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: cycloneYou 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: reincarnationFortified monasteries: dzongGood or bad deeds and their effects:

karmaMany 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: guruThe 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: megalopolisThe 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