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India and South Asia
A little Geography
and
a few questions you will see on
test
Landforms
South Asia’s landforms affect w here people
live and influence seasonal rain patterns.
• Northern landf orms:
– Himalay a Mountains
– Hindu Kush range
– Khy ber Pass
The Himalayan separate
the Indian subcontinent
f rom the rest of Asia.
Random but relevant
Hindus believe that after death,
a. a person’s 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 Himalaya’s were
formed
Sri Lanka teardropshaped island that broke
away from the original
Indian landmass
Located in the Himalaya, Mount
____________________ is the world’s
tallest peak
The eastern and
western G hats block
rainf all 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.
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
Water Systems
South Asia’s m ajor river systems bring
fertile soil to the floodplains, serve as
transportation routes, and provide
hydroelectricity.
• Three major riv er sy stems:
– Ganges—most important riv er in South Asia
– Indus
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Water Systems
Himalaya source for the
Ganges, Brahmaputra, and
Indus Rivers.
Water Systems
Indus River flows mainly
through P akistan.
Remember until
independence P akistan was
part of India!
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.
– Drinking water
– Hy droelectric power
– Alluv ial soil
– Fish
– Transportation
– Mineral resources
Random but relevant
How much of the world’s population lives in
India?
a. about 5 percent
b. about 10 percent
c. more than 15 percent
d. more than 20 percent
Cultural Hearths--- started on river
systems with a wealth of natural
resources
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Seasonal Weather Patterns
Seasonal w eather patterns bring m uchneeded rainfall to South Asia, but monsoon
w inds, as w ell as other natural disasters,
can also bring devastating hardships.
Question
Cyclones are the same as
____________________ in the Atlantic
Ocean.
a. tsunamis c. earthquakes
b. hurricanesd. tornadoes
Seasonal Weather Patterns (cont.)
• These seasons depend on seasonal winds
called monsoons.
• Temperature and rainf all 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
Seasonal Weather Patterns (cont.)
• Natural disasters:
– Flooding f rom monsoon rains
– Cy clones
– Earthquakes
– Tsunamis
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 country—in India.
a. mercantilism
b. imperialism
c. market economy
d. mixed economy
READING CHARTS
Per Capita GDP
Luxembourg
$80,800
Qatar
$75,900
Norway
$55,600
Singapore
$48,900
United States
$46,000
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
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