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Warm-Up Activity

Warm-Up Activity. Please answer the following questions on a piece of notebook paper. 1. Have you ever been to the mountains? If so, where? 2. When did you go? What was the weather like? 3. What did you do while you were there?

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Warm-Up Activity

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  1. Warm-Up Activity • Please answer the following questions on a piece of notebook paper. • 1. Have you ever been to the mountains? If so, where? • 2. When did you go? What was the weather like? • 3. What did you do while you were there? • 4. Did you notice any differences between your life in the city compared to mountain life?

  2. Nepal A Mountain Kingdom

  3. Kathmandu • Only major city in Nepal • Elevation – 4,600 ft

  4. Lukla Airport 9,383 ft

  5. Prayer Flags

  6. Stupas

  7. Mani Stones

  8. Yaks

  9. Sherpas

  10. Village Life

  11. Buddhist Temple

  12. Mount Everest 29,029 ft

  13. Everyday Life • Most Nepalese are subsistence farmers. People eat what they raise and market what little surplus they might have for necessities such as salt, tea, and cloth. • To increase the amount of land suitable for farming, the Nepalese have built terraces into the steep slopes.

  14. Life Along the Trail • Trekking routes frequently pass right through people's yards. Although children are used to seeing hikers along popular trails, they often stop playing to have a look at you. • Thatched roofs are common in the hills of Nepal. Thatching is surprisingly long lasting and watertight.

  15. Laundry is done by hand with water that has been drawn and carried or—when homes are close enough to a well—pumped through a hose from the public tap. Teahouses and lodges can be found along major trekking routes, such as this one that passes through the village of Landruk.

  16. Nepal and Bhutan • Constitutional Government – both Nepal and Bhutan have this type of government • Government in which the ruler’s powers are limited by a constitution. • Bhutan – King is supreme ruler • Nepal – King shares power with an elected parliament

  17. Rich Cultural Traditions • Sherpas – Inhabit high Himalayan region • Tibetan ancestry • Traditional mountain guides of the Everest region • Siddhartha Gautama – known as Buddha, born on borders of present day Nepal and India. • Buddhist teaching began in Nepal but later replaced by Hinduism • Buddhism – Official religion of Bhutan • Hinduism – Official religion of Nepal • Mandalas – geometric designs that are symbols of the universe and aid in meditation.

  18. Sri Lanka and the Maldives

  19. History of the Islands • Settlement of Sri Lanka • Sinhalese – • ethnic group, settled in ancient Sri Lanka • Adopted Buddhism • Built sophisticated irrigation systems • Settled southern end of island • Majority – 74% of population • Tamils – • Dravidian Hindus from southern India • Settled northern end of island • Minorities – 18% of population • Tensions between Sinhalese and Tamils resulted in civil war in the 1980s and continue to erupt in violence

  20. History of the Islands • A Muslim State in the Maldives • Settled by Buddhists and Hindus from Sri Lanka • Arab traders made frequent visits. • Result: 12th century population had converted to Islam • Sultans – 6 dynasties of Muslim rulers governed the Maldives. • 1968 – declared itself a republic, headed by an elected president. • 1,200 islands comprising 115 square miles and 300,000 people makes the Maldives one of the world’s smallest independent countries!!

  21. Life in the Islands • Ethnic Mosaic of the Islands • Sinhalese Buddhists – 75% (Southern, western, and central parts) • Tamil Hindus – 18% (Northern part) • Muslims – 7% • Capital: Colombo – most live in smaller towns and villages • Cultural Life in Sri Lanka • Religion: Buddhist, Hindu temples, Muslim mosques and Christian churches dot landscape • Cultural Life in the Maldives • Muslim customs – strong influence • Islam is the state religion, no other religions allowed • BoduBeru (“big drum”)

  22. Economy Activity of Islands • Economic Strengths • Agriculture (rice farming) • Plantation agriculture (tea, rubber, and coconuts) • Sri Lanka – leading tea-producing country • Maldives – Fishing and tourism • Tough Challenges • Sri Lanka – civil wars caused tourist industry to collapse • Maldives – global warming • Islands lie very low in the water, and any rise in sea level – caused by melting of the polar icecaps – could flood them completely.

  23. Today’s Issues – South Asia • Population Grows • India’s population growing so fast it lacks basic necessities – food, clothing, and shelter. • India: 1947 300 million, 2000 – 1 billion, 2045 – 1.5 billion • South Asia – home to 22% of the world’s population, live on 3% of the world’s land area • Inadequate Resources • Illiteracy – inability to read or write and widespread poverty have left millions without hope that their lives would improve • Poor sanitation

  24. Managing Population Growth • Smaller Families • India encourages people to have smaller families • Women marry young, have lots of kids • Use kids as a source of income • Children represent security • High infant mortality – India 75 per 1,000 • US 7 per 1,000 • Education is a Key • Education is essential to break the cycle of poverty

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