Geography Midterm One

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region?

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includes Pakistan, India, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Nepal…

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Monsoon Asia: Home to:

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3.3 billion people (>
60% of the world population)

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Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) is strategically located

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between the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the settled areas of KPK(khyber pakhtunkhwa)

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FATA comprise

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seven Agencies (tribal districts) and six FRs (Frontier regions).

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The FATA are bordered by:

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Afghanistan to the west with the border marked by the Durand Line, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to the north and east, Punjab and Balochistan to the south.

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geographical arrangement of the seven Tribal Areas in order from north to south

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Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, North Waziristan, South Waziristan

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six Frontier Regions in order from north to south is:

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Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Dera Ismail Khan

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afghanistan ethnic groups

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pashtun
tajiik
hazara

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afghansistan languages

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afghan persian
pashto
turkic

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afghanistan religion

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sunni muslim
shitte muslim

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bangledesh ethnic group

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bengali

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bangledesh language

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O-bangla
urdu
english

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bangledesh religion

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muslim 88
hindu 10

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bhutan ethnic group

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bhhutia 50
nepalese 35
sharchops 10

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bhutan religion

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lamastic buddhist 75
hindu 25

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bhutan language

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O-dzongka
tibetan / napali dialects

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climate of Indian
Subcontinent

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Monsoon winds
seasonal winds cause torrential
rains from June to September

 In the summer hot & humid air
masses flow from sea to land.
 In the winter cold & dry air masses
blow from the land to sea.
 Monsoon plays an important role in
economy as well as the cultural
make-up of Indian Subcontinent

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Physical Environment: s asia
 Four distinct regions based on
topography and climate

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Frigid southern slopes of
Himalayas in the north..
 Broad alluvial valleys
 Highlands region of peninsular
India… wide plateau (Deccan
Plateau)
 The coastal plains and tropical
beaches of India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka…major
cities…

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Pakistan is bordered by

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most controversial regional boundaries

that of Kashmir with India and the Durand Line with Afghanistan. Its western borders include the Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass that have served as traditional migration routes between Central Eurasia and South Asia

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pakistan provinces are divided into 105 districts called

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(zillahs) (Urdu: ضلع). Zillahs are further subdivided into sub-districts called tehsils (Urdu: تحصیل) (roughly equivalent to counties). Tehsils are used in all provinces except in Sindh

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provinces of pakistan

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Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Punjab
Balochistan
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country.

The provincial capital is Peshawar

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ethically

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The main ethnic group in the province is the Pashtuns; other smaller ethnic groups include most notably the Hazarewals, Gujjar's and Chitralis. The principal languages are Pashto,

profess Islam, with a Sunni majority and significant minorities of Shias, Ismailis, and Ahmadis

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Khyber Pass links the province to Afghanistan, while the Kohalla Bridge in Circle Bakote Abbottabad is a major crossing point over the Jhelum River in the east.

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Gilgit-Baltistan

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formerly known as the Northern Areas

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Azad Kashmir

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is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Self-governing state under Pakistani control????

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Federally Administered Tribal Areas

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(Pashto: مرکزي قبایلي سیمې) are a tribal region in the northwest of Pakistan, lying between the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the neighbouring country of Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seven Agencies (tribal districts) and six FRs (Frontier regions). Pashtun tribes which are Sunni Muslims by faith.

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Islamabad Capital Territory

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built to be a modern capital for Pakistan.

is one of the two federal territories of Pakistan?

The city is divided into eight basic zones: Administrative, diplomatic enclave, residential areas, educational sectors, industrial sectors, commercial areas, and rural and green areas.

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Balochistan

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largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass

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administrative units of Pakistan

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consist of four provinces, one federal capital territory, two autonomous territories and a group of federally administered tribal areas.

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Balochistan

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located on the south-eastern part of the Iranian plateau

Balochistan had a population of roughly 6.6 million.[2] The largest city, Quetta is the summer capital while Gwadar, the port city located in the south-west, serves as the winter capital.

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Balochistan goods

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provincial capital is Quetta and Gwadar is the major port .[3] Balochistan is rich in exhaustible and renewable resources; it is the second major supplier of natural gas in Pakistan,

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capital:Quetta

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situated in a river valley near the Bolan Pass which has been used as the route of choice from the coast to Central Asia

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Balochistan language

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main languages in the province are Balochi, Brahui, Pashto and Sindhi.

population density is very low due to the mountainous terrain and scarcity of water

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Punjab

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is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population

name Punjab derives from the Persian words Panj (پنج) (Five), and Āb (آب) (Water), i.e. (the) Five Waters - referring to five tributaries of the Indus River ( Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej)

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Punjab

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main languages are Punjabi and Saraiki

Agriculture continues to be the largest sector of Punjab's economy

dominated by a small set of feudalistic land-owning families

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Punjab

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Lahore has traditionally been the capital of Punjab for a thousand years; it is Punjab's main cultural, historical, administrative and economic center

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Punjab

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ruins of Harappa show an advanced urban culture that flourished over 8000 years ago. Taxila, another historic landmark

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Sindh

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historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam (lit. The gateway of Islam

home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran"

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Sindh

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name of Sindh is derived from the Indus River that separates it from Balochistan and the greater Iranian Plateau

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Sindh

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capital of the province is Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and financial hub. Most of the population in the province is Muslim

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Sindh

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Sindh's population is mainly Muslim (91.32%), and Sindh is also home to nearly all (93%) of Pakistan's Hindus

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Jammu and Kashmir

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region of Kashmir, this territory is disputed among China, India and Pakistan. Pakistan, which claims the entire territory, refers to it as Indian-occupied Kashmir while some international agencies, such as the United Nations,[1] call it Indian-administered Kashmir.

only state in India which enjoys special autonomy under Article 370 of the Constitution of India

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Jammu and Kashmir consists of three regions:

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Jammu, the Kashmir valley and Ladakh. Srinagar is the summer capital, and Jammu is the winter capital.

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Jammu and Kashmir

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Muslim majority population

dominated by ethnic Kashmiris have largely driven the Azadi campaign

Dogras (67%) are the single largest group in the multi-ethnic region of Punjabis, Paharis, Bakerwals and Gujjars

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Jammu and Kashmir

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dependent on agriculture and allied activities