SOUTH ASIA

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KEY TERMSTyphoon

Hurricane

Cyclone

Monsoon

“Mother Ganges”

Tsunami

Deforestation

Agricultural Runoff

Over-urbanization

Squatter Settlements

Overpopulation

South Asia

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TYPHOON, MONSOON,CYCLONE, OR HURRICANE?

Typhoon

Monsoon

Cyclone

Hurricane

Which can affect the Indian subcontinent?

Dominant Weather Pattern:

The Monsoon

Winter

Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.

Bodies of Water

Indus R

.

Ganges R.

Brahmaputra R.

Arabian Sea

Indian Ocean

Bay ofBengal

The Ganges River System

1,560 miles long

“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

• The Ganges River is sacred (holy)

• Holy to Hinduism

• (not Buddhism)

The Indus River System

1,975 miles long

Valleys / Plains

Indus

River

Valley

Indo-GangeticPlain?

Ganges River Valley

Mountains & Peaks

Himalayas

Hindu Kush

Weste

rn G

hats

Hindu Kush

The Himalayas

“him” [snow]

“aalaya” [home]

Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet.

SEPERATES CHINA FROM INDIA

2004 Earthquake In Indonesia:

Tsunami Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!

the Tsunami’s Devastation

100,000s dead!

The Deccan Plateau

31,800 square miles in size.

Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.

From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].

The Thar Desert

The Great Indian Desert

200 - 1500 feet in elevation.

up to 127ºF in July.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

BANGLADESH - FLOODING

DEFORESTATIONOccurred over thousands of years

Cow Dung as fuel

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF

Green Revolution – Heavy use of chemicals

Water system, drainage

AIR POLLUTION

AIR POLLUTION

# 2 in the world New Delhi

• 3 more cities in the Top Ten Worst

WHY?Short Answer Increased Car Ownership

Long Answer A meteorological phenomenon known as “inversion” often occurs in valleys similar to those of New Delhi and Beijing. Inversion results in stagnant air, often for days, with no clearing. Therefore, all of the exhaust from vehicles remains trapped in the lower atmosphere. Of course, this is only an issue when there are too many cars in a given area.

LOCATION

CARS, CARS, CARS

Population Density

Population Density

Population

2010 China 1.3 B India 1.2 B USA 307 M Indonesia 240 M Brazil 199 M Pakistan 175 M Bangladesh156 M Nigeria 149 M Russia 140 M Japan 127 M

2050 India 1.6 B China 1.4 B USA 420 M Nigeria 299 M Pakistan 295 M Indonesia 285 M Brazil 260 M Bangladesh231 M D.R.C 183 M Ethiopia 145 M

Language in India alone

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URBANIZATION

Migration of people from rural areas to urban areas.

Growth of cities.

Currently about 50% of the world’s population lives in urban areas.

This number is increasing at a rapid rate.

URBANIZATION: S. ASIA

S. Asia is one of the least urbanized regions in the world. only 25%

Only Sub-Saharan Africa is less urbanized.

Currently shifting, quickly.

OVERURBANIZATIONWhen the urban population grows more quickly than support services such as housing, transportation, waste disposal and water supply

Fairly common in 3rd World Countries

SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS

Illegal developments of makeshift housing on land neither owned nor rented by the inhabitants.

Fairly common in many Less Developed or 3rd World Countries

WHERE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE?

Ganges River Valley and Coasts

PROBLEMS WITH OVERPOPULATION

What are they?

PROBLEMS WITH OVERPOPULATION

Pollution

Housing

Inadequate Resources

Unemployment

Cultural

Education System

Health Care Costs

Infrastructure

PROBLEMS WITH OVERPOPULATION:S. ASIA’S BIGGEST PROBLEM

Poverty• 1/3 of Indian

babies malnourished

• 2/3 of Bengali babies malnourished

Population is still growing rapidly

• (unlike neighbor to the Northeast)

Population

PollutionInadequate Resources Unemployment

Health Care Costs

Since all of these problems are exacerbated by overpopulation, they can also be lessened by population control.