Ch. 16-18 South Asia Map
MALDIVES
Capital: Male
Mt. Everest
highest mountain in the world located in the Himalayas
Bay of Bengal
an arm of the Indian Ocean, located east of India near Bangladesh
Eastern Ghats
mountain range on the southeastern part of India near the coast
Hindu Kush Mountains
A mountain range in eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
Indian Ocean
a large body of water bordering Africa on the east and Asia to the south; third largest ocean
Kolkata
In 2000, the colonial city of Calcutta in India was changed to this local Indian version of the name.
Karakoram Mountains
Mountain range that meets the Himalaya in the northernmost part of South Asia.
Himalaya Mountains
A range of mountains with the highest peaks in the world including Mt. Everest. The Himlayas stretch from Pakistan to Bhutan.
SRI LANKA
Capital: Colombo
BANGLADESH
Capital: Dhaka
PAKISTAN
Capital: Islamabad
NEPAL
Capital: Kathmandu
INDIA
Capital: New Delhi
BHUTAN
Capital: Thimphu
Arabian Sea
a body of water that lies between Arabia and India; the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean
Khyber Pass
a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; once part of the Silk Road - an important trade route
Ganges River
a river in India and Bangladesh flowing from the Himalaya Mountains to the Bay of Bengal; considered by Hindus to be the most holy river in India.
Indus River
a river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea, primarily in Pakistan; creates a fertile plain known as the Indus River Valley
Thar Desert
region of sandy desert in northwest India and southeast Pakistan.
Brahmaputra River
river that begins in Tibet, flows through northeast India and Bangladesh, joining with the Ganges to empty into the Bay of Bengal; prone to flooding
Western Ghats
rolling mountains west of the Deccan Plateau in southern India
Karachi
this former capital of Pakistan is also Pakistan's largest city and main seaport and industrial center.