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South Asia. How does the physical environment affect the people of this region?. What is South Asia?. Geology.Com. India - the heart of South Asia. Geology.Com. Pakistan - the Indus Valley. Bangladesh - the Ganges & Bramaputra Delta. Nepal - Himalayas. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
South Asia South Asia
How does the physical
environment affect the people of this
region?
How does the physical
environment affect the people of this
region?
What is South Asia?What is South Asia?
• Geology.Com• Geology.Com
India - the heart of South
Asia
India - the heart of South
Asia
• Geology.Com• Geology.Com
Pakistan - the Indus Valley
Pakistan - the Indus Valley
Bangladesh - the Ganges &
Bramaputra Delta
Bangladesh - the Ganges &
Bramaputra Delta
Nepal - HimalayasNepal - Himalayas
• Summit of Everest is made of limestone
• Fossils found at 18,000 ft on Everest– Evidence that this rock used to be underwater - the bed of a shallow tropical sea
• How did this happen?
• Summit of Everest is made of limestone
• Fossils found at 18,000 ft on Everest– Evidence that this rock used to be underwater - the bed of a shallow tropical sea
• How did this happen?
Tectonics - the moving crust!
Tectonics - the moving crust!
• South Asia is the result of colliding continents
• Collision produced Himalayas
• South Asia is the result of colliding continents
• Collision produced Himalayas
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Sediments on sea floor were squeezed up to form Fold Mountains
- Himalayas
Sediments on sea floor were squeezed up to form Fold Mountains
- Himalayas
What effect does this movement have?
What effect does this movement have?
What effect does this movement have?
What effect does this movement have?
Tectonics - the moving crust!
Tectonics - the moving crust!
• South Asia is the result of colliding continents
• Collision produced Himalayas
• Earthquake Patterns are a legacy of this movement
• South Asia is the result of colliding continents
• Collision produced Himalayas
• Earthquake Patterns are a legacy of this movement
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Tsunami - global effects!
Tsunami - global effects!
• Shock wave crossed Pacific Ocean
• Diminishing power with distance
• Shock wave crossed Pacific Ocean
• Diminishing power with distance QuickTime™ and a
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Areas affected by Tsunami
Areas affected by Tsunami
Death toll as of Feb 23 2005Death toll as of Feb 23 2005
Center for Excellence in Disaster Management
Tectonic forces
produced the basic
structure of the landscape
Tectonic forces
produced the basic
structure of the landscape
What effect does this structure
have?
What effect does this structure
have?
What effect does this physical structure have?
What effect does this physical structure have?
Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Central AsiaTibetan PlateauHimalayas
The Indian Monsoon: SummerThe Indian Monsoon: Summer
Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Central AsiaTibetan PlateauHimalayas
Hot ground
Hot air rising (Low Pressure)
The Indian MonsoonThe Indian Monsoon
Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Central AsiaTibetan PlateauHimalayas
Moist air drawn north Hot ground
Hot air rising (Low Pressure)
The Indian MonsoonThe Indian Monsoon
Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Central AsiaTibetan PlateauHimalayas
Moist air drawn north Hot ground
Hot air rising (Low Pressure)
Air rises,cools, clouds form
Rain!
The Indian MonsoonThe Indian Monsoon
Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Central AsiaTibetan PlateauHimalayas
Moist air drawn north Hot ground
Hot air rising (Low Pressure)
Air rises,cools, clouds form
Rain!
Monsoon CloudsMonsoon Clouds
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Towering Cumulus Kerala, India
The Indian Monsoon: WinterThe Indian Monsoon: Winter
Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Central AsiaTibetan PlateauHimalayas
Cold, dry air builds up
Very Cold Ground
Air chilled and sinks ( High
Pressure)
The Indian Monsoon: WinterThe Indian Monsoon: Winter
Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Central AsiaTibetan PlateauHimalayas
Dry air spills over Himalayas
Very Cold Ground
Air chilled and sinks ( High
Pressure)
The Indian Monsoon: WinterThe Indian Monsoon: Winter
Deccan Plateau
Indian Ocean
Central AsiaTibetan PlateauHimalayas
Dry air spills over Himalayas
Very Cold Ground
Air chilled and sinks ( High
Pressure)Dry Air= no clouds= NO RAIN
Monsoon RainfallMonsoon RainfallMonthly Rainfall Bangalore
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J F M A M J J A S O N D
Monthly Total (mm)
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Arrival of the Monsoon
Arrival of the Monsoon
Nishantapur, Bangladesh
National Geographic Student Atlas
Arrival of the MonsoonArrival of the Monsoon
Turag River, Bangladesh (National Geographic)
What effect does the Monsoon have?
What effect does the Monsoon have?
• Good Monsoon = good harvest• Good Monsoon = good harvest
Madhya Pradesh, India, 1988 (National Geographic)
What effect does the Monsoon have?
What effect does the Monsoon have?
• Gujarat 2005• Bangladesh 2004• Gujarat 2005• Bangladesh 2004
Dakar, Bangladesh ( National Geographic)
The Bay of BengalThe Bay of Bengal
Unusual Signs!Unusual Signs!
• In the northern Indian city of Lucknow - mouse perches on a frog in “waist-deep” flood water
• A small sign of the early arrival of annual summer monsoon rains.
• In the northern Indian city of Lucknow - mouse perches on a frog in “waist-deep” flood water
• A small sign of the early arrival of annual summer monsoon rains.
National Geographic.com
Issue: How do different
nations cope with such disasters?
Issue: How do different
nations cope with such disasters?
• Think about the following questions– Why was this Tsunami so widely reported?
– How would you compare Hurricane Katrina’s effects with that of the Tsunami?
– How did New Orleans cope compared to say, Acheh Province?
• Think about the following questions– Why was this Tsunami so widely reported?
– How would you compare Hurricane Katrina’s effects with that of the Tsunami?
– How did New Orleans cope compared to say, Acheh Province?
SourcesSources
• Wikipedia• National Geographic.
• Wikipedia• National Geographic.