Chapter 24

Section 1

1. India's population is widely distributed throughout the whole of the country, but in the recent years, more Indians have been found migrating towards the more urban and developed areas.

2. The two major world religions that helped shape India's history and culture are Buddhism and Hinduism.

Creative Writing: Life in the bigger cities of India is much different than in the village where I grew up in. With more money flowing around in their economies, the larger cities are able to spend much more money creating hospitals and schools, greatly improving health care and education. Here in Mumbai, there are twenty times as many films coming out in a year than there were in our village in ten years! The city life seems a little more distant compared to ours though, because people tend to take leisure activities for granted, such as going to the movies or watching television.

Section 2

1. Booming populations and urbanization have become problems for Bangladesh and Pakistan because they countries both have limited resources, especially food, and because the industrialization of these areas have caused mass amounts of pollution.

2. Several poems and plays have come from the Bangladeshi culture. Music and literature are the richest forms of Pakistani art forms, like Qawwali and musha'irahs.

Creative Writing: The Kashmir region is in the region of both northern Pakistan and India. This land was declared to be Pakistani. However, the Hindu prince of the region later fled from the region to Delhi and signed the state over to India. Even though India claimed a legal right to the region, Pakistan insisted it would be a better homeland for the Muslim residents of the region, so the region stayed Pakistani. Today, the two continue the conflict with this region, but are armed with nuclear weaponry, causing problems not just between the two, but now with any nation that tries to interfere.

Section 3

1. The arts of these nations can be seen throughout the region. the Buddhist stupas and dzongs show a religious aspect of their culture. Dance is popular mainly in Bhutan and Nepal. Sri Lanka produced an artist in both literature and theatre.

2. Hinduism and Islam are two main religions in this region.

Creative Writing: The choice between improving the healthcare or the literacy rate between two areas can be a very difficult one to make a definate decision on, but I believe that improving the literacy rate would be a more significant cause. With the improvement of literacy rate in a region, that region would have a firm foundation for which to grow upon. With more people being able to read, the people of this region would be to establish better governments and other things needed for a functioning society over time. Adding to this cause will allow people of poverty stricken countries to recieve the educations they need to improve the region, most likely increasing health care along the way.