South Asia:India, Pakistan and

Bangladesh

Reported by:Discipline CommitteeII – St. Peter

Gonzales, Ella MaeGonzales, Janelle Harder, Corine Labatete, Krizel Marianne Mandia, Juan Miguel

INDIA Derived from the word Sindhu, an old name of the River

Indus.

Climate ---- Tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north

The world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.

The 7th largest country in the world.

The world’s largest democracy.Livelihood:

Farming

Mining

Natural ResourcesAgriculture: Mining: Industry:Wheat

Iron textiles,

Tea Ore processed food, Milk Coffee Bauxite steelCotton Copper Ore cement, Rice   mining,Fruits   petroleum, Nuts   chemicals Vegetables   computer

software

III. Issues and Concerns about the

Natural Resources in the Region 

Increase in Population

Pollution

Deforestation

PakistanLivelihood and economic life Agricultur

eLivestock

Idustries

“Land of the Pure" in Urdu and Persian

a sovereign country Capital: Islamabad Climate: Temperate

Form of government: Federal republic with two

legislative houses

Natural Resources Coal Oil and Gas Forestry Mining Land Uranium

Issues and concerns about the Natural Resource

water pollution from raw sewage

industrial wastes

agricultural runoff

deforestation

soil erosion

BANGLADESH Created after a bloody and armed civil war against West

Pakistan. Most densely populated major

country in the world. Land of Bengal

I. Livelihood/Economic Life of the Country

Farming Mining

Industries

NATURAL RESOURCES

Rice Jute Tea Sugarcan

e Wheat Cotton

Tobacco Oil Peat Natural

Gas Coal Limestone

Slow implementation of economic reforms

ISSUES AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE NATURAL

RESOURCES

Frequent cyclones and floods

Inefficient state-owned enterprises

Inadequate port facilities

Rapid growing labor force

Exploiting energy resources

Insufficient power supplies

India

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Medium

Small

Large

OPEN-FORUM/DISCUSSION

CLARIFICATION OF DISCUSSION

REACTIONSQUESTIONS

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