Transcript W. GEOG. VOCAB. UNIT 8 SOUTH ASIA (India, Pakistan, etc.)

W. GEOG. VOCAB.
UNIT 8 SOUTH ASIA
(India, Pakistan, etc.)
SOME CLIMATE OF SOUTH ASIA
• Seasonal winds:
monsoons
• A storm with high winds and heavy rains:
cyclone
You can find a steppe climate region in South Asia
on the _____ Plateau and around the _____
Desert. Deccan; Great Indian
The three seasons found in much of South Asia
occur: _____ (late February to June); _____ (from
June or July until September); and _____ (from
October to late February). hot; wet; and cool
The factors that enable South Asia's rain forests to
thrive are _____ and _____.
receiving the
monsoon rains and having no mountains to block
the rains
… monsoon rains can last for weeks
SOME RELIGION(S) OF SOUTH ASIA
Rebirth: reincarnation
Fortified monasteries: dzong
Good or bad deeds and their effects:
karma
Many Indians traditionally identify
themselves by their religion or _____.
Jati
The religion that teaches nonviolence and
holds that every living being has a soul is
_____. Jainism
A South Asia Dzong (temple fortress)
SOME HISTORY OF SOUTH ASIA
The first South Asian civilization
developed in the _____. Indus River
valley
The ancient South Asian empire that was
one of the most advanced civilizations
in the world was the _____. Gupta
Empire
The European power that ruled much of
South Asia until the mid-1900s was the
_____. British
Gupta Empire lands are in purple --
SOME BASIC CULTURE OF SOUTH ASIA
A social group that defines a
person's occupation and standing
in the community:
jati
A teacher: guru
The primary languages of Pakistan,
Bangladesh and northern India
are _____, _____, and _____.
Hindi, Urdu and Bengali
A Guru
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH ASIA (PLACES)
• The mountains of the _____ Range
affected the people of India because it
divided India into the northern and
southern regions and two different
cultures.
Vindhya
• The highest population densities in South
Asia are found on the _____, _____,
_____, and _____.
Ganges Plain, the
coast of India, the Maldives islands and
the Ganges Delta
SOUTH ASIA
THE CULTURE OF SOUTH ASIA (GOVT.)
• The management of water
resources is important in
South Asia because the rivers
cross _____ and they have
limited access to fresh water in
much of the region.
national boundaries
*well water in India is a luxury to many
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH ASIA (LAND)
• A very large, distinct landmass that is
part of a continent: subcontinent
An area of rich, fertile soil found along a
river: alluvial plain
The region of South Asia may be referred
to as "a land of great variety" because it
has a a lot of different _____, _____, and
_____. landforms, vegetation, and
climates
--India has mountains, deserts, steppes, deep
valleys, & lush rainforests
THE ECONOMICS OF SOUTH ASIA
• A layered mineral used to make electrical
compounds: mica
• A large metropolitan area:
megalopolis
The economic activities that are important to
Mumbai are _____, _____, and _____.
filmmaking, industry and finance
The economic activities that are important to
Kolkata are the _____ and _____. steel and
iron industries
The art form that is a major industry in India is
_____. moviemaking
~Yes, they make lots of movies in India