GEOG 202 Lecture 19Outline of Last Lecture - Ch. 12: South Asiao Physical Settingo Climateo Environmental Issues o Water Facts o PopulationOutline of Current Lecture South Asian Diaspora o Agriculture o Urban South Asiao Cultural Coherence and Diversity o Religious Diversity o Linguistic Diversity Current Lecture-South Asian Diaspora Very high population densities Seeking economic opportunity due to extreme poverty British colonialism: preferred migration pathway oAgriculture -Food crops Rice (east) needs lots of water These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Wheat (NW): N Indus valley and NW India Millet (central)-Green Revolution 1960's: mass starvation predicted for India 1970, Norman Borlaug: Nobel Peace Prize High yield crop varieties using high tech agFood self-sufficiency oUrban South Asia -Really crowded, poverty alongside wealth -MumbaiLargest city in S Asia (22 million). Foreign trade, manufacturing, and film industry One of the worlds most densely populated cities City of contradictions -Most economically advanced city in India -Claims to have best nightlife in the world -But also has largest slums in India spread throughout city -Bollywood industry releases more films than anywhere else in world oCultural Coherence and Diversity -Early Unity: Hinduism -Islam -British Colonialism English language Passion for sport of cricket Built railroads and dams worlds largest rail network and India's largest employer -Since 1980'sSpread of IslamGrowing Hindu nationalism Religious rivalries Culturally coherent? No way.. oReligious Diversity -Hindu: India and Nepal -Islam: Pakistan and Bangladesh (400 million in region)-Sikhs: NW India state of Punjab-Buddhist: Sri Lanka and in Himalayas -Taj Mahal Constructed in 1600's in Agra, India Entombs 3rd wife of Emperor One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World Muslim architecture, gardens, and mosqueMost visited site in Hindu India -HindusimMany deities represent a divine entity Reincarnation Many are vegetarian Ritual bathing in Ganges RiverComplex Hindu social order defined by hereditary caste system -Pyramid shaped society with 5 levels -Job, spouse, even diet determined by class -Social pollution, even "visual pollution"-SikhismPunjab, between India and PakistanBlended religion. Arose from tension between Muslims and Hindus in 1400's Persecuted and became warriors Don’t cut hair or beards Want autonomy oLinguistic Diversity -Indo-European languages prevail. Hindi is widely spoken -Pakistan culturally distinct from India -Multilingualism, but English is unifying language because of
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