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The Indian Monsoon! L/O: To understand what the effects of a Monsoon are for people and the environment “Calcutta gets between 160 -170 cm of rain every monsoon and now he have got so much rain in just three days, ” G Debnath, chief of the local weather office said. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=L 8 E-s 5 QTQOg

The Indian Monsoon! L/O: To understand what the what effects of a Monsoon are for people and the environment I’m not really sure what the LO is about I fully understand the LO “Calcutta gets between 160 -170 cm of rain every monsoon and now he have got so much rain in just three days, ” G Debnath, chief of the local weather office said.

What questions do you have for these boys? Write at least 3 questions down in your books What do you think might be happening in this photo? Write an idea in your book

Starter! • Use CIA World Factbook and write down 3 interesting facts about India’s: – People – Economy – Geography

Use the clues to help you label the regions in blue onto map 2. draw something to represent each feature, then use the text to annotate your map Himalayas High mountains reaching across northern India and bordering countries. The highest mountain in India is K 2 in the Karakorum Range. India has the largest area of snow and glaciers in the world, covering 248, 000 km�. Deccan Plateau An area of raised land occupying much of central India. It is bordered by two hill ranges: the Western and Eastern Ghats. Western Ghats Hills that are often called the ‘backbone of India’. They stretch from the tip of the country for 1000 km along the western coast. Thar Desert Also known as ‘The Great Indian Desert’, it forms the border between India and south eastern Pakistan. Low-lying areas These are mainly near to the coast, which is 5, 656 km long. In the hot season (April to May), temperatures can reach over 40°C. River Ganges This holy river rises in the Himalayas and flows into the Bay of Bengal A bay that borders India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and northern Thailand. It has a triangular shape and has an area of 2, 172, 000 km�.

Himalaya’ s Thar Desert Western Ghat Deccan Plateau

Finally…use Google Earth to locate and name the following… • Where all India’s people? • Label your map with the 4 main cities; – New Delhi (the capital city) – Bangalore – Mumbai (Previously Bombay) – Kolkata (Previously Calcutta)

What is a monsoon and how do they develop? • During the summer months • Dry season and a wet season • a time when there is a lot of rain, sometimes it causes flooding • There are good things and bad things that can come from the monsoon

What is a monsoon and how do they develop? • India’s monsoon lasts from June to October. • Cherrapunji, situated high up in north east India, is one of the wettest places in the world with 11, 000 mm of rainfall! • There are two distinct seasons dry and wet. The seasons change when the wind changes. • When the land is warmer than the sea, air is constantly rising on land creating a low pressure. • From April, heat builds over the land rising of less dense air (as the land warms faster) form areas of low pressure, over North India and the Himalayas.

What is a monsoon and how do they develop? • Over the oceans the air is cooler so to maintain the energy balance the air starts flowing from the oceans (high pressure) to the land (low pressure) bringing in the moisture rich southwest winds across southern Asia - the ‘wet’ phase which starts around June. • When the monsoon rains have cooled the land so much that the air is warmer out to sea, the wind changes direction and become a north-easterly and the rains retreat and end around the end of October–the dry phase.

The South Asian Monsoon Hot air rising (Low Pressure) Moist air drawn north Indian Ocean Hot ground Deccan Plateau Himalayas Tibetan Plateau Central Asia

The South Asian Monsoon Hot air rising (Low Pressure) Air rises, cools, clouds form Rain! Moist air drawn north Indian Ocean Deccan Plateau Hot ground Himalayas Tibetan Plateau Central Asia

The South Asian Monsoon Hot air rising (Low Pressure) Air rises, cools, clouds form Rain! Moist air drawn north Indian Ocean Deccan Plateau Hot ground Himalayas Tibetan Plateau Central Asia

Monsoon Clouds Towering Cumulus Clouds near Kerala, India Trek Nature. com photo 62187

The South Asian Monsoon: Winter Air chilled and sinks ( High Pressure) Cold, dry air builds up Very Cold Ground Indian Ocean Deccan Plateau Himalayas Tibetan Plateau Central Asia

The South Asian Monsoon: Winter Air chilled and sinks ( High Pressure) Dry air spills over Himalayas Very Cold Ground Indian Ocean Deccan Plateau Himalayas Tibetan Plateau Central Asia

The South Asian Monsoon: Winter Dry Air= no clouds= NO RAIN Air chilled and sinks ( High Pressure) Dry air spills over Himalayas Very Cold Ground Indian Ocean Deccan Plateau Himalayas Tibetan Plateau Central Asia

Monsoon Rainfall www. tsiindia. com/climate 1. html

Arrival of the Monsoon Nishantapur, Bangladesh National Geographic Student Atlas

Arrival of the Monsoon Turag River, Bangladesh (National Geographic)

Think about what the effects of the monsoon are on people, think. . . pair. . . share

What effect does the Monsoon have? • Good Monsoon = good harvest Madhya Pradesh, India, 1988 (National Geographic)

What effect does the Monsoon have? • Gujarat 2005 • Bangladesh 2004 Dakar, Bangladesh ( National Geographic)

Unusual Signs! National Geographic. com • 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.

Are there any good things about the Monsoon? • Mainly positive = • Mainly negative = • A bit of both =

Thumbometer • How well do we understand the effects of monsoons for India? or

• Where are we on our progress line? • How much progress have you made? I’m not really sure what the LO is about I fully understand the LO

Your task. . • Create a mini story board to show the Monsoon develops • Think carefully about what you could draw to represent each stage

Homework… • Finish off your story board