1. How and where were the images above taken?
NASA
NASA
In the back of your exercise book note down the answers to the following questions:
How and where were the images above taken?
What are they showing? 3. When were they taken?
Taken from:

2. NASA imagery taken from ‘The Telegraph’ Wednesday 7th June 2008

4. Wednesday, 07 May 2008
Cyclone Nargis

5. Learning Objectives (shared with students):
By the end of the lesson you:
Must know where Burma and Rangoon are located in the world.
Should be able to describe what a Cyclone is.
May be able to explain the factors that led to Cyclone Nargis and the immediate effects.
May be able to begin to explain the long term effects.
Key Word: Cyclone

6. Where is Burma?
© CIA

7. http://www. nationalgeographic. com/xpeditions/atlas/index. html
Talk about Rangoon being no longer the capital, the disputed name of the country.

8. Using your atlas label the following:
India
Laos
Vietnam
Thailand
Bay of Bengal
South China Sea
Rangoon

9. Cyclone - An area of low pressure around which winds blow counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Web Based Animations BBC Guide to Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

10. Cyclone Nargis
Using the resources provided – newspaper articles, photographs, website articles and video clips shown. Complete the table below in your exercise book.
Cause
Effect
Note to teachers: Use articles from quality newspapers and websites; a large amount of
links have been compiled by the GA:

11. Plenary
With the people around you discuss answers to the following questions:
What aid is needed to help?
What aid is required in the short term?
What aid is required in the long term?
How can you help?
Watch world vision appeal -
Is it effective? Why? Why not?
How would you change the video?