Unit 8 South Asia

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• What are some things that you know about the countries in south Asia?

• What two religions are prominent（突出） in the region?

• How does this picture explain why animals such as yaks （牦牛） are necessary in this region?

Skill Activity --- Analyzing Aerial Photographs

• An aerial photograph is a photograph taken from an airplane or a satellite. Mapmakers use data from aerial photographs to make maps.

Chapter 18 India and Its Neighbors

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India and its neighbors

China

Nepal

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Afghanistan

Myanmar 缅甸

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

7

25

4

31

6

8

9

Maldives 马尔代夫9

8

6

5

4

2

7

3

1

India

New DelhiNew Delhi

IndiaIndia

second biggest country in population in the world

These are the top 10 countries in population in the world

Will India overtake China and become the biggest country in population in the world?

2040 年2040 年

ColomboColombo

Sri LankaSri Lanka

DhakaDhaka BangladeshBangladesh

kathmandukathmandu

NepalNepal

Which country listed in the Geo-stats has the largest area and population?

Area: total: 3,287,590 sq km land: 2,973,190 sq km water: 314,400 sq km

1 kilometre(km) 公里 = 0.621 mile 英里

India

Map Skills

Core Words

subcontinent 次大陆alluvial 冲积的

Himalayan Mountains 喜马拉雅山脉

Arabian Sea 阿拉伯海Bay of Bengal 孟加拉湾Ganges River 恒河

Deccan Plateau 德干高原

Extension words

Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡Bangladesh 孟加拉国

Nepal 尼泊尔Bhutan 不丹

Khyber Pass 开伯尔山口

Lesson 1 India and Its Neighbors

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South Asia

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23.5º N

Bay of BengalArabian Sea

Indian Ocean

Sea level

6 hundred million years ago

30 million years ago

20 million years ago

7 million years ago

2 million years ago

the present day

3000 米

6000 米

8844米

Himalayan Mountains “ grow taller and taller ”

diagram of the rising progress of the Himalayan Mountains

Khyber Pass

Himalayan Mountains

Indo-Gangetic Plain

Great Indian Desert

(The Thar)

Deccan Plateau