CHAPTER 24 PART 2  CLIMATE AND VEGETATION IN SOUTH ASIA

SOUTH ASIA WET AND DRY, HOT AND COLD  This region has areas of seasonal rains, where the land is dry for 6 months and flooded for the other 6 months.  There are regions of very low land in Bangladesh and countries with very high elevation, Nepal and Bhutan.

CLIMATE REGIONS  Highland  Desert  Semiarid  Humid Subtropical  Tropical Wet and Dry  Tropical Wet

WHAT IS A MONSOON?  MONSOONS ARE THE SEASONAL WINDS  OCTOBER TO FEBRUARY IS DRY  JUNE TO SEPTEMBER IS RAINY  TURN TO PAGE 598 TO SEE HOW THE WINDS SHIFT.

DURING THE SUMMER MONSOON, THE WINDS BLOW FROM THE INDIAN OCEAN, BRINGING RAIN DURING THE WINTER MONSOON, THE WINDS BLOW FROM THE DRY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS IN THE NORTH, BRINGING DRY AIR

CYCLONES CYCLONES ARE ANOTHER NAME FOR HURRICANES, AND THEY ARE MOST DESTRUCTIVE IN BANGLADESH WHY?

 The 1991 cyclone caused damage and dislocation of South Asia’s population.  The next video clip tells one family’s struggle to survive the aftermath of the storm.

VEGETATION LOOK AT THE MAP ON PAGE 557  RAIN FOREST- BANGLADESH AND WESTERN INDIA  SAVANNA- MOST OF INDIA  DESERT- PAKISTAN AND NW INDIA  STEPPE- NORTHERN PAKISTAN  MIXED FOREST- NORTHERN REGION  HIGHLAND- NORTHERN MOUNTAINS