Monsoon Asia

Things to know… -Almost 4 billion people (more than ½ the world’s population) -Mostly rural, with cities growing- why is this? -What are some push/pull factors? -Major Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam, Indigenous religions

A few more things… -Most people live off of the land- subsistence & commercial farming -Farming is almost entirely dependant on the monsoons- a source of hope & anxiety -Resources include coal deposits (China), rubber, tin, petroleum (SE Asia), commercial fishing, exported crops, hydroelectric power on major rivers

East Asia China Mongolia Japan North Korea South Korea Taiwan

Southeast Asia Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Indonesia Philippines Singapore Brunei Malaysia

South Asia “Indian subcontinent” -India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives ...Pakistan, sort of. -Earliest civilization dates back to 2500 BCE

South Asia is a peninsula jutting out into the Indian Ocean Why is it called a subcontinent? -Himalayas isolate this area, Western & Eastern Ghats -Major rivers: Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra

Geoterms pg. 401! Atmospheric Pressure: Monsoon: Orographic Effect: Rain Shadow: *Sketch the Orographic Effect graphic in your notes >>>

INDIA IS AWESOME!!! Bikaner – Thar Desert, Rajasthan

INDIA IS AWESOME!!! Jodhpur!

Science… Low pressure area: rising warm surface air moves into the upper atmosphere & forms clouds & rain if the air is moist Air from high pressure areas flows into low pressure areas and creates wind During spring & summer the air over the peninsula warms up faster than air over the Indian Ocean (the hot air rises, creates the low pressure) The cool, moist air that is over the Indian Ocean flows into the low pressure area over land This movement of air creates the summer monsoons Go back to Orographic Effect graphic

Monsoons: Life & Death Monsoons & Agriculture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9peDRkO-TLc Flooding in India & Pakistan 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crsJzH_nfwM Infrastructure collapse 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMaxPYd2_so

Calcutta, India What is life like in this city? What adaptations might people who live in Calcutta have to make?

Dhaka, Bangladesh What is the climate like in Dhaka? How does flooding affect people in poorer countries? How is this different in wealthier countries? *** Give students the case study here if you want them to read about flooding!

Pune, India How does living in a rain shadow affect life in Pune? What adaptations might people who live in Pune have to make?

Jodhpur, India What’s the climate like in Jodhpur? What adaptations might people have to make?

How does climate affect life? Think/Pair/Share Austin, Texas: What type of clothes do you wear to go outside in July? What about in January? How is your house built? What do you do for fun in July? What about January? How else does climate affect Texans?