Items you must place on your maps:
Ganges River
Huang He River
Indus River
Mekong River
Chang Jiang River
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Himalaya Mountains
Korean Peninsula
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Vietnam
Huang He River
Indus River
Mekong River
Chang Jiang River
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Himalaya Mountains
Korean Peninsula
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Vietnam
Video on pollution of the Ganges River:
Pollution of the Ganges River is a very important topic in this unit. Over 400 million people depend on this river daily for a drinking source; however, the many industries, lack of sewage systems, fertilizers, and religious practices (bathing in the river and cremations by the river) are polluting the river. Over 66% of the people who use the Ganges River for a drinking source will be affected by a water born illness during their life. Thousands of people die from these illnesses every year.
Video on 2004 Tsunamis
The tsunamis that struck Southeast Asia on December 26, 2004 killed over 300,000 people. It all began with the second largest earthquake ever recorded (9.2), which occurred in the Indian Ocean. The ensuing waves and floods carried building, landscape, and people away. The devastation of this natural disaster has led to a rise in technology to predict and warn people of tsunamis in the future.
China's Three Gorges Dam on the Chang Jiang
This video is about the world's largest dam: Three Gorges Dam. This dam provides hydroelectric power and controls flooding on the Chang Jiang river (Asia's longest river and a important transportation route). This building project was an amazingly large project, but human labor is one of China's greatest strengths due to having the largest population in the world. Just think....they built the Great Wall of China!
Monsoons of South and East Asia
Monsoons are seasonal winds that blow across South and East Asia. The winds blow across the Indian Ocean in the summer picking up rain. As they cross the warm Indian subcontinent, the clouds open and rain pours over India. India and Bangladesh often have severe flooding from the summer monsoons; however, they are dependent on this rain for farming. The Himalayas block the summer monsoon rains from crossing into China.
In the winter the monsoon winds change directions. They blow from the arctic regions of northern Russia straight across Mongolia and China. These winds are dry, and few reach India due to the Himalayas. China is cold in the winter, but India remains fairly mild since the winter monsoons are blocked.
In the winter the monsoon winds change directions. They blow from the arctic regions of northern Russia straight across Mongolia and China. These winds are dry, and few reach India due to the Himalayas. China is cold in the winter, but India remains fairly mild since the winter monsoons are blocked.