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Explore the **maps** **section** of [|this website], looking at the trading routes from early history to the global age. 1. How have the trade routes changed over time? 2. What areas have always been interconnected? 3. What types of goods have been traded across this network throughout history?
 * Part A: Indian Ocean Trading Network…the heart of trade**

Using [|this site], answer the following questions 1. Which country was the first in the world to launch a mass media campaign to encourage family planning? 2. Scroll down to the section on India. Which country is projected to by the most populous by 2050? 3. In the past few decades have conditions for women improved? Describe how. 4. Is there any gender preference in India? 5. What strategies are part of India’s most recent approach to population control? 6. *Think* (No, it is not directly written in the article), how are India’s approaches to family planning similar? How are they different? 7. According to this [|BBC Article] as of March 2011, what is India’s current population? 8. More people live in India than what other countries combined?! 9. What is the date actually when India is anticipated to actually overtake China population wise?
 * Part B: Contemporary India – Population Concerns**

[|“India: Half a dollar a day ‘adequate’, says panel”] 1. What percentage of people in India are living below the poverty line? 2. What is the recommended average income that would improve the quality of life for people in the villages? What is the average recommended income for the cities? 3. How does the planning commission say people are being helped?
 * Part C: Poverty in India**