Which statement accurately describes the location of South Asian natural resources? All of South Asia's petroleum reserves are offshore in the Arabian Sea.

Important timber resources include teak, sal, and sandalwood.

Sri Lanka has fine gemstones and large quantities of graphite.

Pakistan has most of South Asia's mineral resources.

The first map shows colonial powers and their holdings (1945). the second map shows human development worldwide. compare the two maps. what do the maps indicate about regions that gained independence in the second half of the twentieth century? they differ in their development patterns. they are as developed as their colonial powers. they are more developed than their colonial powers. they remain less developed than their colonial powers.