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Incredible Indian
Incredible Indian Landscapes – Why is India’s landscape so unique?
Learning Objectives:• To describe the physical landscape and climate of
India five man regions.Level 5a and above:• Begin to understand how India’s physical
landscape affects where people live.
Key Terms:Climate, Monsoon, Drought, Sparsely/Densely populated.
OutcomesBy the end of the lesson everyone :
Must - Have stuck the names of physical features on the map.
Should - Link the half statements together to make full sentences describing India’s landscape.
Could – Complete the Monsoon Story Board.
What have you learnt about India?
Step 1 – Whilst watching the movie clip I want you to make bullet points about at least:
• Level 4 - four things you learnt about India’s landscape through the movie. • Level 5 - six things you learnt about India’s landscape through the movie.• Level 6- Eight things you learnt about India’s landscape through the movie.
Step 2 – Swap your answers with the person sitting next to you. You have 45 seconds to read through your partners answers and give the book back.
Step 3 –You now have 45 seconds each(total 90 seconds) to tell your partners as many of their answers as you can remember.
(Two volunteers for demonstration please!)http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/discovery-atlas-india-geography.html
How did you do?
• Italian rugby – You remembered less than half but know you will come back stronger next time.
• English rugby – You remembered over half and know with more concentration you will do better.
• French Rugby - Flying high remembering all your partners points.
Where in India ……
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Physical Features Maps
• Low-lying areas near to the coast tend to have high population densities (more people).
• High mountain areas, such as the Himalayas, have low population densities (fewer people).
• Areas with an extreme climate, such as the Thar Desert are most sparsely populated.
• The eastern coast of India has suffered from cyclones and flooding linked to global warming.
• India’s population has grown from 357 million in 1950 to 1.1 billion today (17 times greater than the UK). • The southern parts of India suffer severe water shortages when monsoon rains fail.
Extension Task : Statements(highest mark 6)
Place the Physical features labels in the correct location. One mark per Label(highest mark 8)
What was your score?
6 marks and below .
6-11 marks.
More than 12 marks(Merit).
• Low-lying areas near to the coast tend to have the Thar Desert are most sparsely populated
• High mountain areas, such as the Himalayas, have high population densities (more people).
• Areas with an extreme climate, such as. linked to global warming
• The eastern coast of India has suffered from cyclones and flooding. low population densities (fewer people).
• 1.1 billion today (17 times greater than the UK). The southern parts of India suffer severe water shortages
• India’s population has grown from 357 million in 1950 to when monsoon rains fail.
Monsoon
• Watch the following clip and use it to complete the story board.
http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/images/activities/monsoonindia.html
Where in India Picture board
picture_board_icebreaker.ppt
Homework - Where would I chose to live in India.
Key Questions:• Where would I choose to live in India? (Local issue) people
• What determines where someone lives?(National- Global issue) – This will be the same
for people all over the world