Discuss the Demography of South Asia

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Essay

Discuss the demography of South Asia. Why do some regions have lower rates of natural increase than others?

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Definitions:

Triple Junction

The place where three tectonic plates, and three plate-tectonic boundaries, meet.

Plate Boundaries

The edges where two tectonic plates meet, which can be sites of significant geological activity like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Slab Pull

A tectonic process where a cold, dense oceanic plate is pulled beneath a lighter continental or oceanic plate at a subduction zone, driving plate tectonics.

Subducting Lithosphere

The portion of the lithosphere that is being forced down into the mantle at a subduction zone.