Transcript PPT on India physical features

South Asia
The Physical Geography
Standard 8.2.1
• You should be able to identify the major
political features of the region
• Demonstrate mastery by successfully
labeling the following countries on a map:
Pakistan
Capital: Islamabad
India
Capital: New Delhi
Sri Lanka
Capital: Colombo
Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu
Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
Check for Understanding
• On the handout given to you by the teacher,
label the countries in the map to follow
under the section titled “Standard 8.2.1
Checking for Understanding”
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6. Pakistan
4. Nepal
5. Bhutan
2. India
3. Bangladesh
1. Sri Lanka
Standard 8.2.2
• You should be able to IDENTIFY and
LOCATE the major physical features of the
region
– Mountains (Himalaya, Hindu Kush, Vindya Range,
Eastern and Westerh Ghats)
– Plains/Plateaus (Indo-Gangetic, Chota Nogpur,
Deccan, Karnataka)
– Islands (Sri Lanka and Maldives)
– Rivers (Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra)
Let’s Begin
• Use the section titled “The Land” in your
handout to take notes
A Separate Land
• Subcontinent
• Large, distinct
landmass
• joined to a continent
• Natural barriers
• 1/2 the size of the
United States
Mountains: The Himalaya
• Plate tectonics
• Subcontinent collided
with Asia - 60 million
years ago
• 1000 miles across
northern edge
• Mt. Everest - world’s
highest peak
As seen from Space
Do you remember what a rain shadow is?
Mt. Everest
29,035 Feet
Karakoram Mountains
• Northernmost part of
South Asia
• Connect with
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
• Completes chain in the
west
• Kept India isolated and
protected
• Khyber Pass - only
way in for many years
Vindhya Range
• Central India
• Divides India into Northern and Southern regions
• Two distinct Indian cultures have emerged
Eastern and Western Ghats
• Triangle of rugged hills
• Eroded hills
Plains and Plateaus
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Deccan Plateau
Once covered in Lava
Rich black soil
Semi-arid
Western Ghats prevent
rain from reaching it
Karnataka Plateau
• South of the Deccan
• Receives more rain
• Dense rain forest
Tha Ganges Plain
• Indo-Gangetic Plain
• Holds 1/10th of
human population
• Fertile plain
• World’s largest
alluvial plain
• Watered by Ganges,
Indus and
Brahmaputra
Chota Nogpur Plateau
• Northeast India
• High tableland
• Forest
Sri Lanka
• Tear Drop shape
• Broke away from
subcontinent
Maldives
• 116 Sq. miles of land
area
• Cover 35,000 miles of
ocean
• Southernmost nation of
South Asia
Rivers - 3 Major Systems
• Indus River
• Mostly in Pakistan
• Empties into Arabian
Sea
• Important
transportation route
• “Cradle of Ancient
India”
The Brahmaputra River
• From Himalaya into
India and Bangladesh
• Joins Ganges at the
delta
• Empties into Bay of
Bengal
• Ships can navigate as
far as 800 miles
• Hydroelectricity - 50%
of Bangladesh’s power
The Ganges River
• Most important
• Summer monsoons
cause massive flooding
• Hindus consider its
waters sacred
• Most densely populated
plain
Foldable Summary
• Create a four door foldable (Like the one
used for the Climate and Vegetation of Sub
Saharan Africa)
• 1st, create a two door foldable
• Next, divide each door into two doors
• Label each door using the following:
Mountains, Islands, Rivers, and
Plains/Plateaus