South Asia by Rachel Ray https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia Sri Lanka and the Maldives en-us 2018-02-27 18:18:35 UTC 2018-02-27 20:11:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Maldivian Society https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236117499 • 99% of the people in Maldives are Sunni Muslim. 
• Remaining 1% is divided among Buddhists, Hindus, and Christians 
• The open practice of anything other than Islam is illegal 

• Descendants of Sinhalese people from Sri Lanka
• National language is Divehi 

]]> 2018-02-27 19:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236117499 Physical Features of Sri Lanka https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236117872 • climate = tropical monsoon
•the natural vegetation is rain forests
• the island is occasionally hit by fierce cyclones and tornadoes, combined with the monsoons, these storms cause a great deal of soil erosion
The Banyan Trees
•banyan trees grow from the top down
• they are also known as "walking trees"
• the largest banyan tree had 350 large trunks and 3000 smaller ones, and is located in Sri Lanka

]]> 2018-02-27 19:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236117872 Sri Lanka Society https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236118844
  • Buddhist Sinhalese from northern India came to Sri Lanka in 400 BC. Tamals arrived 300 years later. Won Jaffna. 14.3% of islands population. 70% are Buddhists. Law declares freedom of worship, political and religious leaders say otherwise. Government supports anti-conversion program. Influenced by Portuguese and Dutch traders, European from Great Britain. Known as Ceylon in 1796. Conflict between Sinhalese and Tamils for independence going on for decades. Signed Norwegian-brokered cease-fire in February 2002. Fighting again in 2006, Sri Lankan defeated Tamil forces in 2009. Working to bring reconciliation between the two. 
    • ]]>     2018-02-27 19:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236118844     -Physical features of Maldiva https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236126084 -The islands have a hot humid climate
    -Terrarin is flat, with beaches and white sand
    -The highest point is 8ft
    -The northwest monsoons are dry; Southwest rainy

    ]]>     2018-02-27 19:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236126084     Sri Lanka Government https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236128369 •Sri Lanka has a republican form of government 
    •It has a president, prime minister, and unicameral legislature 
    •Capital is Colombo
    •population 752,993 in 2011
    •Has twenty or more political parties 
    •Strong influence was exerted by buddhist priests, labor unions, and radical separatist group ]]>     2018-02-27 19:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236128369     The Maldives government and economy https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236129114 The Maldives became independent in 1965 then in 1968 they became republic they have limited freedom they ataind there government from England and the dutch there economy is dominated by fishing and tourism]]> 2018-02-27 19:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rray9/southasia/wish/236129114