PPT-3.5 Monsoons 3.5 Monsoons

i West African Monsoon ii Asian Monsoon iii North American Monsoon 36 Comparing ITCZ over land and ocean Monsoons See Monsoons Chapter in Tropical Meteorology Publication on COMET website . Remember…. Local means the area around a particular location. . We learned that wind forms because of uneven heating on Earths surface and air pressure. . Sea Breezes. Sea breezes occur near shorelines. . OF . INDIA. 1. Climatic . Extremes - Temperature. 55. o. C. Rajasthan on a hot summer day. -50. o. C. Ladakh on a winter dawn. 2. Climatic . Extremes - Rainfall. >2500 cm. Mawsynram (Meghalaya). th. . Bellwork. Checkpoint #45. Classwork. India map. Test next Friday, 14. th. . Check Point #45. Number 1-7. 30 seconds per slide. 1. What larger region was Mesopotamia located within?. Sahara Desert. What happens to rainwater after it reaches the Earth’s surface?. Storage. Evaporation and Transpiration. (Evapotranspiration). Runoff. What’s it called when water is absorbed by the ground?. What happens to water after it infiltrates the ground?. Outcome: Geography & Early Civilization. Geography & Early Civilization. Setting the Stage. Historians know less about the origins and eventual decline of early Indian cultures because the. . . India’s climate is dominated by monsoons. Monsoons are strong, often violent winds that change direction with the season. . INDIA MONSOONS. The summer monsoons roar onto the subcontinent from the southwest. The winds carry moisture from the Indian Ocean and bring heavy rains from June to September. The torrential . 3/5 . - #1. Using the textbook, . page 543. , COPY and answer the following:. What physical feature separates South Asia from the rest of the continent? How do you think it affects the region?. Physical Geography of South Asia. South Asia. Physical Geography . India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives make up the subcontinent of South Asia. . South Asia is very mountainous.. Two huge walls of mountains, the Karakoram Range and the Himalayas, form the northern border of India and separate South Asia from the rest of Asia. . Essential Question: How does the climate of an area affect how people live?. What are Monsoons?. Monsoons. A . monsoon. is a wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally. . What are monsoon circulations?. The word “monsoon” comes from Arabic to mean. Reversal of winds. Globally, there are several areas that are known for monsoon circulations:. Indian-Asian-Australian monsoon. in South Asia.. E. Napp. India is a subcontinent.. A subcontinent is a large land mass that is smaller than a continent.. A subcontinent is usually split from the rest of a continent by a mountain range.. 4. th. 9 Weeks Final Exam. The Khmer Empire. Cambodia and Myanmar occupy much of the Khmer Empire. . The Khmer Empire. This building was once the administrative capital of Khmer Empire.. Deforestation. Ancient India- Mr. Nicky's . Youtube. The Indus and Ganges River Valleys. Section 1: p.108-113. subcontinent-. monsoon-. citadel-. migrate-. caste-. India's Geographic Setting:.  . What mountain ranges separate India from the rest of Asia? . Chapter 2. 2008. A subcontinent is a large piece of land that is somewhat smaller than a continent.. The two most important rivers in India are the Khyber and the Ganges.. Khyber is the name of a mountain pass, the rivers are the INDUS and the GANGES .