Chapter 7 Sec. 1 & 2 Chapter 7 Sec. 1 & 2 Study GuideStudy Guide

Geography Geography

of the of the

Indian SubcontinentIndian Subcontinent

Once upon a time…Once upon a time…

► Pangea, 225myaPangea, 225mya Pan = Greek for "all"Pan = Greek for "all" Geo/a = Greek for Geo/a = Greek for

"land""land"

►Gondwanaland, Gondwanaland, 200mya200mya

► Collision 50 myaCollision 50 mya Created Himalayas & Created Himalayas &

Hindu Kush MountainsHindu Kush Mountains

Eight countriesEight countries

► Eight countries of the Eight countries of the “Indian “Indian Subcontinent”Subcontinent” PakistanPakistan IndiaIndia BangladeshBangladesh NepalNepal BhutanBhutan Sri LankaSri Lanka The MaldivesThe Maldives AfghanistanAfghanistan

Three major regionsThree major regions

Northern MountainsNorthern Mountains

Northern PlainsNorthern Plains

Deccan PlateauDeccan Plateau

► The HimalayasThe Himalayas TallestTallest Mt. EverestMt. Everest

►Hindu KushHindu Kush ““kush”=deathkush”=death Khyber Pass through Khyber Pass through

the Hindu Kushthe Hindu Kush

►MountainsMountains SnowmeltSnowmelt High valleysHigh valleys

Geography of the Subcontinent Geography of the Subcontinent

►MountainsMountains VindhyaVindhya

►Separate from I-G Separate from I-G PlainPlain

Eastern & western Eastern & western GhatsGhats

Geography of the Subcontinent Geography of the Subcontinent

► RiversRivers Indus River (“river”)Indus River (“river”)

GangesGanges► Sacred to HindusSacred to Hindus► Originates in Himalayas Originates in Himalayas

glacial ice caveglacial ice cave

BrahmaputraBrahmaputra

Geography of the Subcontinent Geography of the Subcontinent

► Indo-Gangetic PlainIndo-Gangetic Plain Fertile soil, long Fertile soil, long

growing seasongrowing season Densely populatedDensely populated

Geography of the Geography of the Subcontinent Subcontinent

Geography of the Geography of the Subcontinent Subcontinent

► Thar DesertThar Desert nomadsnomads

Deccan PlateauDeccan Plateau

High, flat landHigh, flat land Crossed by riversCrossed by rivers Low, rolling hillsLow, rolling hills millet, cotton, wheat, millet, cotton, wheat,

ricerice

Ch. 7 Sec. 2 ReviewCh. 7 Sec. 2 Review

►Monsoon Monsoon Arabic wordArabic word

►““season of the winds”season of the winds”

► wet summer wet summer monsoonmonsoon late May/Junelate May/June NortheastNortheast

►Dry winter monsoonDry winter monsoon OctoberOctober southwestsouthwest

MonsoonsMonsoons

► If monsoon late If monsoon late seeds dieseeds die

► If too much rainIf too much rain Crops wash awayCrops wash away

► BangladeshBangladesh 3 crops/year3 crops/year Cyclones 5-7 yearsCyclones 5-7 years

► In India, 50% of arable In India, 50% of arable land is irrigated by land is irrigated by monsoon rainsmonsoon rains

Sec. 2 ContinuedSec. 2 Continued

►Natural resourcesNatural resources WaterWater MineralsMinerals

► IronIron►CopperCopper►ManganeseManganese►Bauxite (aluminum Bauxite (aluminum

ore)ore)►CoalCoal►Not much oilNot much oil

Nuclear powerNuclear power

► PeoplePeople 1.2 billion & 1.2 billion &

countingcounting India 1/6 of worldIndia 1/6 of world 75% rural75% rural 62.8% literate62.8% literate Male – 75.2.4%Male – 75.2.4% Female – 50.8%Female – 50.8%

Sec. 2 ContinuedSec. 2 Continued

►Geography led to Geography led to regionalismregionalism ReligionsReligions Languages & Languages &

dialectsdialects►English serves as a English serves as a

common language for common language for many Indiansmany Indians

41% Hindi41% Hindi