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Today’s Today’s Issues in Issues in South AsiaSouth Asia
Chapter 26Chapter 26
Population Population ExplosionExplosion
Over 1 billion Over 1 billion inhabitants in Indiainhabitants in India
People lack People lack basic basic necessitiesnecessities
Population Population ExplosionExplosion
South Asia is home to South Asia is home to 22% of the world’s 22% of the world’s population but these population but these people live on only 3% people live on only 3% of the world’s land area.of the world’s land area.
Population Population ExplosionExplosion
Consequences:Consequences:Wide spread povertyWide spread povertyIlliteracy Illiteracy Poor sanitationPoor sanitationLack of health Lack of health education = diseaseeducation = disease
Managing Population Managing Population GrowthGrowth
““Let’s have small families Let’s have small families for a stronger India”for a stronger India”
Children are source of Children are source of incomeincome
Children represent Children represent security in old agesecurity in old age
Living with Extreme Living with Extreme WeatherWeather
Monsoon Seasons:Monsoon Seasons:Summer Monsoon – stir Summer Monsoon – stir up powerful storms, up powerful storms, floodingflooding
Winter Monsoon – Winter Monsoon – carries little moisture, carries little moisture, droughtsdroughts
Living with Extreme Living with Extreme WeatherWeather
Physical Impacts of Physical Impacts of MonsoonsMonsoonsFloodingFloodingCyclonesCyclonesDroughtsDroughts
Living with Extreme Living with Extreme WeatherWeather
Economic Impact of Economic Impact of MonsoonsMonsoonsAgriculture is difficultAgriculture is difficultLose homes and Lose homes and familiesfamiliesCan’t afford to rebuildCan’t afford to rebuild
Living with Extreme Living with Extreme WeatherWeather
Political TensionsPolitical TensionsIndia and India and BangladeshBangladeshWater rightsWater rights
The Fight over The Fight over KashmirKashmir
India vs. PakistanIndia vs. PakistanKashmir ceded to India in Kashmir ceded to India in 19471947
Kashmir is mostly MuslimKashmir is mostly MuslimFighting from 1947 to Fighting from 1947 to 19711971
The Fight over The Fight over KashmirKashmir
India and Pakistan India and Pakistan each control a part each control a part of Kashmirof Kashmir
Nuclear threats Nuclear threats began in 1998began in 1998