Social Studies South Asia 1

Physical Geography of South Asia

• Hymalayas- created through subduction
• Brahmaputra– Known for massive floods in bangladesh. One of the three important rivers
• Ganges– Sacred river to hindus and extreamly polluted, Most important river for this unit.
• Indus– Cultural hearth for many ancient civilazations and cities such as harappa and mohenjo-daro, One of the three important rivers of this unit. This is where most people believe hindu began
• The Deccan Plateau
• Hindu Kush – Mountains
• Indo-Gangetic Plain, its one of the most densely populatated areas due to the alluvium that floods and creates fertile soil

PHYSICAL TERMS

• Monsoons, During the summer warm air comes, and in the winter comes the coold and dry. Summer Monsoons also cause mass flooding
• Cyclone – Hurricane in the Indian Ocean
• Alluvial – is land that is rich for farming
• Estuary – A broadened seaward end of a river, where the rivers currents meet the ocean’s tides
• Landlocked Countries, Nepal and Bhutan

HAZARDS IN SOUTH ASIA

• Earthquakes
• Monsoons and Flooding
• Drought and Fires
• Tsunamis
• Cyclones
• Bangladesh and Maldives, Due to climate change the area is sinking

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