Chapter 25-2

People and Their Environment Limited Access to Clean Water Successful Resource management- Sustainable development- using resources at a rate that doesn’t take away from future generations

Human Impact on Resources Water Forests Wildlife

Water Lack of clean water India is most developed Still less than 60% urban and 20% of the rural population have access to sanitation facilities

Water continued… Dams Positives- Source of energy and water, fishing can improve, halts devastating floods. Negatives- forces people to relocate, trap water that is used down river for soil, insects gather and cause disease. Narmada River- 25 year effort to build a series of Dams.

Forests Deforestation Accelerated in recent years Slash-and-burn Reliance on burning biomass, wood from trees for fuel Mangrove Forests Cut Protection against storms and cyclones vanishes Rain Forests When cut down, soil erodes, rains produce floods, and temperatures rise

Reforestation Chipko movement “tree-hugger” movement Founded by Mhandas Gandhi Remind villages the importance of trees Nurseries

Wildlife Deforestation Wildlife depends on rain forests Endangered Species Deforestation and irrigation forcing animals to live where people do.

Seeking Solutions Government Creating wildlife reserves Passing laws to eliminate poaching Meteorologists Studying monsoon patterns to reduce devastation

Future Challenges Conflict in Kashmir Internal Conflicts

Conflict in Kashmir India and Pakistan Muslim territory Pakistan controls 1/3 India controls 2/3

Line of Control Border between two parts of Kashmir India and Pakistan accuse each other of violating border Opened trade in 2005

Map pg. 639 Nuclear Proliferation Spreading development of nuclear weapons India and Pakistan have spent huge amounts of money on development. Hurt people in both countries with the loss of money

Internal Conflicts Government Controlled by Buddhist Hindu – 18% Tamils accuse government of discrimination Fighting has killed 60,000 people and damaged Sri Lanka’s economy and tourist industry

Nepal Rebels trying to overthrow the democracy established by a Communist republic Millions of Nepalese villagers affects 12,000 have been killed

President Pervez Musharraf Faces opposition in Pakistan Survived numerous assassination attempts Islamic radicals dislike cooperation with the US

India Suffer from the system of social classes Lowest – Dalits Suffer violence Recently a certain number of seats in national and state parliaments are reserved for Dalits