Physical Processes and Effects (Mountains Build Up and Wear Down; Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis; Ocean 1

Currents; Monsoon)

Physical Environmental Processes and Their Effects (Mountains Build Up and Wear Down; Volcanoes, Earthquakes,
Tsunamis; Ocean Currents; Monsoon)
1. Why would people
living in the plain
along the Ganges
River feel safe from
invasion?

2. What are three

important
characteristics about
the Himalaya
Mountains?

3. Describe the
environmental and
human effects of
earthquakes and
tsunamis.
Physical Processes and Effects (Mountains Build Up and Wear Down; Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis; Ocean 2
Currents; Monsoon)

4. Explain the
different kinds of
effects that the
movements of
tectonic plates
cause.

5. According to the
map, what effects do
the monsoon winds
have on the climate
of South Asia?
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Directions: Read the information below and study the visuals carefully. Then answer the
questions that follow.



Monsoon is a wind that shifts with the seasons, sometimes 1. What is a monsoon?
producing heavy rains and floods. Monsoons occur because

air heats differently over different surfaces, such as the land
and the ocean.




2. Why do monsoons occur?









http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~wpg008/MonsoonCartoon.jpg

During summer, http://climate101withjason.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html

3. Is the summer a wet or dry
the sun heats the monsoon?
lands surface far
more than that of
the ocean. The
heated air over
land rises and is
replaced by cool,
moist air flowing
from the ocean. The air from the ocean rises as it moves onto
land, and the moisture in it condenses, forming clouds and
rain.

In the winter, the http://climate101withjason.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html

4. Is the winter a wet or dry
land cools much monsoon?
more than the
ocean. Cool air
over the land
sinks, flowing to
the ocean as a
dry wind.
For this reason, places with monsoons have a rainy season
and a dry season.
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5. Where do most monsoons
occur?
The Asian
monsoon ,
the world's
largest,
occurs over
South and
Southeast
Asia.

Notable monsoons occur over Southeast Asia, central Africa,
southwestern North America, and the Amazon region of South
America.
6. Which direction dos the

winter monsoon winds
blow?






7. Which direction does the

summer monsoon winds
blow?






8. Draw a thunderstorm
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wDzTfNbQdVU/TMC6TMW4B2I/AAAAAAAAD6o/gfuak5x_g78/s1600/monsoons.jpg

symbol where the Yangtze
Monsoon winds over China create large, slow-moving River is on the map.
thunderstorms that often produce devastating floods along the
Yangtze River and its tributaries.

The summer monsoon typically produces extremely heavy 9. Label the rivers that cause
rain, causing flooding along the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and flooding in the map above.
Mekong rivers.
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10. What are the benefits of
monsoons?






http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_ne
http://www.agricorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/flood-Pakistan-

w/pb-100930-twip-outtakes-3.photoblog900.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/10/01/world/01india.600.jpg
11. What are drawbacks of
monsoons?








12. How do you think

monsoons affect the
people in the areas that

are impacted?

Although monsoon floods can be destructive, the people of
Southeast Asia depend on monsoon rains for water. Unusually
wet or dry monsoons can destroy crops and livestock and
disrupt the regions economy.

Rauber, Robert M. "Monsoon." World Book Student. World Book,
2012. http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/media?id=pc119635&st=monsoon