”].
![Page 29: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
The tibetan Plateau
The “Roof of the World.” average elevation is 16,400 feet.
![Page 30: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
The Thar Desert
The Great Indian Desert 200 - 1500 feet in
elevation. up to 127ºF in July.
![Page 31: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
Other
Punjab
Kashmir
![Page 32: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
Completed Map
Indus R.
Ganges R.
Brahmaputra R.
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay ofBengal
Himalayas
Mt. Everest▲
Karakoran Mts.
Hindu Kush
Vindhya Hills
Easte
rn Ghats
Western Ghats
Khyb
erPa
ssI I
TharDesert
DeccanPlateau
TibetanPlateau
Indo-GangeticPlain
PunjabKashmir
![Page 33: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
![Page 34: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
Climate Regions of South Asia
![Page 35: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April
![Page 36: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.
![Page 37: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
Temperature
![Page 38: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
Global Areas of Malaria
![Page 39: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
![Page 40: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
Major Farming Systems
of South Asia
![Page 41: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
Economic Activities& Resources
![Page 42: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
Silk Cultivation
![Page 43: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
Tiger regions
![Page 44: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
![Page 45: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/45.jpg)
Indian States & Union Territories
![Page 46: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/46.jpg)
Population Density
![Page 47: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/47.jpg)
Population Density
![Page 48: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/48.jpg)
Language Families in South Asia
![Page 49: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/49.jpg)
Per Capita Income in India
![Page 50: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/50.jpg)
Language in India alone
![Page 51: The Geography of the Indian subcontinent](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062305/56816556550346895dd7d3f2/html5/thumbnails/51.jpg)
Literacy Rate in India