Transcript Intro Geography India

How does the HIV/AIDS rate in Zimbabwe compare
to the rest of the African countries’ rate?
a. It has declined in recent years
b. It is one of the highest on the continents
c. HIV/AIDS has never been a problem in
Zimbabwe
d. Infected Zimbabweans have always had easy
access to AIDS treatment.
Why do you think literacy rates in Africa would be
lower for girls than for boys?
a. Schools are not available for girls in Africa
b. Girls can not do schoolwork like boys
c. Traditional views say that girls should be
married rather than educated.
d. Africa can not finance schools for all.
Maldives
Warm-up
1.Identify which factors play a role in the spread of
AIDS.
Poverty
Education and prevention of AIDS
Good access to health care
Expense of treatment
International aid
Lack of government organization
2. Who is mostly affected with HIV/AIDS?
Answer:
1. Poverty, expense of treatment, lack of government
organization.
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Map Questions
What two bodies of water does India
separate?
Answer:
Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal
What river flows through the
Northern Plains into the Bay of
Bengal?
Answer:
Ganges River
What area is bordered by the
Eastern and Western Ghats?
Answer:
Deccan Plateau
What area lies between the
Ganges and Indus river valley?
Answer:
Northern Plains
What mountain range forms the
Northern border of India?
Answer:
Himalaya Mountains
If you were sailing from Pakistan to
Bangladesh, what bodies of water
would you travel (in order)?
Answer:
Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, & Bay
of Bengal
Mt. Everest is in what mountain
range?
Answer:
Himalaya Mountains
What country lies between
Afghanistan and India?
Answer:
Pakistan
Nepal is north of what country?
Answer:
India
What large island nation is just
off the coast of India?
Answer:
Sri Lanka
Which country contains Mt.
Everest? K2?
Answer:
Nepal=Everest
Pakistan=K2
Warm-Up-page 584
1. Which river flows through India and
Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal?
a. Indus
b. Ganges
c. Yangtze
d. Mekong
2. What are the geographic regions of South
Asia (hint: there are three)?
Answer:
1. B 2. Northern Mountain Rim, Northern Plains
& Deccan Plateau
Geography ID quiz on Thursday
Label the underlined items on your
map for warm-up
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Indus River
Bangladesh
Bay of Bengal
Nepal
Indian Ocean
Maldives
Arabian Sea
Bhutan
Himalaya Mts.
Pakistan
Hindu Kush
Eastern/Western Ghats
Ganges River
Northern Plain
Deccan Plateau
Afghanistan
Karakoram Mts.
Khyber Pass
Sri Lanka
India
Monsoon Mesh
What are monsoons
MONSOONS
Why do monsoons
occur?
How do
Monsoons
affect
people?
Compare winter monsoons to the summer
monsoons
Answer:
Winter monsoons are short & cool
Summer monsoons are long & wet