section 1 – environmental geography: diverse landscapes, from tropical islands to mountain rim
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Chapter 12 South AsiaSection 1 – Environmental Geography:
Diverse Landscapes, from Tropical Islands to Mountain Rim
Why do people in SA live in Hazardous areas?
Why are the hazardous lands so fertile?
Why is there so much flooding?
How does flooding impact the lives of people inthese hazardous areas?
Problems of Deforestation in South Asia – Question 2 &3
Piles of Dung for Fire – Saving the Forest (Question 3)
India
Turkey
Chipko Movement
Why?
What is a Monsoon? Are all monsoons like this?(Question 6)
Monsoon Season?!?!? (Question 6)
Environmental Geography: Diverse Landscapes, from Tropical Islands to Mountain Rim
The Four Subregions of South AsiaMountains of the North
Collision of Indian Subcontinent with Asian landmass Himalayas, Karakoram Range, Arakan Yoma Mountains
Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Lowlands Lowlands created by three major river systems.
Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers
Peninsular India Deccan Plateau covers most of India, is bordered by Eastern and
Western Ghats (mountains)The Southern Islands
Sri Lanka (1 island) and Maldives (1,200 small islands)
