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Chapter 25 Notes

Chapter 25 Notes . Human Geography of South Asia: A Region of Contrasts. Section 1: India. India - ancient culture, over 4,000 years old Blending of many different cultures & traditions Many invaders & empires came to power in the region. East India Company Flag. Section 1: India.

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Chapter 25 Notes

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  1. Chapter 25 Notes Human Geography of South Asia: A Region of Contrasts

  2. Section 1: India • India- ancient culture, over 4,000 years old • Blending of many different cultures & traditions • Many invaders & empires came to power in the region

  3. East India Company Flag Section 1: India • DON’T WRITE • By the 1500’s Europeans were trading with India for spices & cloth. • Great Britain began to dominate this trade, through its company the British East India Company.

  4. Section 1: India • By 1857 Great Britain controlled all of India. • This period is known as the Raj (lasted for 90 years)

  5. Section 1: India • Eventually Indians began to resist the British occupation. • They were led by Mohandas Gandhi • Advocate of mass nonviolent resistance- • Protest movement that does not use violence to achieve its goals

  6. Section 1: India • Gandhi cont.- • Advocated an end to the Caste system • British educated lawyer • Made own clothes (why?) • Imprisoned many times • Commonly used hunger fasts as a resistance tool • Forced the British from India in August, 1947 • Inspiration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s tactics in the Civil Rights movement

  7. Republic of India • 28 states and 7 union territories

  8. Section 1: India • India is the world’s largest democracy • ͌ 1.1 billion people • Strongly Hindu country but • Over 150 million Muslims • Source of conflict? One of the new 7 wonders of the world

  9. Section 1: India • Land Reform- more balanced distribution of land among farmers • Proposal to redistribute land. • Done because 25% of farmland is in the hands of a powerful 5% of farm families.

  10. Section 1: India • Green Revolution- increasing of crop yields by introducing higher-yielding grain varieties & teaching better farming techniques to farmers. • Introduced in late 1960’s & early 1970’s • Dramatically improved the amount of food available for the poor.

  11. Section 1: India • Modern Life- • Most marriages are arranged • Divorce is rare • Very common for extended family to all live under one roof. • Most are vegetarians • Has largest film industry in the world. • Public affection is discouraged

  12. Section 1: India • Languages of India • 18 major languages • More than 1,000 are spoken • English is common in business areas. • Hindi is the official language

  13. Section 1: India • Hinduism • 80% of population • Reincarnation • Karma- moral consequences of a persons actions (help to determine how a person is reincarnated)

  14. Section 1: India • Caste system- system of social classes • Born into a specific caste • Only marry within your caste • Only move to a different caste through reincarnation

  15. RELIGION

  16. Section 2: Pakistan & Bangladesh • DON’T WRITE • Indus Valley Civilization- largest of the world’s first civilizations • Began around 2500 B.C.

  17. PAKISTAN (AT PARTITION) India WestPakistan EastPakistan • Independence & Division- • Britain divided up India into a Hindu nation (India) and a Muslim nation (East & West Pakistan)

  18. Section 2: Pakistan & Bangladesh • Partition- division of British India • Led to much violence between Hindu’s & Muslims • 1 million died • 10 million moved to new areas • By 1971 a civil war broke out and the new nation of Bangladesh was formed.

  19. Section 2: Pakistan & Bangladesh • Kashmir- small territory in northern India that both Pakistan & India claim as there own • Muslim population but had Hindu Maharaja at time of partition • Joined India • 3 Wars over the territory • Both sides have nuclear weapons

  20. Section 2: Pakistan & Bangladesh • Microcredit- very small loans that are made available to entrepreneurs • Entrepreneur- people who start & build a business • Effective way of getting poor workers out of poverty

  21. Section 2: Pakistan & Bangladesh • DON’T WRITE • Pakistan & Bangladesh- most are Muslim • Ramadan- month-long period of fasting from sunrise to sunset.

  22. Section 3: Nepal & Bhutan • DON’T WRITE • Nepal & Bhutan- • Geographically isolated, because of their mountainous terrain • Difficult to conquer &/or visit in its history

  23. Section 3: Nepal & Bhutan • Nepal & Bhutan • Both are Constitutional Monarchies- • Kingdom in which the ruler’s powers are limited by a constitution • Both are very poor & have limited resources

  24. Section 3: Nepal & Bhutan • Sherpas- people of Nepal of Tibetan ancestry • Renowned mtn. climbers & pack carriers

  25. Section 3: Nepal & Bhutan • Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)- born on the borders of Nepal & India in the 6th century • Founder of Buddhism

  26. Section 3: Nepal & Bhutan • Buddhists in Bhutan use Mandalas- • Geometric designs that are symbols of the universe & aid in meditation.

  27. Section 4: Sri Lanka & the Maldives • DON’T WRITE • Sinhalese- Buddhist people from India that settled in Sri Lanka (majority) • Tamils- Hindu people from southern India that settled in Sri Lanka (minority) • Civil War has been taking place on & off since the 1980’s between these groups

  28. Section 4: Sri Lanka & the Maldives • The Maldives- • Population of only about 300,000 on over 1200 islands • Ruled by Sultans- Muslim Rulers

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