24 sec. 2 Climate & Vegetation. Climate Zones Highland - coldest Humid Subtropical - stretches across South Asia (valleys of Nepal, Bhutan, N. India)

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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