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