1. Chapter 26 Today’s Issues South Asia
Objective: Examine that South Asia face serious issues, & are actively seeking solutions to their problems

2. Chapter 26 Section 1 Population Explosion
Vocabulary: Basic Necessities & Illiteracy
Objective: Analyze why population growth in India is difficult to manage

3. Growing Pains
India’s population is soaring above 1 billion but it still lacks life’s basic necessities – food, clothing, & shelter
India’s population is continuing to skyrocket, although it doesn’t have the land to hold properly accommodate all its citizens
Widespread poverty & illiteracy (inability to read & write) are serious issues in India
Poor sanitation & lack of health education have led to outbreaks of diseases

4. Managing Population Growth
India’s health-care system is encouraging people to have smaller families
To poor families, children can be used as a source of income (begging for money & working in the fields)
Infant mortality rate is extremely high in India
Education is essential to break the cycle of poverty & provide South Asians with means to raise their standard to living
The future of South Asia depends on the success of its efforts to control population growth

5. Chapter 26 Section 2 Living with Extreme Weather
Vocabulary: Summer Monsoon & Winter Monsoon
Objective: Learn how the monsoons affect South Asians

6. The Monsoon Seasons
Summer Monsoon is a wind system that blows air from the southwest across the Indian Ocean toward South Asia
These winds stir up powerful storms that release vast amounts of rain & cause severe flooding
Winter Monsoon is a wind system that blows from northeast across the Himalayas toward the sea
Sometimes this can result in a brought if the summer monsoon didn’t bring enough moisture

7. Impact of the Monsoons
Monsoons held nourish the rainforests, irrigate crops, & provide sediment to replenish the soil
However, monsoons bring cyclones that destroy farmland, wipe out villages, & cause massive flooding
India has to import food depending on the effects of the monsoon season
Homes & farms are destroyed due to catastrophic monsoons
India does receive international aid but it doesn’t do much due to monsoons reoccurrence

8. Case Study How Can India & Pakistan resolve their dispute over Kashmir?
Objective: Describe the controversy over Kashmir & examine the threat of nuclear war

9. A Controversy Over Territory
In 1947, the British government formally ended its colonial rule & divided the Indian subcontinent into two independent countries
However, Kashmir had a unique population
Kashmir was mainly Muslim but its leader was Hindu
Pakistan & India went to war over Kashmir
Currently India & Pakistan each control part of the disputed territory
The Indus Valley flows through Kashmir which makes it a strategic prize

10. A Nuclear Nightmare
In 1998, India & Pakistan both tested nuclear weapons
The rest of the world feared a nuclear war over Kashmir
However, both nations vowed to seek a political solution to the conflict
Resolving the status of Kashmir would offer the people of India, Pakistan, & Kashmir the peace they need to begin improving the quality of their lives