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| *a tableland tilted up on the W; slops eastward
*pretty dry
*poor soils and water shortages
*contains most India's mineral wealth
*comprises the largest part of S.Asia
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| *a chain of highlands running along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau
*wet-orographic rains=80-200in/year
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| *the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau
*dry; much broken
*rain shadow effect=20-80in/year
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| *border btw India and Pakistan
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*origin: Tibetan Plateau
*mouth: Arabian Sea
*length: 1,988 miles
*flows through a dry region
*flows through Pakistan
*Thar Desert on east side of river |
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*origin: central Himalayas
*mouth: Bay of Bengal
*length: 1.557 miles
*India's holiest river |
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*origin: Himalayas, Tibet, Chia
*mouth: Bay of Bengal
*length: 1,800 miles
*connects to Ganges River to empty into Bay of Bengal
*flows through China,India & Bangladesh
*important for irrigation & transport
*floods during spring when Himalayan snow melts |
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| *supports roughly half of the population of South Asia
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| *part of a state in India
*muslim majority
*result of 1947 partition
*"disputed territory"
*new dimension-nuclear weapon
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| Absolute Location of South Asia. |
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*Norhternmost=37°N - Nashville,TN
*Southernmost=8°N - Venezuela |
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What are the main types of climate of South Asia?
Where are they?
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| Main Climates:
A-tropical humid
B-dry
C-mild midlatitude
H-highland
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| A large part of South Asia has a (winter) dry season. Why? |
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| *because during winter it is the dry monsoon season and winds are blowing offshore |
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| What is monsoon? What causes monsoons? How does monsoons affect the human geography of South Asia? |
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*"Mqusim"-a seasonal reversal of winds
*Summer-land heats up faster, low pressure; winds blow onshore
*Winter-land cools down quicker, high pressure; wind blows offshore
*wet season (June-Sept) SW winds
*dry season (Sept-March) NE winds
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*monsoons are a source of life
*monsoons determine agricultural calendar
*monsoon rains are essential for agriculture |
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| Precipitation Patterns: #1 |
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| *except for west coast, precipitation generally decreases from east to west
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| Precipitation Patterns: #2 |
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| *India's west coast receives huge amounts of rain: precipitation decreases as one moves inland bc of mountain related rainfall
*rain shadow effect has Deccan Plateau receiving much less rainfall
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| Precipitation Patterns: #3 |
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| *NE India & Bangladesh receive huge amounts of rain
*this happens because in mid-June the winds round the S tip of India & are funnelled up the Bay of Bengal into the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta
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| Precipitation Patterns: #4 |
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| *very little rain in the northwest
*this happens because no wind blowing on land, only from offland
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What is orographic rainfall?
What is the rain shadow effect? |
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| *orographic rainfall: mountain-related rainfall
*rain shadow effect: rain comes in off the ocean and is over the rainforest whose humidity condenses air into heavy rain, no rain left after rainforest
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Why does the southeast coast of India also get quite a bit of rainfall?
When is the rain season in this region? |
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*SE coast gets rain because winds from land blow into it during the dry monsoon season
*rain season is July-December |
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Where is Varanasi?
What makes Varanasi famous? |
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*Varanasi is the religious capital of India
*situated on the banks of the Ganges river |
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How many people live in South Asia?
Who are the three most populous countries in the region?
How is the region likely to change its rankings in world population by 2050? |
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| *1.4 billion people live in South Asia
Three Most Populous Countries:
1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Bangladesh
*Region is likely to change its rankings by increasing in world population by 2050
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Where do people live in the region?
Why? |
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*roughly half of the population of South Asia live in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
*Why? - because of the Indus and Ganges Valleys |
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What are the two ancient cultural hearths in South Asia?
Where were they? |
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| *Indus Valley and Ganges Valley
*Indus Valley - Northern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
*Ganges Valley - Eastern India, Bangladesh, etc.
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What religions were born in South Asia?
What characterizes the geographies of the major religions in South Asia?
How do religions affect the cultural landscapes of South Asia? |
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*Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism
*world's oldest religion
*believe in reincarnation, karma,and being one with Brahman
*cultural impacts
*hinduism=a way of life
*the caste system
Buddhism
*founded by Buddha Gautama in N India
*the four noble truths
*the eightfold path
*spread to Sri Lanka + E & SE Asia
*religions are shown through cultural landscapes throughout South Asia |
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Where are Agra & Delhi?
What makes them famous? |
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*located in Northern India
*famous for being high-tech centers of India |
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| How did European colonialism affect the political and cultural geographies of South Asia? |
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*four different european controls
1.The Portugese -Vasco da Gama (1498)
2.The British East Trade Company (1600)
3.The Dutch East Trade Company (1602)
4.The French Compagnie des Indies (1664) |
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| How did the partition of 1947 affect the geography of South Asia? |
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*two countries from one
*Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan (E&W)
*10 million people fled and dislocated |
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Where is Kashmir?
What is teh Kashmir conflict about? |
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*Kashmir is part of a state in India
*the Kashmir conflict is Muslims in the state of Jammu & Kashmir are fighting to break away from India |
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| What are some of the major challenges South Asian countries are facing? |
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*inequality adn poverty
*population growth (sustainability)
*cultural conflicts
*natural hazards (floods,droughts,etc.) |
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