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KEY TERMS Typhoon Hurricane Cyclone Monsoon “Mother Ganges” Tsunami Deforestation Agricultural Runoff Over-urbanization Squatter Settlements Overpopulation

South Asia

The Size of South Asia

TYPHOON, MONSOON, CYCLONE, OR HURRICANE? Typhoon Monsoon Cyclone Hurricane Which can affect the Indian subcontinent?

Dominant Weather Pattern: The Monsoon

Winter

Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.

Bodies of Water Indus R. Ganges R. Brahmaputra R. Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal

The Ganges River System 1,560 miles long

“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges) The Ganges River is sacred (holy) Holy to Hinduism (not Buddhism)

The Indus River System 1,975 miles long

Valleys / Plains Indus River Valley Indo-Gangetic Plain? Ganges River Valley

Mountains & Peaks Himalayas Hindu Kush Western Ghats

Hindu Kush

The Himalayas  “him” [snow]  “aalaya” [home]  Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet.  SEPERATES CHINA FROM INDIA

2004 Earthquake In Indonesia: Tsunami Devastates Indian Ocean Coastlines!

the Tsunami’s Devastation 100,000s dead!

The Deccan Plateau  31,800 square miles in size.  Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.  From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].

The Thar Desert  The Great Indian Desert  feet in elevation.  up to 127ºF in July.

BANGLADESH - FLOODING

DEFORESTATION Occurred over thousands of years Cow Dung as fuel

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF Green Revolution – Heavy use of chemicals Water system, drainage

AIR POLLUTION

# 2 in the world  New Delhi 3 more cities in the Top Ten Worst

WHY? Short Answer  Increased Car Ownership Long Answer  A meteorological phenomenon known as “inversion” often occurs in valleys similar to those of New Delhi and Beijing. Inversion results in stagnant air, often for days, with no clearing. Therefore, all of the exhaust from vehicles remains trapped in the lower atmosphere. Of course, this is only an issue when there are too many cars in a given area.

LOCATION

CARS, CARS, CARS

Population Density

2010  China1.3 B  India1.2 B  USA307 M  Indonesia240 M  Brazil199 M  Pakistan175 M  Bangladesh156 M  Nigeria149 M  Russia140 M  Japan127 M 2050  India 1.6 B  China 1.4 B  USA 420 M  Nigeria299 M  Pakistan295 M  Indonesia285 M  Brazil260 M  Bangladesh231 M  D.R.C 183 M  Ethiopia145 M

Language in India alone

LIGHTS AT NIGHT

URBANIZATION Migration of people from rural areas to urban areas. Growth of cities. Currently about 50% of the world’s population lives in urban areas. This number is increasing at a rapid rate.

URBANIZATION: S. ASIA S. Asia is one of the least urbanized regions in the world.  only 25% Only Sub-Saharan Africa is less urbanized. Currently shifting, quickly.

OVERURBANIZATION When the urban population grows more quickly than support services such as housing, transportation, waste disposal and water supply Fairly common in 3 rd World Countries

SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS Illegal developments of makeshift housing on land neither owned nor rented by the inhabitants. Fairly common in many Less Developed or 3 rd World Countries

WHERE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE? Ganges River Valley and Coasts

PROBLEMS WITH OVERPOPULATION What are they?

PROBLEMS WITH OVERPOPULATION PollutionHousingInadequate ResourcesUnemploymentCulturalEducation SystemHealth Care CostsInfrastructure

PROBLEMS WITH OVERPOPULATION: S. ASIA’S BIGGEST PROBLEM Poverty 1/3 of Indian babies malnourished 2/3 of Bengali babies malnourished Population is still growing rapidly (unlike neighbor to the Northeast)

Population Pollution Inadequate Resources Unemployment Health Care Costs  Since all of these problems are exacerbated by overpopulation, they can also be lessened by population control.