Chromite
Product that is found a great deal in SA. Makes steel
Limestone
Makes cement
Where the Indus River begins ??
Tibet
Tibet
Region seeking independence from the Chinese government
Khyber Pass
Mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Maldives
Off the SW coast of India. Has 1,200 islands but only 200 are inhabited. Islands were formed by coral
Karnataka Plateau
land south of the Deccan Plateau
Himalaya
A mountain range separating SA from Asia
Indian subcontinent
The mass of land including India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh that broke off from Africa and collided with Asia, forming the Himalayas.
Deccan Plateau
A plateu between the Western and Eastern Ghats
Steppe
sparse, dry, treeless grassland
Coral
the limestone skeleton of a tiny sea animal
Ganges Plain
fertile land covering much of northern India
The impact monsoons have on South Asia
In some areas, monsoons are good and bring lots of water for farming, like in Bangladesh. In other areas, they get too much water and flooding occurs, like in the low lying deltas of Bangladesh. Some areas do not get monsoons at all, causing drought and f
The different climates of South Asia
Tropical- Mainly in south central India, Bangladesh, and southern Sri Lanka. These are the areas where most monsoons hit, causing fertile land and abundance of water.
Dry- Mainly along the Indus River, the Thar Desert, an the Deccan Plateau. Most farmers
Main environmental concerns in South Asia
Monsoon and cyclones (hurricanes turning the opposite direction) are big concerns in SA, but the main three are as follows=
1) Water- Because SA has such a high population, supplies of freshwater are low. The climate, which brings long dry seasons to much
Different landforms in South Asia
Khyber Pass- Between the Hindu Kush. Important trade route
Ghats- Eroded coastal mts
Hindu Kush mts.- Mt. range by Pakistan
Himalayas- Mt. range in SA, highest in the world
Indus River- Flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea
Ganges River- Flows from
Climates
East- Wet
West- Dry
North- Highland
South- Tropical