After students have completed the tutorials they are directed to the Regions page where they are asked to select a river-system and elevation-region for further study.  Before allowing students to proceed to the Regions page, however, teachers should make sure that all students have a good grasp of the skills highlighted in the tutorials.  Students who complete the tutorials quickly can take the on-line tour of the Indus River linked to the Students section.  Furthermore, to introduce or reinforce skills and content teachers may choose to implement one or more of the following activities:

• Teacher-Directed Introduction: Teachers may choose to introduce the Himalayan region to students in a traditional teacher-directed lecture format.  Particularly for classes that have not worked with the material provided in the tutorials before, an introduction to the concepts of Themes of Geography, Modes of Production and Climate and specific vocabulary may be necessary. 

• Mapping Exercises: Teachers may find a variety of introductory mapping activities useful including mapping the basic political, ethnographic and physical geography of the region, creating "Big Maps" of the area or conducting various "MapQuest" activities.  An example of one mapping activity for the Himalayas and South Asia developed for middle-school students is linked here.

• Current Issues Reviews:  A wide selection of current issue exercises are available to teachers of  students at all levels.  Issues from the Himalayan region, such as population pressure on the environment, the Kashmir dispute and nuclear proliferation are frequently in the news.  Check the Resources section or  major news providers for additional materials and exercises.

• Supplemental Readings: A number of general and topic specific supplemental readings are available concerning the Himalayan region and on the skills embedded in this unit.  Several suggestions are listed on the Resources page.  
• An example of a text-based reading  is: Richard C. Boehm (Ed.), Glencoe World Geography, National Geographic Society, McGraw-Hill: New York (1997) pp. 476-485.  
• An example of a topic-specific reading is: Sanjoy Hazarika, "South Asia: Sharing the Giants". UNESCO Courier, Oct 2001 pp. 32-36.  To link directly to the UNESCO article, click here. 

• Regional Study: The formal exercises of the lesson, the Regional Study, may be introduced at any point.  Students can select a river-system and elevation-region and link to their project guides here.

For a review of the unit lessons and a Teacher's Guide to the  Regional Study, click here.