INTRODUCTION TO SOUTH ASIA

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INTRODUCTION TO SOUTH ASIA
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SOUTH ASIA IS A SUBCONTINENT
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FOUR MAIN LANDSCAPE REGIONS

• 1. Himalayan foothills in north. Temperate
  climate, beautiful scenery.

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Coastal plains

• Low-lying, densely-populated. Many cities and
  rivers.

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DECCAN PLATEAU

• Low mountains called the GHATS (steps) divide the
  coastal plain from the dry plateau in the
  interior, called the Deccan

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HINDUSTAN

• River valleys of the north
• Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra
• Highly populated

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LANGUAGES

• Two language families
• Indo-European in north
• Dravidian in south

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RELIGION

• Major religions include Hinduism (800m
• People)
• Islam ( Pakistan, Bangladesh and 110 million
  people in India)
• Sikhs
• Jains
• Small numbers of Christians and Jews

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HINDUISM

• Hindu trinity
• Reincarnation and caste system
• Karma and dharma
• maya

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HINDU TEMPLES AND TEMPLE CARVING
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HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE

• THE RED FORT

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TRADITIONAL DRESS

• SARI FOR WOMEN
• DHOTI OR LUNGYI FOR MEN (SARONG-LIKE)

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CITIES
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KERALA STATE

• Communist government for most of last 60 years.
• Higher literacy and standard of health lower
  birth rate than rest of India