1. India: A Growing Population

2. India’s Growing Population

3. Current Indian Population
Each year, India adds more people to the population of the world than any other nation.

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7. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce: Economics and Statistics Administration, India will surpass China in size by 2050.

8. 99% 73.4% Men 47.8% Women Literacy Rates United States India
(CIA World Factbook2011)
73.4% Men
47.8% Women
(Rates for 2011, CIA World Factbook)

9. India’s Occupations
Industry:
Agriculture
Industry
Service
% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
16%
28%
55%
% of Indian Workforce in Each Field
52%
14%
Products or Services Offered
rice, wheat, cotton, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish
textiles, steel, cement, mining, machinery, software, pharmaceuticals, electronics : i-Pod, Samsung, htc
Informational Technologies (tech support),
Business Process Outsourcing (human resources, financing, accounting)
Many businesses are relocating all or some of their businesses to India. Why?
Because India has a “large pool of low-cost, skilled, educated, English-speaking workers.” (U.S. Department of Commerce: Economic and Statistics Administration)

10. Overpopulation:
“the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash”

11. Overpopulation
“Global population continues to rise at a rate of roughly 78 million people per year. Most of the growth is taking place in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of South and Western Asia—areas least able to afford more people. Not coincidentally, the same places are plagued by deforestation and other unsustainable exploitation of natural resources.”
(NationalGeographic.com)

12. The United Nations estimates that as the 21st century begins, more than a billion people lack basic needs. Out of an estimated 4.8 billion people in developing nations:
(NationalGeographic.com)

13. India’s Economy 2/3 of people rely on farming Most live in poverty
Need land reform- redistribute land more evenly
Green Revolution
Scientists researched new farming techniques to increase production
Industry
Mumbai is India’s most prosperous city
Major producer of iron and steel, chemicals, machinery, food products

14. Pakistan and Bangladesh Economy
Depend primarily on agriculture
Most live in poverty
Climates ruin crops
Q1: What climates would ruin their crops?
Pakistan: arid region
Bangladesh: monsoons
Neither are highly industrialized
Microcredit introduced = small loans available to poorer entrepreneurs

15. Nepal and Bhutan’s Economy
Q2: Why would topography limit economic development here?
Isolation and difficult topography have limited economic development
Based on agriculture
Problems: mountainous, poor soil, erosion
Timber industry very profitable
Increasing tourism

16. Sri Lanka and the Maldives’ Economy
Based on agriculture
Highest per capita income in South Asia
Tea, rubber, coconuts, fishing
Famous for precious stones (mining)
Increasing tourism
Civil war in 1980s in Sri Lanka decreased tourism
Global Warming: most of the Maldives lie right at sea level. Any rise in sea level could cause them to flood completely

17. Extreme Weather Monsoons Political Tension Physical Impact:
rains in the summer months are critical to agriculture
Flooding
Cyclones can cause devastation
Droughts in winter monsoons
Economic Impact:
Crops are ruined in drought and flood
People lose their families and homes
Political Tension
India constructed the Farakka dam across the Ganges
The dam left little water to run into Bangladesh

18. Kashmir Strategic location at the foot of the Himalayas
Indus river flows through the region (extremely important)
Since 1947, India and Pakistan have been fighting over this territory
Kashmir’s majority was Muslim but ruled by Hindus

19. Kashmir and Nuclear Weapons
1998- began testing nuclear weapons
1999- last war takes place (no nuclear weapons used)
Q7: What is the MAJOR problem with this (besides nuclear devastation)?
Money spent on troops, arms, and nuclear weapons could have been spent on the education/ending social issues/ defeating poverty.