June September heavy From June to September winds bring heavy rainfall to the region unpredictable Highly unpredictable beneficial Sometimes beneficial, sometimes very destructive

Population in 1947 was 350 Million Population is 1.21 billion today 1.39 billion expected by 2025

That’s 180,000,000 more mouths to feed in 13 years

The British arrived in 1609 and left in 1947 The East India Trading Company worked for the Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom Took over parts of India until the whole country was part of the United Kingdom

Include today’s: INDIA PAKISTAN SRI LANKA BANGLADESH BURMA

Jammu and Kashmir When the British left they gave Jammu and Kashmir to Hindu India and NOT Muslim Pakistan Jammu and Kashmir’s leaders were Hindus Most people in Jammu and Kashmir are Muslim

Pakistan’s Role Pakistan was created for Muslims and Kashmir is mostly Muslim Pakistan believes it should have control over Kashmir Pakistani Terrorist groups and Al Qaeda terrorize the region of Kashmir

Parts of Kashmir are controlled by China too Pakistan and India have been fighting over Kashmir since 1947

Why does this matter? China, India, and Pakistan all have nuclear weapons

–Mountains between China Nepal, and India Everest –Mt. Everest at 29,035 feet is the highest point on earth

Overpopulation leads to degradation of land and resources, pollution, and poor living conditions China and India face serious problems associated with overpopulation in the future

CHINA A leading civilization in ancient and medieval times China fell into decline in the 19 th and 20 th centuries Many of its main ports were taken over by the British, Portuguese and Germans

The Japanese invasion in World War II and a corrupt, inefficient government resulted in the Chinese Revolution in 1949 This removed the Republic of China and replaced it with the People’s Republic of China –Which is not a republic

China is the world’s largest communist country… And the most populous –1,343,239,923 people live in China today

China’s one child policy aParents must pick up a birth certificate for their child before it is born Families with one child receive benefits

China’s one child policy If the family has more than one child it is punishable by a tax of up to half the family’s income Unplanned or unauthorized pregnancies must be terminated China’s population is now growing at.57%

Having twins is exempt from the one child policy Some minorities are sometimes allowed to have two People living in rural areas can have more than one child because more people are needed to work on the land China’s one child policy

Mongolia The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206 Mongolia is the world’s least densely populated country Approximately 30% of the population are nomadic or semi- nomadic

Mongol Empire Mongols migrated quickly throughout Asia and Europe Used horses and archery to dominate areas quickly

Indonesia is an archipelago made of approximately (about) 17,508 islands Indonesia is rich in Natural Gas and Oil Indonesia is a member of OPEC Was a Dutch colony during age of imperialism –Royal Dutch Shell oil company began in the colony Captured by the Japanese early in WWII for their oil resources

Is a part of the Ring of Fire Is the largest Muslim country –Arabic traders brought Islam to Indonesia over 1,000 years ago

JAPAN Is also a part of the Ring of Fire Japan was never colonized by the west Trade was prohibited with western countries until the 1850’s Japan modernized and industrialized very fast

Japan quickly took control of Korea, Manchuria (in China), Taiwan, and took control of parts of Russia Japan’s goal was to become the dominant power in East Asia –Push out Europeans and Americans JAPAN’S EMPIRE

Japan’s empire continued to grow until the Americans, Russians and British defeated Japan in 1945

Singapore City-State –The city is the whole country Very strict laws in Singapore