Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region

Summer 2004

Mr. Michael E. Dudek
Saint Mary's Jr/Sr High School
World Geography / Environmental Science

The Himalayas: Geography and Environmental Issues

Home

Environmental
Woes

Jataka Tales

Making Maps

5 Themes

Movie:
The Himalayas

General Info


The intention of this website is to explore my interests in geography and environmental issues in relation to the information I obtained through the NEH Institute on the Cultures and Religions of the Himalayas. I will provide teachers with general lesson plans, group projects, helpful sites, and educational resources for the purpose of teaching junior high students on the Himalayan region.


Environmental Woes:

The majestic Himalayas are surprisingly vulnerable to both natural processes and Shepherd with his stock in the not-so-green pastures.  Credit: Discover Indiaman-made ones. This link will help Landslides a frequent problem in the Himalayas. Credit: Raj Shirolestudents realize that conservation efforts need to be implemented in order to save ecosystems. Landslides and overgrazing are common problems that arise in the Himalayan region.


 


 

Jataka Tales:

Delightful fables, drawn from legends of the former lives of the Buddha, tell of acts of sacrifice inspired by the noble example of others. These tales provide lessons that convey moral behavior essential in anyones life.


Elephant in Lotus Pond


Making Maps:

Interactive lessons that will help your students learn the geographic borders and features of the Himalayan region.

 


 

The Five Themes of Geography:

Studying geography
using the five themes
of: place, location,
movement, region,
and human-environment
interaction.

 

 


 


General Information:

Click on this link for additional resources that may help you in your classroom!

 



Additional links to check out:

The Massachusetts Geography Alliance is a grassroots organization of over 3,000 Massachusetts teachers dedicated to improving geography education in the Commonwealth

Professor Todd Lewis
& Leonard van der Kuijp (co-directors) web pages


Please contact me with comments and suggestions: my email


Last Updated: August 4, 2004


This site was created by Michael Dudek at the NEH Summer Institute "Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2004