World Geography 7Mrs. Wethington

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Review Challenges Facing

South Asia

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Unit 6

There are 4 steps:

1. Identify and Research a Problem or

Challenge in Southwest and South

Asia using your textbook (complete

Part 1 of your wkst). 1-2 sentences is

fine.

2. Carefully Review the Writing a

Business Proposal Guide.

3. Develop and Research a Proposed

Solution (complete Part 2 of your

wkst).

Continued

4. Write your Business Proposal as a

short essay (4 paragraphs) or PPT

presentation (6 slide min). You must

include the following: Title

Introduction

Background of the Problem

Proposed Solution

Partners

Resources

Conclusion

Citations (1-2 min)

Unit 5

• In 1947 Britain partitioned British India into two states; India and Pakistan.– Pakistan was already divided into two regions, East

and West Pakistan– 1,000 miles separated the two– India and Pakistan became free and independent on

Aug. 15, 1947.

• After the partition– Massive migration

• Millions of Hindus and Sikhs moved from Pakistan to India

• Millions of Indian Muslims moved to Pakistan

– People lost everything they owned– Families were split up– Many people died of starvation and other

difficulties on the journey– Violence erupted between ethnic and religious

communities killing 1 MILLION+ people– Gandhi was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist on

January 30, 1948

• Independence for Bangladesh

– East Pakistan demanded independence

• Outnumbered West Pakistan

– Government was concentrated in West Pakistan

• Invested more $ in West Pakistan

• East Pakistan remained in deep poverty

– Trade and governing was difficult because of the 1,000 miles separating the two parts

– Pakistani government attached East Pakistan in March 1971

• 10 million Hindus fled from East Pakistan to India

• Most settled in region of Bengal

– India helped East Pakistan gain independence

• Dec. 1971, East Pakistan became nation of Bangladesh

Governments

• India

– Parliamentary government• Voters elect members of parliament who then elect the

prime minister

– Federal System• Power is divided among central, regional,

and local govts.

• Afghanistan and Maldives

– Presidential democracies• President is directly elected by voters

• Power is shared between president and

legislature or parliament

• Sri Lanka

– Mix of parliamentary and presidential democracy• Different parts of govt are controlled by the president or

prime minister

Poverty and Inequality

• Overcoming Poverty

– Better education

– Overcoming sexism• the unfair treatment based on gender

Infrastructure and Government

– South Asia suffers from poor infrastructure (the body of public works such as roads, bridges, and hospitals)

– Public works that do exist are overtaxed by large and rapidly growing population

– Governments need to invest in infrastructure• Makes workers and businesses more productive

– Government corruption• Makes it hard to start and grow businesses

Overcoming Caste

• Outlawed discrimination based on caste in India and Pakistan– India created universities and jobs for students from low castes

Political Conflicts

– Afghanistan• Fighting Islamic fundamentalist Taliban

– Taliban fighters hide in mountains of NW Pakistan

– India and Pakistan over Kashmir• Kashmir – an Indian state with a Mulsim majority

– Pakistan backs Kasmir’s fight for independence

– Sri Lanka• Government controlled by Sinhalese majority

• Rebels from the Tamil minority– Government won the war in 2009 but Tamil minority still treated unfairly

– India• Rebels called Naxalites fight the government

– Operate in rural East India

– Call for communist dictatorship

• Conflict between Hindu majority and Muslim minority

Air quality

• Causes lung disease

• Kills thousands every year

• Causes– Motor vehicle exhaust

– Burning of wood and charcoal

– Cow dung for cooking and heat

– Burning of dead plants in farms to fertilize them

• Delhi, India has worst air quality of any major city in the world– Government has restricted

car travel

– Encouraged use of efficient stoves that produce little smoke

Water Problems

• Lack clean drinking water– Sewage and farm runoff

flows into Ganges River and its tributaries

– People use Ganges for drinking water

– Disease spreads

• Flooding– Brought on by summer

monsoons• Polluted Ganges overflows and

damages crops

– Natural disasters affect food supply

• Environmental Protection Act in 1986– Limited success

– Ganges remains polluted

Climate Change

• Main challenge of South Asia

• Rising sea levels of Ganges Delta– Parts of Bangladesh flood

– Tens of millions of people left homeless

• Disrupts summer monsoon rains– Depended on as source of water

– People use Ganges for drinking water

– Disease spreads

• Overcoming challenges– Poverty is biggest roadblock

– Rapid growth adds to challenges

Major Religions

• India and Nepal – Hindu– Muslim is largest MINORITY in India (1 in

every 7 persons)

• Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives – Muslim– Most Muslims are Sunnis

– Afghanistan has large Shia minorities

Other Religions• Sikhism in the Punjab area of NW India• Jainism and Zoroastrianism in India• Buddhism in Bhutan and Sri Lanka

• Significant Buddhist MINORITY in Nepal• Large Hindu and Muslim MINORITIES in Sri

Lanka

• Small ancient Christian community in Southern India