Geography, Climate and Natural

Resources

Pakistan Studies and Global Perspective

 IDENTITY
• WHO ARE YOU?
• 1. MUSLIM- RELIGION
• 2. PAKISTANI-NATIONALITY
• 3. NAME- AS PERSON
• 4. GENDER
• 5. ETHNICITY: PUNJABI, SINDHI, BALOCHI,
PASHTOON, KASHMIRI, GB
• 6. FAMILY/CASTE/TRIBES
• 7. SOUTH ASIAN (International)
Natural Resources/Geography
• 1. Mountain Ranges (Karakoram, Himalayas,
Hindu-Kush)
• 2. River System-British developed Canal System
• 3. Glaciers
• 4. Coal, Minerals, Stones, Sui Gas, Petroleum
• 5. Salt Range, Chemicals
• 6. Plateaus, Plains, Deserts
• 7. Forestry and livestock-Economic
• 8. Seasons and Rainfall ((Monsoon/winter)
• 7. Sea-Coastal line (CPEC) Economic dimension
 Seasons and Rainfall

• 1. Winters, Spring, Summer, Fall

2. Rainfall patterns
a. Monsoon (15 July-15 September)
Anti-Clockwise cycle(Bay of Bengal to Arabian
sea)
b. Winter (15 December-15 January)
Clockwise cycle (West seas-Arabian Sea)
Geostrategic Importance
• Defense

• Sea routes

• (CPEC)