PDF-South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People

Novembe r 20 13 1 Comments on the TOR clearance application for Jidu HEP 92MW in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh The Jidu hydropower project with 92 MW 3x3066MW installed capacity. Jayanti Natarajan Forest Advisory Committee blatantly violating Forest Rights Act n a very significant letter t o the Environment M inister dated 21 st November 2012 and ano ther letter on similar lines on Dec 7 2012 Tribal Affairs Minister Kishore It is threatened primarily by the damming of rivers for irrigation and electricity generation which degrades habitat isolates populations and prevents seasonal migration More than twenty barrages low gated diversion dams and eighteen high dams have August 2013 1 Lessons not learnt in Uttarakhand from Past Disasters or Reports In th South and Central Asia and International Studies. Environment and Population. Introduction: Why Study South and Central Asia?. Long history. Harrapan. civilization occupied the Indus valley, considered one of the beginnings of civilization. Economy. People & Environment. Sherpa Family in Nepal. Traditional Bengali. Man & woman in . Sari.. Pakistani Women. Indian Women. Indian Men. Sri Lankan Children. India. The two largest ethnic groups in India are descendants of what two groups?. 3/5 . - #1. Using the textbook, . page 543. , COPY and answer the following:. What physical feature separates South Asia from the rest of the continent? How do you think it affects the region?. Physical Geography of South Asia. Unit . 4 . - . Geography of India. Preview. Mountains and Seas. - Indian is surrounded by two geographic features. There are mountain ranges to the north and large bodies of water to the south.. Rivers, Farming, and Civilization. From the wettest jungle to the driest desert…South America has it all!. SECTION 1: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. How has South America’s rugged landscape both attracted and isolated people?. MOUNTAINS. Andes mountains: world’s longest mountain chain. Preview. Location and Landforms. - . East Asia’s landforms vary from country to country. China has long influenced the cultures of other East Asian countries.. Climate and Resources. - . Volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis affect the people of East Asia.. Section 1-The Economy:. Economic Activities. Agriculture. Mining and Fishing. Industry. Tourism. Agriculture. Traditional Methods:. Subsistence farming is common. Terracing. Digging sticks and hand plows. Standard SS7G6 . SS7G6 The student will discuss environmental issues across southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water. The Indian Subcontinent . India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka,& the Maldives . Subcontinent. - large landmass that’s smaller than a continent. - called Indian Subcontinent because India dominates the region . Chapter 24: Physical Geography of South Asia: The Land Where Continents Collided. South . Asia’s major landforms, including the massive Himalayan Mountains, were created when the subcontinent broke off from Africa and drifted into Asia.. Class. #3. December. 12, 2012. Bill . Derman. What does PE illuminate?. The materiality or biophysicality of water. The characteristics and features of water itself, not a generalized nature. Its features changed by both human and nonhumans. Characteristics of rivers versus lakes.