Materials

• Atlases with physical and resource information on South Asia
• South Asia Resources worksheet (Attachment E)
• Article on monsoons, with related, teacher-prepared questions (What Is a Monsoon? <http://snrs.unl.edu/amet351/ogren/monsoons.html>)
• Article on Bangladesh, with related, teacher-prepared questions (Bangladesh – A Country Study <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/bdtoc.html>)

Instructional Activities

1. Review Quiz from session 8.
   
   
2. Distribute the South Asia Resources worksheet (Attachment E) and atlases, and review the worksheet with the students. Have them complete the worksheet individually, using the atlases.
   
   
3. Have students read a short article on the monsoons in South Asia (What Is a Monsoon?
   <http://snrs.unl.edu/amet351/ogren/monsoons.html>) and respond to a series of related, teacher-prepared questions about the topic.
   
   
4. Have students read a short article on Bangladesh (Bangladesh – A Country Study <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/bdtoc.html>) and respond to a series of related, teacher-prepared questions about the topic.