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COLORFUL INDIA

COLORFUL INDIA. India’s Geography. India is a subcontinent - a large mass of land that is part of another continent but distinct from it. Climate: - warm or hot all year Monsoon - Seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for months. India’s Economy.

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COLORFUL INDIA

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  1. COLORFUL INDIA

  2. India’s Geography • India is a subcontinent • - a large mass of land that is part of another continent but distinct from it. Climate: -warm or hot all year Monsoon - Seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for months

  3. India’s Economy • The Green Revolution • Bengal Famine- • - happened in 1943 when the U.K. ruled the country • - 4 million died • Gained independence in 1947 • Green Revolution • -was an effort to use modern techniques and science to increase food production • Industry • - textiles, iron, steel, oil, sugar, computer software, gems, jewelry, mining • cottage industry • -is a home or village-based industry in which family members supply their own equipment to make goods.

  4. India’s Government • India is representative democracy • *The government is run not by the president but by the prime minister, who is appointed by the ruling party • Jawaharlal Neruwas the first prime minister • Indira Gandhi • - first female prime minister of India. She was assassinated.

  5. Environmental Challenges • 1. Thousands of acres of forest have been cleared for farming. • 2.Water and land have been polluted from burning coal, industrial waste and pesticides. • 3. Ganges river is one of the world’s most polluted river • 4. Destroyed animal habitat • What did the government do to protect their wildlife?

  6. India’s History and People • Where was the first civilization established in India? • - along the Indus River • The Indus people blended with the warriors called the – • Aryan • Caste System • -Social classes based on a person’s ancestry organized by Hinduism • Last conqueror of India- United Kingdom

  7. Mohandas Gandhi • -led a nonviolent resistance movement to free India from British rule • What was done in India to settle the problem between the majority Hindus and minority Muslims? • - the creation of Pakistan and Bangladesh

  8. Religions in India • Hinduism • - the religion formed by blending the practices of the people living along the Indus River and the Aryan people. • - 80% of the people • - they believe in reincarnation • - cows are believed to be sacred • Buddhism • - Started in India about 500 B.C. and spread around the world Islam

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