LOCATION

Curriculum Standard:  SS:GE:l   “Students will demonstrate the ability to use maps,…[to] analyze geographic information.” www.ed.state.nh.us/frameworks

The Himalayan Region is a large area located absolutely between 27 and 35 degrees north latitude and 75 and 95 degrees east longitude.  

The relative location for this region is northeast of Afghanistan, north of Pakistan, north of India, and north of Myanmar.  It encompasses northern Nepal, northern Bhutan, and the Tibet Autonomous Region.  It is also south of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.  The Himalayas are a major region of South Asia.

To demonstrate their knowledge of the location of the Himalayan Region, students will complete two maps.

Map #1 will be “The World”.  Students will locate and label the seven (7) continents and four (4 ) oceans.  In addition, they will draw a box around the area that contains the Himalayan Region.  This will give the students a visual image of the region’s location in the world as a whole rather than just a portion of Asia.

Map #2 will be “India: Physical/Political.” and will reflect the details of Himalayan Region.  Using their Nystrom Atlases and any other classroom resource (encyclopedia, textbook, country specific books), students will locate and label the following and their capitals:

           China              Bhutan            Bangladesh               Brahmaputra River
            Nepal             Pakistan          Myanmar                 Indus River
            India              Afghanistan    Ganges River           Tibet Autonomous Region
                  Western Ghats            Eastern Ghats          Deccan Plateau      

Students will work in groups of four (teacher assigned) to produce their maps.  Each student will have both maps glued into their interactive notebooks for reference as we continue to study the area.