GEOG120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Saltwater Intrusion, Ethnic Religion, Indirect Rule
30 Oct 2017
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Look at maps to study patterns and reasoning behind events and characteristics. A lot of people in a fixed land area. Water resources, land, agricultural production to feed all the people. Major flooding, intensified precipitation, drier and wetter areas. Monsoon pressure moves high to low created by different temperatures. June-october = southwest to northeast (water to land) November-february = northeast to southwest (land to water) Deforestation, salinization is a big issue to the northwest, flooding, saltwater intrusion. Region is already pretty densely populated, so where do these people go. Cultural geography - common heritage and religious revival. Syncretism = mixing and adopting of certain elements of all the religious practices. Religion influenced by cultural influences and outside influences. Tribal religions more in the mountainous areas. Geopolitical issues - a region deeply divided. Tension is primarily a result of what happened during the colonial areas. Disputed areas where boundaries were drawn - colonial boundaries are more arbitrary.
