Lesson 2 from Chapter 18 revised by Macca - May,2011

1. Lesson 2 Physical Features and Climate

2. locations of physical features

3. Core Words 气旋 cyclone 季风 monsoon 珠穆朗玛峰 Mount Everest

4. Extension words Nepali 尼泊尔语 cardamom 小豆蔻 Brahmaputra 布拉马普特拉河

5. Also known as plate convergence. Mountains are formed by slow but gigantic movements of the earth‘s crust.

6. The Earth's crust is made up of 6 huge slabs called plates, which fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

7. The Himalayas The Himalayan Mountains were formed by the collision of Asia and India.

8. Himalayan Mountains How did the Himalayas get their name?

11. The Travels of Marco Polo

12. Bangladesh Alluvial Plain floodplain

13. Ganges Delta

14. What problem do they have? flooding What causes the flooding?

16. Find the rivers of the Indian subcontinent

17. Ganges

18. “ Mata Ganga”(Mother Ganges)

20. Brahmaputra 布拉马普特拉河 1,800 miles long

21. Floods on the Brahmaputra: 2003

22. Flooding on the Brahmaputra

24. Most of India has tropical monsoon climate.

26. From land to sea---northeast wind From sea to land---southwest wind Dry, hot---little rainfall---dry season Wet, hot---much rainfall---rainy season January July July January features wind direction

27. Features of tropical monsoon climate distribution map of temperature and rainfall for Mumbai in a year high temperature all the year, includes a dry and rainy season. Dry season: October to May (in following year) Rainy season: June to September Plenty of water

28. Rainy season Dry season

29. How these events might affect people

30. tropical savanna climate 热带稀树草原气候

31. highland climate