Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 Nepal and Bhutan HAND WRITTEN! Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 Mountain Kingdoms Main geographical feature are the mountains of the Himalayas. Rugged landscape has created isolation with no access to the sea. Environment has impacted the people’s culture tremendously. Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
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Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 History Long and natural progression toward democracies. Primarily - small religious kingdoms governed by Hindi kings in Nepal and Buddhist priests in Bhutan. Lead to monarchies of ruling families. Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 Which led to constitutional monarchies in the 20th century. Shift to democracies in 2008 without revolutions or violence. Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 Economies Isolation has limited economic development. Being Buddhist help to avoid a consumer mentality to want “stuff.” Both are poor countries with jobs in the agricultural field. Subsistence farming – plots are small, soil is poor, and erosion is a problem. Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
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Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 Timber industry is important but has created deforestation = erosion and land slides. Tourism is the fastest growing economy in Nepal for access to the Himalayas. Quick tourism has damaged the environment due to a lack of infrastructure and westernized the culture to varying degrees. To avoid damage and westernization, Bhutan regulates tourism with a $250 daily head tax. Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 Cultural Traditions Nepal’s ethnic groups are a mix from India, Nepal and Tibet. Tibetan Sherpa are used in mountaineering. Bhutan remains ethnically isolated. Nepal practices both Hinduism and Buddhism. Bhutan’s official religion is Buddhism. Traditional folk art, dancing and archery. Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 People of Nepal Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
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Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 People of Bhutan Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
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Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016 Bhutanese Archery Lindsey Barnes, Helena High - 2016
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