1. Objective (READ) SWBAT identify the EFFECTS of overpopulation on India. 2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION) 3. Warm-up (ANSWER) A. Why do India’s slums look the way they do? B. Which cause of overpopulation do you think has the biggest impact on the population explosion in India?
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1. Objective (READ)
SWBAT identify the EFFECTS of overpopulation on India.
2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)
3. Warm-up (ANSWER) A. Why do India’s slums look the way they do?
B. Which cause of overpopulation do you think has the biggest impact on the population explosion in India?
Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #
**SOUTH ASIA UNIT**
2/25 Cover Page 63
2/26 Physical Geography 64
3/2 Overpopulation 65
3/3 Effects of Overpopulation 66
1. Turn to the next available fresh page after your Monsoons activities and title it “Overpopulation”.
EFFECT EXPLANATION
Directions: Create the chart below and complete it as we go through the information. Read along the rest of the slides as we discuss them.
1. Copy down what is inside the box on your Effects of Overpopulation page.
2. Read along the rest of slide as we discuss it to find the answer.
- Make sure you are silent during the discussion.
- Call out the answer when we go over the
box.
1. Deforestation Wood is used for building materials,
furniture, funeral pyres, and so on.
The rapidly growing population of South Asian countries have created an increase in the demand of wood
The increased demand for wood and new arable (farm) land has led to deforestation (the clear cutting of forested land)
The rapid population growth is creating rapid ___________ in
South Asian countries.
Funeral Pyres - Clip
Clip Questions:
1. Describe traditional funeral pyres?
2. How do they contribute to deforestation?
Directions: Put on your yellow sheet in the deforestation box or in your notebook on your overpopulation page
2. Endangered Species Rapid population growth results
in the loss of habitat for many endangered species.
As animals like tigers, elephants and rhinos lose habitat they can become endanger of extinction.
For example, in the early 20th century there were 40,000+ tigers in the wild. Today there are only about 4,000.
Rapid population growth is destroying the natural
________ of many ___________ _______ like
tigers, elephants, and rhinos
Clip
Endangered Species
Pawan Mondal, 40, shows the scars from a tiger attack outside his home in Bijoynagar, India, on Aug. 5, 2008. India's tiger population has dropped from 100,000 a century ago to an estimated 1,500 today.
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How the villagers respond
3. Pollution of the Ganges River As the population rapidly increases
and urbanizes, more waste and pollution is created.
Over 350 million people live along the banks of the Ganges River
The Ganges River has become extremely polluted and now effects the health of the nearby population
The growing population has increased ___________ of the ________ River and increased
the health risk to the 350 million people that live there