South Asia a short history by Hugh Tinker

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5comments:

1. I think that the inhabitants to the northwest didn't have high metabolism.
2. I don't think that the U shape of the reservoir makes a difference on the irrigation.
3. Malaria is a deadly disease that is caused by an infectious mosquito bite.
4. I don't think that there is a difference between the dry zone and the central zone.
5. the crops that were grown there are mainly corn.

4 questions:

1. What crop did they make usually?
2. Were rice eaters ever different from wheat eaters work wise?
3. how were the crops to grow when the land was dry?
4. Is there way that they had to survive in order to have the Right nutrients and soils?

3 vocab words:

1. nomad-someone who does not lead a settled life but moves from place to place, usually seeking pasture for herds of grazing animals.pg37
2. Sparse-not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"pg37
3. deforestation-
   The loss of forests due to over cutting of trees. One consequence of deforestation is soil erosion, which results in the loss of protective soil cover and the water-holding capacity of the soil.pg37
   

2 literary terms:

1. Simile: The ploughed crops as if their lives depended on it.pg39
2. foreshadowing:The land was so dry.(This immediately tells you that there crops are eventually going to dry out.)pg39

1overview:

1. The south Asians are believed to grow as many crops as possible to survive and glide to the suspense of a dry dead zone.