Extreme poverty as well as booming high tech industries Has people living in a makeshift tent The subcontinent bc its separated from the rest of the continent by the huge mountains Chapter 12 South Asia Wednesday November 11 2015 4 49 PM Chapter 12 cover photo South Asia Three largest countries India Pakistan Bangladesh Himalayan countries Indian Ocean countries Shared British colonial history Physical setting surrounded by mountains Crashing crustal plates Ganges River Delta Largest Delta in the world Very Fertile soils undammed Prone to cyclones and extreme flooding Heavily populated Climate Monsoonal seasonal rainfall Tropical and subtropical except for mountains Orographic rainfall cools it precipitates South Asian Monsoon Caused by uplifting and cooling of moist air as it goes across the mountain range As it Low pressure in summer attracts moist air from Indian Ocean Rainy Season High pressure over Himalayas in winter brings dry air south Dry Season Environmental Issues Flooding Green Revolution Deforestation women at the Well water is the biggest issue More environmental issues Cyclones hurricane Flooding in Bangladesh Water Facts Her fave video of the semester they have to walk two miles to get the water They say India is one of the world s largest grains exporters and the low cost of its production and procurement system means it can sway world prices Global water budget Fixed amount of water that is constantly being recirculated 97 of earth s water is freshwater 3 of earth s water is freshwater Almost 70 of earths freshwater is frozen in polar ice caps or glaciers Almost 30 of earths freshwater is located underground Less than 1 of Earth s freshwater is in rivers and lakes Plenty of water Just enough freshwater that is unpolluted where it is needed 40 of world s population experiences water shortages India is one of those places Population Biggest population is by FAR India then Pakistan then Bangladesh Some of the biggest countries in the world all in one region Most populous region in the world 2nd most populous country changing Population density in Bangladesh among highest in world Pakistan s something or another Pop Indicators Pop density is huge in some countries TFR is above 2 1 but not SUPER high urban is very low Net migration is mostly negative but not dramatically so S Asian Diaspora Very high population densities Seeking economic opportunity die to extreme poverty Agriculture Food Crops British colonialism Preferred migration pathway She doesn t think it s a Diaspora but the authors do Millet central Green Revolution 1960s Mass starvation predicted for India 1970 Norman Borlaug Nobel peace prize High Yield crop varieties using higher tech ag Rice east needs lots of water Wheat NW N Indus valley and NW India doesn t need very much water at all Food Self sufficiency Link to TAMU Times Urban South Asia Mumbai Geobeats com Mumbai overview Really crowded poverty alongside wealth The sidewalks are higher off the ground to protect the squatters from the monsoons Largest city in S Asia 22 million Foreign Trade manufacturing film industry One of the world s most densely populated city City of contradictions Most economically advances city in India Claims to have best nightlife in the world town But also has largest slums in India spread throughout the city not on one side of Bollywood industry releases more films that anywhere else in the world