GASB57H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tibetan Plateau, Himalayas
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Gasb57- lecture 2 - colonialism, women and modernity: the case of widow immolation. Reminder that the map quiz is next week, it will be marked for accuracy. The himalayas are a good geographical indicator to go from, it divides the tibetan region and india. There are also three rivers that flow from this region. It was once a small small continent, collided with eurasia, 55 million years ago. Arabian sea (west), bay of bengal (east), indian ocean (south) The change of winds in the region. Due to the special formation of the landmass in the region it causes temperature rising, concentrated rainfall causing floods. All formerly part of the british empire. Most densely populated region in the world. In 2008, 570 million lived on less than us. 25 a day in south asia. Voting behaviour: the poorer you are, the more likely you are to vote and be politically involved.
