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**Physical Geography:** Rivers:



Ganges river is one the largest and most popular rivers that run through India. It source from Himalayas, and runs through Nepal and Bangladesh on its way to India. Former capital cities (Patliputra, Kannauj, Kara, Allahabad, Murshidabad, Calcutta) are located near Ganges. Ganges river basin areas is one of the most fertile and densely populated river basin. Ganges River also holds religious significance. Many rituals and ceremonies in many diverse religious groups, are held in Ganges. Ganges River's name is also originated from Gangas, one of the Hindu gods' name.
 * Ganges River **

Another River, Indus River, is the third largest river flowing in India. It is very important to Pakistan as a water source. There has been some dispute over control of river between India and Pakistan. The source of the river is Himalayas.
 * Indus River**:

Mountains:



Part of Himalayas, the highest mountain on Earth, is located in South Asia. Nepal has almost its entire territory in the mountain range, India part of its northern border, and Pakistan also has its border running in the range. The name means, "House of Snow," and as the name refers, Himalayas have glaciers.
 * Great Himalayas**

In the center of India, there is mountain range of altitude of 400-900m. As it gets closer to the Himalayas, the altitude rises. Nepal has high altitude since it's located near the Himalayas.
 * Others**

Ocean



-Arabian Sea to the west of the continent -Bay of Bengal to the east of the continent -Laccadive Sea to the south near Sri Lanka -the seas are collectively called **India Ocean**

- Indian ocean is 3rd largest oceanic division in the world, and covers 20% of water on Earth. Monsoon in India starts from Indian Ocean, as well as cyclones that occasionally visit.

Climate Climate in India is as such: **Summer** is during March to June, and it is mildly pleasant in March, hot in May, and scorching in June. Monsoon season during June to September, and these Monsoons cause flood in the rivers. **Winter** is peak during November to February. It is mostly just chilly, yet it goes down to sub-zero temperature in December-February. There is no big distinction in Autumn and Spring. Vegetation: **India**

Vegetation found in India can be divided into 4 types. They are moist tropical evergreen/semi-evergreen plants, tropical deciduous moist/dry deciduous/ tropical thorn, third group is dry and wet temperate, and last group is alpine. They are distributed in wide range, but there is a pattern visible. Look at the map. You will find out that, as it gets to the northern part of India, the region has less tropical plants and more cold-endurable ones. Most of the Indiais either tropical thorn or tropical dry deciduous ( mostly tropical! ). This means that most of India is covered with plants in the picture below!




 * Other Parts**

Vegetation of other parts of South Asia can be seen with India's vegetation. Countries with similar latitude as the south/middle India, which is very much tropical/semi-tropical, will have tropical weather as well. These countries include Pakistan and Bangladesh. Nepal and Bhutan will have dry, alpine and cold-endurable plants, just like norther part of India that is faces Himalayas. Sri-Lanka will have much more tropical vegetation spread.

**Human Geography** :



Population of India

India is experiencing crazy birthrate! It now has the second largest population in the world after China, and the number is growing. (1,198,003,000 is the estimated). It is predicted that with this speed of population growth, India will have famine. The most overcrowded age group in India is among children (0-15). Problems with India is that it is hard to control the birthrate, because husbands demand more babies to raise the chance of getting boys, and wives are often not educated well to think about not having babies. Daughters are often rejected and thought to be inferior by the family. Another problem with India's population is that there is population gap between urban and countryside. In cities, where people are generally more educated and professional, couples are preferring to have less children (like Japanese and Korean couples), while outside of cities, people are preferring to give birth to more babies in order to obtain more sons.

The two major ethnic groups of South Asia are Indo-Europeans and Dravidians. Indo-Europeans are related to Europeans and Iranians. Dravidians are mostly in southern India as well as Sri Lanka.

Population of Nepal (2010 est.) Nepal's population pyramid looks like India's.. doesn't it? Nepal experiences pretty much same dilemma. The couples are less educated, the men have more power, and also, the poor medication and health service for the children lead to high mortal rate, which in turn makes the husbands to force more babies to be born. The ethnic groups are pretty much the same, since there has been blending between countries around India due to immigration.

Population of Bangladesh Again, Bangladesh has the same shape of population pyramid. The bottom (number of young generation) much greater than the older. Compared to France (above), where 25-30 (the most active and important generation of a country!) has the greatest number, these Indian nations lack the 20-35 generation. The ethnic groups are pretty much the same, since there has been blending between countries around India due to immigration.

Population of South Asia

Looking at three nations in South Asia, we can infer that South Asia's population as whole has unbalanced percentage of younger (0-10) compared to the adults.

Economy


 * India:** Showing great improvement over the last few decades. With such improvement pace, tt is predicted that India might overrun Britain and be the world's fifth largest economy within a decade. Biggest market in South Asia. Agriculture is the most flourishing source of income of India.


 * Pakistan**: Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan, and about 40% of the population is devoted for agriculture. The major Pakistani product cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables, and tobacco.


 * Sri Lanka**: Traditionally agriculture is the mainstay of Sri Lanka. Agriculture takes 20% of GDP. Cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, cloves, nutmeg, tobacco, cocoa and coffee are main export product. Petroleum refining is big part of economy as well.


 * Maldives**: Tourism is the major source of income in Maldives. Also, maritime products are also strong. Agriculture is almost not possible due to the geography (islands).


 * Nepal**: 75% of people are engaged in agriculture. Agriculture contributes 40% of total GDP


 * Conclusion**: Looking at the 5 countries above, we can see that South Asia has economy harshly dependent of agriculture.

Language: **India** The Constitution of India doesn't specify the official language, but it is an accepted fact that Hindi is the first official language and English is the second official language. Hindi is more commonly used. Both languages are used in parliamentThere are 415 living languages in India. The two major family of languages are Indo-Europeans and Dravidians. Indo-European language is family of languages spoken in Iran. Dravidians is usually spoken in India and South Asia. Nepal speaks Nepali. Nepali is a part Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European family. Nepali is one of the official languages of many states of India, such as West Bengal and Assam, Sinhalese and Tamil are the two official languages. English is spoken by approximately 10% of the population. Pakistani speaks two official languages and five regional languages. Official languages are English and Urdu. Five regional languages are Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Seraiki, and Balochi.
 * Nepal**
 * Sri Lanka**
 * Pakistan**

Types of Government :
 * India**: Federal Republic, parliamentary democracy
 * Nepal**: Republic
 * Pakistan**: Parliamentary republic/ federal democratic republic
 * Bhutan**: Constitutional democratic monarchy
 * Sri Lanka**: Democratic Socialists Republic
 * Bangladesh:** Parliamentary republic
 * Maldives:** Presidential republic

Types of Cities in India > Mumbai and Calcutta are the economic center of India. New Delhi is the capita city. Mumbai is the largest city.
 * Cosmic city:
 * Agra (Taj Mahal)
 * Commercial city:
 * Calcutta
 * Colonial city:
 * Mumbai(under British rule)
 * Sacred city:
 * Varanasi Birth place of Buddha)

Religion

Two big religions are: **Hinduism** and **Buddhism.** Both are originated from India.

-no founder, no date of origin -wide variety of religious traditions and philosophies -reincarnation
 * Hinduism**:

-Found by Gautam Buddha -fourth largest religion of the world -meditation- means to enlightenment -taught by Buddha
 * Buddhism**:

Artifacts and Important Achievements of South Asia:


 * Taj Mahal (India)**


 * Swayambhunath Stupa Temple (Nepal)**

Dambulla Cave Temple (Sri Lanka)

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