Chapter 18-1 Notes (South Asia Today)

I. India - makes up the South Asian ___________.

A. India w/ more than 1 billion it’s the world’s largest ___________.

B. Like the U.S. it’s a federal republic where power is _________ between national (New Delhi) and state. (28 states)

C. India’s national government has executive, __________, and judicial branches.

D. India has a ___________ who is a ceremonial head of state.

E. The _________________ leads the government. Jawaharlal Nehru was India’s first prime minister. (Indira Gandhi the 2nd )

II. India’s Economy

I. India has one of the fastest growing ____________ today.

II. Still not enough jobs and many people remain __________.

subcontinent

democracy

shared

legislative

president

prime minister

economies

poor

B. ____% of Indian workers are farmers and more than ½ of its land is used for farming.

C. India’s farming has benefited from the ______________, changes that modernized its farming.

D. Farmers raise rice, wheat, cotton, tea, and _______.

E. ___________ is also an important industry.

F. India has __________________ where people work in their home and factory based industries. (textile and food)

G. The ___________ sector is fastest growing part of their economy.

H. Many software and technical support specialists have been ______________by American businesses.

75

green revolution

jute

Fishing

cottage industries

service

outsourced

Chapter 18-2 Notes (Muslim Nations)

I. _____________– is covered by mountains and the Indus River.

A. It has more than 160 million people making it one of the world’s most ____________ countries.

B. Its government ____________ parts of the economy (nationalized) such a banks, hospitals, and transportation.

C. ½ of the people are __________ and many remain poor.

II. Bangladesh - is one of the most _________ populated and poorest countries.

• Most of its 144 million people are ___________ and 75% live in rural areas.

• It faces threats from ___________ rains and cyclones.

• Most are farmers w/ rice being its main crop. ______________ is a major industry.

Pakistan

populous

controls

farmers

densely

Muslim

monsoon

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Chapter Notes 18-3 (Mt. Kingdoms, Island Republics)

I. __________– landscape is made up of 8 of the 10 world’s highest mountains. (Himalayas Range and Mount Everest)

A. ___% of the people live in rural villages depend mostly on farming.

B. The capital and only major city is _____________. Hinduism is its major religion, but Buddhism is practiced also.

II. ___________- Himalaya is the major landform and makes it difficult for the people to develop its economy.

A. Many are ____________ farmers and practice Buddhism.

• ____________(island) – is covered by lowlands and sandy beaches.

• The 2 major ethnic groups (74%) _____________ (Buddhist) and (17%) Tamils (Hindus) have fought each other in the past.

• In December 2004, a large _________ struck the island killing more than 30,000 people and leaving 850,000 homeless.

Nepal

85

Kathmandu

Bhutan

subsistence

Sri Lanka

Sinhalese

tsunami