Transcript Chapter 24 - Midway ISD

Chapter 24
South Asia Landforms
and Resources
Mountains and Plateaus
 This area is referred to as the
“subcontinent,” because it is smaller than a
continent, but has one fifth of the world’s
population.
 What natural barriers are found here that
would prevent movement from one
country to another?
 HINDU KUSH, HIMALAYAS, INDIAN OCEAN,
ARABIAN SEA, BAY OF BENGAL
Mt. Everest
 The world’s tallest mountain
 Located among 2 landlocked nations: Nepal
and Bhutan
 Among the Himalayas, made up of nearly 24
peaks over 24,000 feet high
 Watch this next video about Everest
Hindu Kush Mountains
WHICH TWO
COUNTRIES IN
THIS
REGION SHARE
THE HINDU
KUSH
MOUNTAINS?
SOUTHERN PLATEAUS
SOUTHERN INDIA HAS WHICH PLATEAU?
DECCAN PLATEAU
THIS PLATEAU IS FRAMED BY WHICH
TWO MOUNTAIN RANGES?
WESTERN GHATS AND EASTERN GHATS
RIVERS, DELTAS, PLAINS
 THREE GREAT RIVERS:
GANGES, INDUS, BRAHMAPUTRA
BRAHMAPUTRA
GANGES
INDUS
THESE THREE RIVERS HAVE THEIR ORIGINS IN
THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF INDIA.
LOOK ON PAGE 552.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PLAIN THAT LIES
BETWEEN THE DECCAN PLATEAU AND THE
MOUNTAINS RANGES?
WHEN RIVERS OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS, THEY DEPOSIT
SILT ON THE SURROUNDING PLAINS.
THESE PLAINS ARE SOME OF THE RICHEST FARMLANDS
IN THE WORLD.
THE INDO-GANGETIC PLAIN HOLDS THREE FIFTHS OF
INDIA’S POPULATION AND ITS LARGEST CITIES.
WRITE A DEFINITION
OF
ALLUVIAL PLAINS IN
YOUR
NOTES
DESERTS
THE THAR DESERT, OR GREAT INIDAN DESERT,
IS LOCATED
BETWEEN THE GANGES AND INDUS RIVERS.
HOW IS THE THAR DESERT A RAIN SHADOW?
ISLANDS
WRITE THESE TERMS AND
DEFINITIONS IN YOUR
NOTES:
ARCHIPELAGO
ATOLL
THE ISLANDS OF
MALDIVES
AND SRI LANKA WERE
FORMED
BY VOLCANOES AND ARE
SURROUNDED BY
CORAL REEFS
ONLY ABOUT 200 OF THE
1200
MALDIVES ISLANDS
ARE INHABITED.
RESOURCES
 Look on page 554 and 555.
 What are resources that the region has from its
water and soil? Minerals, hydroelctricity
 What problem has resulted from the forest
industry? deforestation
 What minerals are mined in this region? Copper,
coal, mica, natural gas
 What resource is abundant in Sri Lanka?diamonds
Look at the map on page 554
 WHY ARE THERE NO RESOURCES IN
NEPAL?
 WHAT IS INDIA’S MAJOR MINERAL
RESOURCE?
 WHAT ENERGY RESOURCES ARE
FOUND IN PAKISTAN?
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
Human-Environment Interaction
South Asia
Chapter 24 Part 3
The Ganges
Daily Life Along the Ganges
 The Ganges provides water for drinking,
farming, transportation
 The Hindus believe that the river brings life to
India’s people and has healing powers
 Pilgrims come to the river banks to drink,
bathe, and to scatter the ashes of family
members in the river
 As the sun rises, they pray and celebrate their
faith
A Sacred River
FLOODING IN BANGLADESH
 BECAUSE BANGLADESH IS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING, DUE TO
ITS LOW-LYING AREAS, BUILDING
DAMS AND LEVEES IS ONE WAY TO
PREVENT TIDAL AND STORM
SURGES
THE FENI CLOSURE DAM
LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDES TO SEE HOW THE FENI RIVER
WAS CLOSED OFF BY AN EARTHEN DAM
THOUSANDS OF WORKERS GATHER TO PREPARE TO CARRY THE
BAGS OF ROCKS TO CREATE THE DAM
THE WHOLE PROCESS TOOK SEVEN HOURS AND
TOOK PLACE DURING LOW TIDE