- Map of the region the Capital Cities of the countries in your region

Nepal: Kathmandu, it is the largest city.

Area: 147,181 km²

- Investigate the population of the whole region (may be you can find the most populated
country)
Estimated number of habitants by July of 2005: 27,133,000
Habitants according the census of 2002: 23,151,423
Density of habitants: 184/km²

- The major physical features (mountains, rivers, steppes, deserts and natural resources
of the region. Think which features will have the most impact? Why?

It is divided into: the mountains, the hill and the Terai Regions.

The Terai Plains have a hot, humid climate and are fed by the rivers: Kosi, Narayani, and
Karnali.

In the Hill Region is where the mountains are, they altitude varies from 1,000 to 4,000
metres; , the Mahabharat Lekh and Shiwalik Range dominate the region.
The hill belt includes the Kathmandu Valley that is the most urbanised and fertil area.

The Mountain Region has the highest mountain in the world: Mount
Everest located in the
border whit China.
Also have 8 of the 14 highest mountains and the 3 highest peak of the world:
Kanchenjunga

The features with more impact are:

The Himalaya because it blocks the winds that come from Central Asia and forms the
northern limit of the monsoon wind patterns
The mountains because they make the climate to change depending on the altitude and it
causes of the five seasons that Nepal experiments: summer, monsoon, autumn, winter
and spring
Also the Deforestation is a major problem in all regions, with resulting erosion and
degradation of ecosystems.
- Investigate how might the physical environment affect the way people live in your region?

The mountains make the construction of roads and some infrastructure difficult and expensive
but it counts whit 48 airports.
Also it difficult the access to the telephony services counting with one per each 19 people.

In the other hand, the hard geography attracts a lot of tourists.

Think about housing, diet, cultural influence and political institutions?

The houses are made whit stones and clay in the rural parts or/and with tight bamboo
framework with mud and cow-dung.
Its diet is based in the products they produce as rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops,
milk, and water buffalo meat
Its culture is influenced by the cultures of Tibet, and India
Its politics are based in parliamentary monarchy with the king as the head of state and a
prime minister as the head of the government.
- Will your region be more agricultural or pastoral or industrial? Will they be dependent on trade
or more self-sufficient? Use specific examples.
Agriculture employs 81% of the workforce, services 16% and manufacturing/craft-
based industry 3%.
So it proves that is more agricultural.
And it is dependent of the trade of the products with, for example, Bangladesh.
- Locate the surrounding cultures, societies of the other regions that might affect the society of
the region of your team. How might these cultures affect the life? (Think past and present)