Areas were becoming desert like
The Economic Cycle.
An economy when graphed will essentially look like a wave. It may not be perfect, as there will be different size expansions and contractions/recessions.
Expansions is when the market is doing well or correcting from a recession. The Peak is the highest point that specific economic period can achieve. From there, the market will enter a Recession or Contraction where it goes down. It’s Trough is the lowest point that the contraction will reach.
South Asia
the region that was the most densely populated in 1994 was South Asia