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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.
Himalayas Forming
Over the last 71 million years, the India plate has mashed into the Eurasian plate creating the Himalayas.
Task
• Complete the following statement in your notebook:
• A head-on car crash is like the creation of the Himalayas because…?
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?