Himalayas, Monsoons, Tsunamis

Table of Contents – South AsiaDate Title Lesson #

2/17 Oil 45

2/23 Water 46

2/27 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 47

**South Asia**

3/9 Map/Cover Page 48

3/10 Himalayas and Tsunamis 49

Warm-up Page

Date Question of the Day

Warm-up

3/10 What are the effects of the Tsunami of 2004?

1. plates collided together forming the Himalayas

2. the Himalayas are located on border of China and India.

Directions

• Label a new page HIMALAYAS

Intro - clip

- Pay close attention to what happens to the hood.

Himalayas Forming

Over the last 71 million years, the India plate has mashed into the Eurasian plate creating the Himalayas.

Himalayas Mountains were formed when plates COLLIDED and the land is forced upward

Task

• Complete the following statement in your notebook:

• A head-on car crash is like the creation of the Himalayas because…?

DIRECTIONS

• Draw a line underneath your Himalayas notes

• Label the next section TSUNAMIS

Tsunami Intro

Clip Questions

1. What causes a tsunami?

2. How do tsunamis devastate land?

Tsunamis – check out both of these to answer the questions below.

• Animation

• Clip Questions

1. Explain how a tsunami forms deep in the ocean.

2. Describe how they work.

Tsunami Intro

• Click here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/graphics/tsnumai/flash.htm

• Questions1. What caused the tsunami?

2. What countries were affected by the tsunami?

Click on Tsunami Animation

3. Explain how the disaster was created in geological terms (think plate tectonics).

• Click on Tsunamis Wreak Havoc, view the slide show

4. Describe the devastation suffered by the people.

5. What affect did this disaster have on infrastructure?

Click on Coping with Chaos

6. What types of problems exist for the people in the region?

7. What things are required to recover the region?

8. What does the infrastructure require for recovery?