AS4 Assignment: Monsoon and Water
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Complete some independent research to answer the following:
1. What are monsoons and what are their impact on Asian society and culture?
2. What are Asia’s monsoon seasons?
3. Define "Monsoon Asia."
4. What distinguishes “Monsoon Asia” from the remainder of Asia? What are the
consequent differences between the two?
5. What are the societal consequences of an irrigation wet-rice society?
6. Where did the most populous early Asian societies form, and why?
7. What kind of social hierarchy existed/exists in Monsoon Asia?
8. Why are children in Monsoon Asia typically not named under one year old?
9. What was the status of women in Monsoon Asian societies?
Open and read the following article about water use in India. Then respond to the
questions below.
http://staffweb.psdschools.org/bkatz/OM11/Hum/Res/MarbleWater.doc
10. In your own words, briefly describe the water conflict that is occurring in this area
of India.
11. Do you think that other areas of Asia are experiencing similar conflicts? Be sure
to explain your answer.
12. How does the water crisis that you read about compare to the experiences we have
with water conflicts in the United States? How are we similar and how are we
different? Be sure to explain your answer.