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'''South Asia''' (or '''Southern Asia''') is the southern part of the continent of [[Asia]].There are 8 countries that are generally included in this region. It is surrounded by (clockwise) [[Middle East|West Asia]], [[Central Asia]], [[Eastern Asia]], [[Southeastern Asia]] and the [[Indian Ocean]].  Countries in this part of the world are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21133060~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html|title=Afghanistan|accessdate=13 December 2014|archive-date=3 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503090717/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21133060~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/asia/south-asia/afghanistan.aspx|title=Afghanistan|accessdate=13 December 2014|archive-date=1 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101205850/http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/asia/south-asia/afghanistan.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://saarc-sec.org/afghanistan/|title=South Asian Association For Regional Coorporation|access-date=2014-12-21|archive-date=2015-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104200445/http://www.saarc-sec.org/afghanistan/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagdeco|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} [[Afghanistan]]
* {{flag|Bangladesh}}
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* {{flag|India}}
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* {{flag|Nepal}}
* {{flag|Pakistan}}
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The [[natural resource]] most used by the people is the rich land. Most of the people living there are [[farmer]]s. They produce a lot of [[cashew]]s, [[rice]], [[peanut]]s, [[sesame]] [[seed]]s, and [[tea]]. A lot of [[natural gas]] is there, but these resources are usually underdeveloped. Many people there raise [[cattle]] and [[sheep]]. The cattle are raised for their [[milk]] or to carry things in Hindu areas. In India, the cattle are very important to the environment because the manure is a [[fertilizer]] for [[farmer]]s.

The [[climate]] of South Asia can be divided into three basic types: [[tropic]]al, [[dry]], and [[wikt:temperate|temperate]]. The northeast is from tropical to [[subtropical]]. Moving west the [[water|moisture]] and [[wikt:elevation|elevation]] change, causing a [[steppe]] and a [[desert climate]] like in the [[Middle East]]. There is also a steppe climate in the center of the lower peninsula. Two parts of the South Asian climate especially affect the people. One is the ''[[monsoon]]''.<ref name="world">{{cite book|url=|title=World Studies for Christian Schools
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 }}</ref> These changing winds bring lots of the area's rain, so when they do not come early, the land becomes very dry.<ref>{{Citation|title=Google|url=http://google.com/|language=en|accessdate=2018-02-21}}</ref> [[Hurricane]]s also happen every year and sometimes destroy many things and kill and injure people. In the extreme north of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], the climate is affected by the [[mountain]]s.<ref name=world/> There is a mild climate near the [[Indus River|Indus river]] where farmers grow crops like rice and tea.

== Related pages ==
* [[Central Asia]]
* [[East Asia]]
* [[Southeast Asia]]
* [[Middle East|West Asia]]
* [[Indian subcontinent]]

== References ==
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==Other websites==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-population-and-economy-of-the-south-asian-countries.html|title=The Countries of South Asia|date=23 February 2021|publisher=World Atlas}}
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