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Climate

Climate. South Asia (23.2). Tropical Climates. Location: W & S India; Sri Lanka; E & S Bangladesh Vegetation: TRF has wide variety (bamboo, mango, & other unique types) Sundarbans have lgst. mangrove swamp (Bang.). Sundarbans. Mangrove swamp. Dark green area.

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Climate

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  1. Climate South Asia (23.2)

  2. Tropical Climates • Location: • W & S India; Sri Lanka; E & S Bangladesh • Vegetation: • TRF has wide variety (bamboo, mango, & other unique types) • Sundarbans have lgst. mangrove swamp (Bang.)

  3. Sundarbans Mangrove swamp Dark green area One of largest Bengal tiger reserves

  4. Subtropical Climates • Location: • N & E India, N Bangladesh, S Nepal & Bhutan (borders highlands) • Vegetation: • Mostly mixed forests (dry and tropical)

  5. Highlands Climates • Location: • North (Himalaya & Karakoram) • Vegetation: • Based on elevation • High- always has snow, little life • Mid- more temperate, mixed forests • Low- (foothills) grassland, bamboo

  6. K2 (Pakistan & China) Kangchenjunga (Nepal & India) Red panda (NE India, Himalayan foothills) Sivalik Hills (Nepal & Pakistan)

  7. Dry Climates • Location: • Desert: Along Indus River (Pak); Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert) • Steppe: Deccan Plateau • Vegetation: • Scrub, low grasses • Deciduous forests

  8. Camel caravan (India) Road in Pakistan Tanks for drinking water Johad- man made pond (water source

  9. Monsoons • Cool season: • Oct to Feb • Winds from N/NE (over land)…ARIDITY • Hot season: • Feb to June • Temps rise, wind direction changes • Wet season: • July to Sept • Winds from S/SW bring ocean air…RAIN

  10. Monsoon Rains Rains come from S/SW Sweep across G-B delta Hit Himalaya & are blocked Move west to Ganges Plain

  11. Calcutta Streets in New Delhi Monsoon clouds over N India Flooded paddies in Bangladesh Slums in Karachi

  12. Natural Disasters • Constant hot temps: • Good= year round growing season • Bad= higher evaporation/ dry out soil • Monsoons: • Good= lots of rain to water crops • Bad= too much dry air, or too much rain (flooding) • Cyclones: • “Hurricane” in the Indian Ocean

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