1. Poverty
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6. India What causes economic disparity in India? Politics: Democratic
Economics: Capitalist
Physical Geography:
Top three cities are Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi…all are close to waterways
Tropical and sub-tropical climates so major diseases/viruses include malaria, yellow fever, AIDS, Japanese encephalitis, etc.
Good soil for agriculture except there are unstable climate conditions which include: monsoons, droughts, cyclones, etc.

7. Poverty in India
75% of poor live in rural areas; face the worst poverty (often high levels of illiteracy and poor health)
1/4 of the nation's population earns less than the government-specified poverty threshold of $0.40/day
The gap between the rich and the poor is huge… and increasing
Population of India is 1.1 Billion; of which 30% live on less than US$1 a day; mass hunger is a problem

8. Poverty in India
The documentary, Born into Brothels, examines the lives of several children who live in Kalkuta, India
The children live with their families in a brothel (prostitution house) and as a result face challenges which further aggravates their condition of poverty