chapter 29 section 3. one of world’s highest mountain ranges: hindu kush khyber pass: allows...
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Chapter 29 Section 3
One of world’s highest mountain ranges: Hindu Kush
Khyber Pass: Allows movement between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Mountains keep cold air from C Asia from coming down in the winter Between 60-90 degrees
Indus River Valley
Indus River: lifeline Agriculture Hydroelectric Power
Less than 10 inches of rain/year Farmers must irrigate
Tarbela Dam One of world’s biggest producers of hydroelectric
power Silt is building up
Most live in farming villagesWomen have few
opportunities/freedomsCovered faces Islam
7% speak Urdu (national language) 64% speak Punjabi
Ethnic violence Female Prime Minister
assassinated Leader recently gave up office
Hindu Kush Mountains and highlands
“Kush” means deathMany invasions and migrations
Many ethnic groups2 official languagesUnited by IslamBuffer State: Britain and RussiaToday: Center of the war on terrorOsama bin Laden still on the loose
3 powerful rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna Mouth of Ganges
Fertile soilClose to sea levelRegular floodingMonsoon seasonTemps above 80 degrees Flood Action Plan: lessen effects, improve disaster
management
Overpopulation 9th most populous country in world 119 million people As many as Canada and Mexico
combined in area the size of Wisconsin
Hunger/Malnutrition Constant problem Population growing faster than
food supply Few roads, bridges
Most travel by boat
Lows of 600 ft above sea level To highs: Mt. Everest 29,028 ft
95 Statue of Liberties First person to climb it: Sir Edmund
Hillary of NZ and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in May 1953
Death toll: 95 people (including 40 Sherpa guides)
Hot and humid Tropical crops 90% Hindu Welcomes tourists for hiking Sherpa: skilled mountaineers and
guides
75% BuddhistHinduism in low areasBuddhism in high areasDiscourages tourism
Preserve traditional culture
Means “magnificent island”Tear drop shapedTropical climateCoconuts, rubber, tea
1/8 of world’s tea2/3 covered in rainforestDeforestation is changing island’s weatherTamil minorityEthnic violence