1. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH ASIA: CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

2. o ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: HOW HAS PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AFFECTED WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SETTLED IN SOUTH ASIA? o LEARNING TARGET: IWBAT EXPLAIN HOW THE CLIMATE HAS INFLUENCED WHERE PEOPLE LIVE IN SOUTH ASIA. o FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT(S): WHAT CLIMATE REGIONS ARE FOUND IN SOUTH ASIA?

3. SOUTH ASIA: CLIMATE AND VEGETATION BELLWORK WHAT KIND OF CLIMATE WOULD YOU EXPECT TO FIND IN SOUTH ASIA? (AKA: ARCTIC, TUNDRA, SUBARCTIC)

4. MONSOONS FUN FACTS MONSOONS ARE USUALLY CALL FOR A CELEBRATION AT FIRST BECAUSE ITS A RELIEF FOR AFTER THE LONG 6 MONTH DROUGHT SEASON. INDIA EXPERIENCES THE MOST DRAMATIC MONSOONS IN THE WORLD. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 500,000 LIGHTENING STRIKES ARE IN A MONSOON IN INDIA, DURING MONSOON SEASON, IT IS COMMON TO SEE A MOUSE ON THE BACK OF FROG. THEY DO THIS TO ESCAPE THE FLOODWATERS. IN THE UNITED STATES, SOUTHWEST TEXAS, NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA ARE ALL PART OF A MONSOON SEASON FROM JUNE 15TH TO SEPTEMBER 30TH EACH YEAR.

5. CLASSWORK TOGETHER, read about Climate Regions on pages 597-598 Write and answer the following questions in your notes: 1. What six climates are found in South Asia? (page 587) 2. What climate regions support rain forests? 3. Where do mangrove trees grow in India? 4. Which four countries have a humid subtropical climate? 5. What desert can be found near the Indus River? 6. Why is the Decan Plateau so dry?

6. GANGES RIVER FUN FACTS 'CYCLONE' IS THE GENERIC TERM FOR CYCLONES, HURRICANES AND TYPHOONS. THEY ARE CALLED 'CYCLONES' IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, AND THEY ROTATE IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. NORTHERN HEMISPHERE CYCLONES ROTATE ANTI-CLOCKWISE, AND ARE SOMETIMES CALLED ANTI- CYCLONES. CYCLONES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND REGIONS OF ASIA ARE CALLED TYPHOONS. CYCLONES CAN ONLY FORM OVER WARM WATERS IN THE TROPICAL REGIONS OF THE OCEANS

7. CLASSWORK TOGETHER, read about Seasonal Weather Patterns on pages 598-600 Write and answer the following questions in your notes: 1. Name the three seasons found in South Asia and explain when each one occurs. 2. What is a monsoon? 3. What two areas do the monsoons fall the heaviest? 4. What is one big problems caused by monsoons? 5. What is a cyclone? 6. What two natural disasters affect the Himalayas and Indian Ocean?

8. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT WHAT CLIMATE REGIONS ARE FOUND IN SOUTH ASIA?