South Asia Flashcards
Within ___,____,_____, and ______ are 24 mountains that soar above 25,000 feet (7620 meters) high.
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Kashmir
Of all the continents, Asia alone has mountains of this ____.
height
World’s highest peak; 29,028 feet
Mt. Everest
meet the Himalayas in the northern most part of South Asia
Karakoram Mountains
Mountain Kingdoms in ___ and ___ were isolated from the outside world until the 20th century.
Bhutan and Nepal
Most of Asia forms a peninsula surrounded by:
The Arabian Sea
The Indian Ocean
The Bay of Bengal
South Asia is cut off from the rest of Asia by ____.
Mountains
South Asia also includes _____ and other smaller islands.
Sri Lanka
-also called “resplendent island.”
Sri Lanka
-means having great beauty and splendor
Resplendent
Scientists believe that about ____ years ago, the _____ was part of the same large landmass as Africa.
60 million years ago
Indian Subcontinent
After breaking away, the subcontinent drifted and smashed into the ______.
Southern edge of Asia
The collisions force created the ______, the ranges that contain the world’s highest mountains.
Himalayas
Other Northern Landforms:
form a mountainous barrier between the subcontinent and the rest of Asia
The Himalaya
The Karakoram
The Hindu Kush
Invaders, however, used crossing places, such as ______, to enter the region.
The Khyber Pass
-lies at the foot of the Himalayas
Ganges Plain
South Asia has the world’s _______.
Tallest mountains
The fertile Ganges plain is home to _____ of the world’s population.
One tenth
What three River water the plain?
The Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra
What are the central landforms?
The vidhya range
What divides India into northern and southern regions, each of which developed a distinct culture?
The vindhya range
In southern India, two chains of eroded mountains
The eastern ghats
The western ghats
The eastern and western ghats form a triangle that holds the dry
Deccan Plateau
-(Land of Black Soil) receives plenty of precipitation
the Karnataka plateau
____ and ____ are island countries south of India.
Maldives
Sri Lanka
-once part of the subcontinent
Sri Lanka
-a chain of coral atolls and volcanic outcroppings
Maldives
-flows through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea, serves as an important waterway and water source
The Indus River
-was the cradle of India, one of the world’s earliest civilizations
The Indus River valley
-a major inland waterway and provides Bangladesh with hydroelectric power
The Brahmaputra
Most important River of Ganges River fed year round by water from the Himalayas. Therefore, it retains its size even during the dry season.
The Brahmaputra
Flows east through the Himalayas and then west into India and Bangladesh where it meets the Ganges River
The Brahmaputra
Flows through the Ganges Plain, India’s most agriculturally productive area and the world’s largest plain.
Ganges River
-one of India’s most populated areas
Ganges Plain
-South Asia’s rivers provide the region with hydroelectric power, transportation, drinking water, and fish
Water
- South Asia has some oil and natural gas reserves but most of the region depends on hydroelectricity, wood, coal, and imported oil as sources of fuel
Energy Resources
-a leading exporter of iron ore and supplies 90% of the world’s mica
India
-a major producer of graphite and also mines, rubies, sapphires, and other valuable gems and stones
Sri Lanka
-threatens Nepal’s forests and the government has begun conservation measures
Timber overcutting
- in 1977 this country banned exports of timber to protect its rainforest
Sri Lanka
Exports sandalwood, teak, and sal from its _____
India
Rain forests
