The Region Today

Key Terms• Graphite

Economy• The level of economic development in the Indian Perimeter is

generally low• Depend on agriculture

• Slowed by a lack of natural resources

• Half the labor force in Pakistan works in agriculture• Bangladesh is the same

• Depend on the monsoon

Economy• Bangladesh has tried to industrialize the country• Textile and clothing makers are among the country's largest

employers• Fishing and logging are also important

• Sri Lanka’s main exports are tea, rubber, and coconut• Gemstones and graphite

Economy• Nepal and Bhutan are very poor and are still mainly

agricultural• Tourism is a growing part of the economies of the mountain

countries• The United Nations ahs helped these countries develop

• Build dams

Cities, Settlement, and Land Use• Pakistan and Bangladesh each have more than 125 million

people• Karachi is the largest city and main seaport• Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan

• Nepal and Bhutan have very low population density• Kathmandu Valley is the highest density in Nepal

• Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are mostly rural and densely populated

Economic and Environmental Challenges• Poverty is the greatest challenge• Poor sanitation, disease, and poor nutrition cause major health

problems• Deforestation is a serious problem in Nepal• Problems between Pakistan and India over Kashmir• Sri Lanka faces an ethnic conflict between the Hindu Tamil

minority and the Buddhist Sinhalese majority

Questions to Consider• Which countries have a low population density? Which have a

large population density?• Why is economy a big issue in the Indian perimeter?• What do most countries in this region rely on?

India

Pakistan

Nepal

Bhutan

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Khyber PassHindu KushMount EverestIndus River

Ganges River

Palk Strait

Himalayas

Arabian Sea

Indian Ocean