Warm Up Who were the two groups involved

Warm Up • Who were the two groups involved in the Civil War in Sri Lanka? • Why were they fighting one another?

Today’s Issues in South Asia Day 5: Chapter 26

How has the population grown? • Basic necessities: food, clothing and shelter • Many do not have these in South Asia • Skyrocketing population • Will become largest populated country

Why are resources failing? • Population too large to support • Widespread poverty and illiteracy • Poor sanitation and lack of education causes disease to spread • Limited health care

If population continues to grow EACH YEAR • India will need to: • • • Build 127, 000 new village schools Hire 400, 000 teachers Construct 2. 5 million NEW homes Create 4 million new jobs Produce an additional 6 million tons of food

How are they managing their population? • Smaller family campaign • However, this is not working • Children are seen as income • Infant mortality rate is high

What extreme weather conditions do they have? • Monsoons are WIND systems • South Asia has 2 seasons • Summer monsoon: moist, winds stir up powerful storms, rain • June through September • Winter monsoon: dry, cool, little moisture • October through February

What does the weather do to the economy? • Rain needed to water crops • However, too much rain causes flooding • Can also cause droughts • Threat of famine is always present • People can lose homes and government cannot help

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What political tensions are there? • Weather can cause issues in politics • India constructed a dam that took water from the Ganges • However, Bangladesh needed the water as well • Dispute ended in 1997, however proves how the weather can impact politics

Monsoon Video • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=9 pe. DRk. O-TLc