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South Asia

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SUBCONTINENT

  • A self contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent
  • Such as North America or South Africa
Photo by Travis S.

HIMALAYAS

  • Spans across 6 countries
  • Home to some of the highest peaks on the planet
Photo by A.Ostrovsky

ALLUVIAL PLAINS

  • Large flat landform
  • Created by deposition of sediment
Photo by jayRaz

ARCHIPELAGO

  • A cluster or group of islands

MALDIVES

  • Archipelago
  • Island nation
Photo by Edgar Barany

Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in South Asia.
Mumbai and Kolkata are the densest cities.

Photo by SEDACMaps

Nepal and Singapore are the least economically involved due to sickness and less technology.

Photo by habitatnews

The 6 main climate zones are Highland, Subtropic, Semiarid, Desert, Tropic wet and dry, Tropic wet.

Photo by SEDACMaps

Hinduism is the main religion throughout Southern India.

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MONSOON

  • Rainy seasonal winds
Photo by VinothChandar

South Asia's general temperature pattern from north to south is cold, temperate, humid tropic, dry, hot.

The Ganges River is the most sacred river in South Asia because of the Hindu religion.

Photo by pyjama

ESTUARY

  • Partly enclosed coastal body of water
  • One or more rivers flowing into it

ARYANS

  • Tribe, villiage of people in India
  • Known for speaking Arabic
Photo by rahuldlucca

The Mughal Empire changed the Indian culture by influencing their religion and ways of life.

Photo by Dimitry B

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The Indian language range from Tamil to English, though it is rare to find someone who speak English.

Photo by Celeste33

Hinduism is the lead religion in India brought by The Mughal Empire.

Photo by Hari_Menon

An expansion of the area where crops have been growing have been on the rise since 1950

CASTE SYSTEM

  • A social classification
  • Determined by birth and area born in
Photo by rahuldlucca

INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION

  • A bronze age civilization
  • Now part of:
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • Northwest India

SUBSISTENCE FARMING

  • A way of farming
  • Farming just to support you and family
  • Leaving little if any to sell
Photo by miez!

MOUNTAIN KINGDOMS

  • The general location of the himilayas
Photo by blmiers2

SHERPA

  • A mountain tour guide