Geography of Pakistan

1. Geography of
PAKISTAN
PRESENTATION
Presented by
Muhammad Ayaz Khan
Muhammad Shafqaat
Shehryar Shahid
Ahtisham ul Haq
Ghulam Haider
Department of Management Sciences

2. Content
International
Boundaries
Overview
Geographical
Regions
Climate
Natural Resources

3. OVER VIEW
Continent: Asia
Region: South Asia,
Subcontinent
Area: Ranked 36th
Total: 796,095 km2
Land: 97.13%
Water: 2.87%
Coastline: 1,046 km
Borders
Total: 6,774 km
Afghanistan: 2,430 km
China: 523 km
India: 2,912 km
Line of Control: 740 km
Iran: 909 km
Highest Point: K2
Lowest Point: Arabian Sea

4. INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDRIES
Pakistan-India boundary continues
southward for 1,280 kilometers.
It is one of the few places on
Earth where an international
boundary can be seen at night as
it is lit by security lights.
Borders with Afghanistan at
Durand Line

5. INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDRIES
China and Pakistan having 520
kilometers boundary.
The 8th wonder of the world:
Karakoram Highway has been
constructed at a height
of 15,397 ft between China and
Pakistan.
Iran, 800 kilometers in length

6. GEOGRAPHICAL
AREAS
The Northern
Highlands
The Indus Plain
Sistan Basin

7. GEOGRAPHICAL
AREAS
The Northern
Highlands
Hindu Kush
Pakistan and Afghanistan
Highest point Tirich Mir (25,289 ft)
Karakorum Range
Pakistan, India, China borders
Includes K2
Karakorum highway
Connects Gilgit with Xinjiang
Himalayas
Pak, India, China, Nepal, Bhutan
Indus river arise in the Himalayas.
Mount Everest (Nepal and China)

8. GEOGRAPHICAL
AREAS
Indus River, one of the
greatest rivers of world
Pakistan's major rivers
the Kabul, Jhelum,
Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej
flow into it
This area has been
inhabited by agricultural
civilizations for at least
5,000 years.
The Indus Plain
The world’s largest
irrigation network are
present in Pakistan.

9. GEOGRAPHICAL
AREAS
The major deserts of
Pakistan include Thar,
Cholistan, Thall and
Kharan
Thar Desert is the largest
among all and mostly
falls under the territory
of Sind province
The Cholistan Desert,
locally known as Rohi,
constitutes the south
eastern region of Punjab
Sistan Basin
Thal desert is the third
largest desert in Pakistan,
situated in the central
Punjab

10. CLIMATE
Western Disturbances mostly
occur during the winter months
and cause light to moderate
showers in southern parts of the
country while moderate to heavy
showers with heavy snowfall in
the northern parts of the country.
Fog occurs during the winter
season and remains for weeks in
upper Sindh, central Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
Monsoon occurs in summer from
the month of June till September
in almost whole Pakistan

11. CLIMATE
Dust storms occur during summer
months with peak in May and
June, They are locally known
as Andhi. These dust storms are
quite violent. Dust storms during
the early summer indicates the
arrival of the monsoons while
dust storms in the autumn
indicate the arrival of winter.
Heat waves occur during May and
June, especially in southern
Punjab, central Balochistan and
interior Sindh.
Recently a heat stroke in Karachi
killed nearly 1500 people.

12. NATURAL
RESOURCES
Water Resources
Hydrological power is a
renewable resource which
benefits Pakistan a lot.
River Indus System is Known
as Indus System. It is divided
Into Two Plains. Upper Indus
Plain Which Starts From
Northern Pakistan and ends
Up to Mithankot.
River Jhelum, Chenab,
Sutlej, Ravi and Beas meet
at Panjnad from where they
are known as River Panjnad.

13. NATURAL
RESOURCES
Fuel Resources Pakistan has extensive
energy resources,
including natural
gas reserves, petroleum
oil reserves, coal fields
and large hydropower
potential.

14. NATURAL
RESOURCES
Forestry
About only 4% of land in
Pakistan is covered with
forests.
The forests of Pakistan
are a main source of
food, lumber, paper,
fuel, wood, latex,
medicine as well as used
for purposes of wildlife
conservation

15. NATURAL
RESOURCES
Mining
The Salt Range has large
deposits of rock salt.
Pakistan has extensive
mineral resources,
including:
limestone, silver, gold,
gems, marbles, copper,
sulfur and silica sand.

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