) What causes the South Asian monsoon? How does it affect different parts of Sou
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) What causes the South Asian monsoon? How does it affect different parts of South Asia?
2) How are natural disasters in Bangladesh impacting the population of this nation? How does the geography of Bangladesh contribute to this problem?
3) In South Asia, protecting endangered wildlife is more difficult than it is in other parts of the world. What are some of the reasons why this is the case? What are some of South Asia’s most endangered species?
4) What are some of the infrastructural problems faced by South Asian cities? Give some specific examples?
5) What is the “Green Revolution” and what are benefits and consequences that resulted from this revolution?
6) What factors have contributed to a decline in India’s fertility rate? Despite this decline, why will the population growth rate continue to be high in India for many decades to come?
7) What is a forward capital? (NOTE: the definition in the textbook is not an adequate definition….you may have to use other sources to find a suitable definition). What present-day South Asian capital city can be considered a forward capital? Why?
Explanation / Answer
1) There are two type of monsoon in south Asia that are summer and winter monsoon.
Summer monsoons associated with heavy rain comes in April and September. As winter ends warm moist air from Indian ocean blows towards south Asia and brings hummid climate and torrential rainfall.
Winter monsoonal wind blows from northeast part of Asia and have less rainfall comparing to the summer monsoon. The reason behind this is there are less source of evaporation and also Himalayan ranges prevents the wind from northeast to reach the coastal areas of South Asia.
These monsoon winds affect south asia in terms of agriculture ; which is the source of livelihood of most of the people.
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