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    Physical Features and Natural Resources of South Asia

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    South Asia is a region with vast diversity in its physical features and natural resources. It includes mountains, deserts, plains, plateaus, rainforests and tropical lands across its 1.73 million square kilometers. The major physical features include the Himalayan mountain range, the Indo-Gangetic plains, and rivers like the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra. Countries in the region rely on their natural resources and physical geography for their economies, including agriculture, fishing, mining, hydroelectric power and tourism. The physical environment and climate also influence the culture and shelter of the people living in South Asia.

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    South Asia is a region with vast diversity in its physical features and natural resources. It includes mountains, deserts, plains, plateaus, rainforests and tropical lands across its 1.73 million square kilometers. The major physical features include the Himalayan mountain range, the Indo-Gangetic plains, and rivers like the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra. Countries in the region rely on their natural resources and physical geography for their economies, including agriculture, fishing, mining, hydroelectric power and tourism. The physical environment and climate also influence the culture and shelter of the people living in South Asia.

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    South Asia is a region with vast diversity in its physical features and natural resources. It includes mountains, deserts, plains, plateaus, rainforests and tropical lands across its 1.73 million square kilometers. The major physical features include the Himalayan mountain range, the Indo-Gangetic plains, and rivers like the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra. Countries in the region rely on their natural resources and physical geography for their economies, including agriculture, fishing, mining, hydroelectric power and tourism. The physical environment and climate also influence the culture and shelter of the people living in South Asia.

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    PHYSICAL FEATURES AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH ASIA

     South Asia is an area of vast diversity, from mountains to deserts, plains to plateaus rainforest
    lands and tropical lands.
     The region occupies 1.73 million sq. m. of the asian continent.

    INDIA

     The mountain ranges of the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas.


     The Great Indo-Gangetic plains.
     The Indus, Ganges , and Brahmaputra.
     Fertile plain is a farming region thet makes it the Heartland of India
     Southward of the subcontinent is the Indian peninsula with Deccan plateau.
     Rivers water the eastern and southern plains through the Bay of Bengal.
     A valuable scouce of teak and sandalwood.
     India’s mammals have grown scarcer.
     Supply of iron, coal, and hydroelectric power.

    PAKISTAN

     Southwestern Baluchistan plateau.


     Townlands of India
     River and its tributaries.
     Support the farmlands.
     Bangladesh’s
     “Golden Fibre”
     Second most important fibre
     Jute
     Lifeline of Bangladesh
     Tropical climate
     Mangrove forest, Village groves
     Mango, bananas, coconut, and jackfruit, oil, peat, natural gas, coal, and limestone
     Mineral resources
    NEPAL

     Himalayan mountain
     World’s highest peak – Mt. Everest
     Swampy places
     Deciduous forests

    SRI LANKA

     Largely flat and rolling


     100 rivers
     Rice and tea
     Fruits, vegetables, cocoa, cinnamon, Citronella spices, and nuts, timber and fuel
     40% of the country’s land area.

    MALDIVES

     1,190 coral islands


     Southwestern
     Indian Ocean
     Rich water resources and remarkable beauty.
     Fishing and tourism industries.

    BHUTAN

     Small kingdom in the eastern Himalayas.


     Agriculture
     Small villages tending their crops
     Mountain slopes on south plains known as daurs.
     Abundant natural resources.
     Spieces of mammals, birds, and medicinal plants.

    AFGHANISTAN

     Landlocked country of nomadic herdsmen and farmers.


     Natural resources
     Gold, iron, copper, cobalt, and lithium
     Important component of laptops, stapples, and other modern equipment.

    IMPLICATIONS OF THE PHYSICAL FEATURES AND NATURAL
    RESOURCES OF SOUTH ASIA TO:
     ECONOMY
     Hydroelectric power- 27.6 % of the GDP
    Forest & pasturelands
    Pasturelands – feeding regions
    Forest – income for marginalized groups
    Exports- wood, tiles, marble, cotton, textiles, leather goods, electrical
    appliances, surgical instruments, carpet, food processing
     Predominantly agricultural
     20% - service sector
     Jute- important product
     Farming, livestock & handicraft
     Industries rubber
     Leading natural rubber producing in the world
     Tires, gloves & sandals
     Fishing- traditional life
     GDP- fishing resources
     Food & textile- imported- insufficient supply
     CULTURE & SHELTER
     Similar geographic features
     Highest concentration of population
     Indian – improved farm life
     Adobe construction- brick plastered shelter
     Men works in field
     Women transplant the seedlings & household chores
     Plains
     Thar desert- sparsely populated
     Rural country- 75% live by farming
     Same productions & similar shelter
     Similar topography climate
     Houses- stone, mud bricks, bamboos & nuts
     Dairy food- cows & yaks
     Rice, wheat & corn

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