GEOG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Eastern Ghats, Brahmaputra River, Western Ghats
26 Aug 2016
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Chapter 8: south asia: assignment 1: 7. 5, assignment 2: 7. 5, assignment 3: 10, 3 exams: 25% each, bloom"s taxonomy e. i. Shows what dr. van riemsdijk"s assignments and tests teach us: physical geography, main rivers that come out of the himalayas fed from snow melt a. i. Infrastructure in bangladesh adapted to flood patterns a. iii. Indus: that desert, deccan plateau higher elevation, mountain ranges d. i. Highest mountain range we have in the world. Destroyed approximately 340,000 buildings e. ii. 1. a. e. ii. 1. b. e. ii. 2. e. ii. 3. Massive earthquakes in nepal in 2015: tsunami = tidal wave f. i. A lot of europeans were vacationing in that region during this time why so much news coverage: coastal lowlands, south india h, monsoons. Summer (june)- moisture from the ocean deposited over india and. Winter (nov) cool, dry air blows south: climate and vegetation j. i. Huge population in region have to feed people j. ii. Forests are so scarce wildlife cannot find suitable habitats to live in.
