Chapter 26Today’s IssuesSouth AsiaObjective: Examine that South Asia face serious issues, & are actively seeking solutions to their problems

Chapter 26 Section 1Population ExplosionVocabulary: Basic Necessities & Illiteracy

Objective: Analyze why population growth in India is difficult to manage

Growing Pains• India’s population is

soaring above 1 billion but it still lacks life’s basic necessities – food, clothing, & shelter

• India’s population is continuing to skyrocket, although it doesn’t have the land to hold properly accommodate all its citizens

• Widespread poverty & illiteracy (inability to read & write) are serious issues in India

• Poor sanitation & lack of health education have led to outbreaks of diseases

Managing Population Growth• India’s health-care system is

encouraging people to have smaller families

• To poor families, children can be used as a source of income (begging for money & working in the fields)

• Infant mortality rate is extremely high in India

• Education is essential to break the cycle of poverty & provide South Asians with means to raise their standard to living

• The future of South Asia depends on the success of its efforts to control population growth

Chapter 26 Section 2Living with Extreme WeatherVocabulary: Summer Monsoon & Winter Monsoon

Objective: Learn how the monsoons affect South Asians

The Monsoon Seasons• Summer Monsoon is a

wind system that blows air from the southwest across the Indian Ocean toward South Asia

• These winds stir up powerful storms that release vast amounts of rain & cause severe flooding

• Winter Monsoon is a wind system that blows from northeast across the Himalayas toward the sea

• Sometimes this can result in a brought if the summer monsoon didn’t bring enough moisture

Impact of the Monsoons• Monsoons held nourish the

rainforests, irrigate crops, & provide sediment to replenish the soil

• However, monsoons bring cyclones that destroy farmland, wipe out villages, & cause massive flooding

• India has to import food depending on the effects of the monsoon season

• Homes & farms are destroyed due to catastrophic monsoons

• India does receive international aid but it doesn’t do much due to monsoons reoccurrence

Case StudyHow Can India & Pakistan resolve their dispute over Kashmir?Objective: Describe the controversy over Kashmir & examine the threat of nuclear war

A Controversy Over Territory• In 1947, the British

government formally ended its colonial rule & divided the Indian subcontinent into two independent countries

• However, Kashmir had a unique population

• Kashmir was mainly Muslim but its leader was Hindu

• Pakistan & India went to war over Kashmir

• Currently India & Pakistan each control part of the disputed territory

• The Indus Valley flows through Kashmir which makes it a strategic prize

A Nuclear Nightmare• In 1998, India & Pakistan

both tested nuclear weapons

• The rest of the world feared a nuclear war over Kashmir

• However, both nations vowed to seek a political solution to the conflict

• Resolving the status of Kashmir would offer the people of India, Pakistan, & Kashmir the peace they need to begin improving the quality of their lives