Fun Stuff in South Asia!
Thank goodness for the melting snow from these mountains as it really helps our rivers.
Himalaya Mountains
Through civil disobedience, this man was able to gain independence for India...
Ghandi
What are the consequences of water pollution in South Asia?
Poisonous chemicals cause illness and death. Also, wildlife cannot survive in the waters.
The people living in mountain villages don't grow food to sell, they only do this...
Grow enough food to feed their families.
This system changed in the last 50 years by outlawing discrimination.
The caste system
Describe the daily lives of the people living in South Asia...
Many countries offer a form of free education.
Food includes curry dishes, potatoes, eggplants, okra, rice, flat bread, stews.
Bollywood pop music and western pop. Bollywood movies
Sports-kabbadi, golf, hockey, and soccer
Let's save as much water as we can during this summer monsoon so we can use it during the __________ monsoon.
dry
The population is growing quickly.
How has economic growth improved over time in India.
Improved infrastructure, microlending (small loans to start businesses), encouraging foreign investements
This city produces more raw sewage than it can process so it pollutes the rivers... Yuck
Varanasi
India's economic growth has grown because of
the outsourcing of U.S. jobs.
Vocabulary to know!
subcontinent, sustainable agriculture, monsoon, caste system, tolerance, reincarnation, henna, pilgrimage, federal republic, outsourcing
During the Mughal Empire, this religion became a large minority...
Islam
The pull factor that explains the way the rural and urban population of India is changing is...
factory jobs in the city.