Day 41 - Climate & Population Distribution

After showing a projection of a Climate Map of Asia, and making sure everyone is able to identify the location of the climates (mostly humid subtropical, tropical wet & dry, humid continental) then show a Population Distribution map of the same area, the students were finally able to answer the Essential Question - How does climate affect where people live and what they do?

It was great!

For India, I showed the following video from YouTube (who says there's no educational benefit on YouTube...only those who choose not to continue learning...that's who. I have to download the video, convert it, show it, and then (if I'm in a follow copyright law mood) erase the video.



And Then This One...




Then for the kicker. After showing the last 15 seconds of the 2nd video a few times, stating that although the monsoons and the rains they bring are devastating, the rain irrigates 60% of the land that produces agricultural products, which is important to the economy of the region, the students were able to answer another question - Why don't the people just move from these areas where flooding happens every year?

Too cool. So we will continue to use video, and Socratic questioning techniques with the group I have this year.



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