India

India

By Corbin and Simion

Size

• Area=3288000. • 1/3 the size of the

United States.• 1/4 the size of

Canada.

Location

• Located in Asia.• North east of China.• North west of

Pakistan.

Population

• Population=1000848550.

• 9191-2001 the population grew 21.34%.

• Holds 15 percent of the worlds population.

Languages

• 400 different languages are spoken.

• Some languages can’t be written.

• Some languages were around for about 3000 years.

Capital city/Important cities

• Capital city=New Delhi.• New Delhi has princess

homes which now are government houses.

• Mumbai, Bengaluru, Nagpur, Kolkata, Bengal are other cities.

Government

• Democratic Republic with 28 states.

• Prime minister is Manoham Singh.

• President is Partibah Patil.

Interesting Laws

• Have a ton of foreign laws.

• Criminal laws have not changed since 1861.

• Mixture of laws Hindu laws, Islamic laws, English laws, Portuguese laws.

Education• Half 10 year olds don’t

continue school.• Other half of 10 year

olds continue life with a job.

• School goes from six year olds to 14 year olds.

Natural Resources• One of the major

producer of iron in the world.

• Holds the second largest amount of oil in Asia.

• 40% of the yearly value is coal.

Geography

• Largest mountain= Kanchenjunga.

• Longest river= Brahmaputra.

• Gangetic plain holds the 2 largest states.

Sports

• Sports= cricket, hockey, kho kho, golf, kabaddi, lawn tennis.

• Most popular sport is cricket.

• Kho kho is like duck duck goose.

Religions

• Major religions= Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism.

• Hinduism is the oldest religion.

• More than 800000000 Hindus.

Attraction and Famous Buildings

• Famous Hindu attraction is the Mamallapuran.

• Most famous building is the Taj Mahal.

• Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings on earth.

Bibliography

• Sachdev, Rosemary, India Land and Culture, 1968• Sachdev, Rosemary, India Plants and Animals, 1970• Britannica Encyclopedia, Volume 6, 2010• Britannica Encyclopedia, Volume 11, 2010• Nelson World Atlas, Forth Edition, 1998• Scholastic Canada Atlas Of The World, 2001• South-indian-recipes.com• World Book Encyclopedia, Volume 10• World Book Encyclopedia, Volume 19• Dictionary.Reference.com• India.Resources.com• World Book Online.com• Wikipedia.com