24 sec. 2 Climate & Vegetation
Climate Zones Highland - coldest Humid Subtropical - stretches across South Asia (valleys of Nepal, Bhutan, N. India) Desert - Western India & Pakistan Tropical Wet - Bangladesh & Western India
Monsoons Seasonal Winds October -February - Winds blow across S. Asia from NE - dry June - September - Moist winds blow in from SW
Cyclones Violent storm with strong winds & heavy rains Brings floods Cyclone killed more than 300,000 in Bangladesh in 1970
24 sec. 3 Human Environment Reaction
Life along the Ganges Water for drinking Farming Transportation Worshipped as a Goddess Temples line the banks Pilgrims come to bath
Ganges Delta
Polluted River Raw Sewage Dead animals Human corpses People who drink the water and bathe in it become sick