1. South Asia Climate and Vegetation

2. Objectives Examine climate zones and weather patterns.
Identify the main types of vegetation.

3. Vocabulary
Monsoon
Cyclone

7. Monsoons and Cyclones Monsoons Seasonal winds that bring in storms.
Summer monsoons bring heavy rain
Winter monsoons bring dry weather

8. A River Overflows Monsoons cause storm surges.
High waters caused by rain.
Bangladesh was too poor to design a dam.

10. Cyclones Cyclone is a violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rain.
Hurricanes

11. Human Environment Interaction

12. Objectives Examine the relationship between the Hindus and the Ganges
Examine the interaction between the people of Bangladesh and the Feni River

13. Vocabulary
Hinduism
Ganges River
Storm Surge

14. Human Perspective What is the main Religion of India? Hinduism
Allahabad – Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet.
Wash sins away.
Home of Ganga, the Hindu goddess

17. Khusro Bagh, Allahabad, India
Indian Site of National Importance
Surrounds the tombs of Indian royalty

18. Ganges - Sacred River Water for drinking, transportation, and farming.
River brings life to the people.
Temples
Varanasi is the most sacred site.

20. Living along the Ganges
1,500 miles long.
Begins as a Himalayan glacier.
350,000,000 people live along the river.

22. Varanasi, India

23. Varanasi Ghats Riverfront steps leading into the Ganges River
Used primarly for bathing and puja (prayer) ceremonies
Few are used exclusively as cremation sites
Burning Ghats used for cremation

25. Polluted River One of the most polluted rivers in the world.
Millions of gallons of raw sewage
Industrial waste
Bodies

26. Polluted River
Many people believe that the river is too holy to be harmed by pollution.

27. Ganges River Pollution