India Today

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Review

• Use your notes and book. Explain in your own words the Partition of India. Include the people groups involved, why it happened, and some of the results. What implications might the partition have today?

India Today: Economy

• Agriculture– ½ covered by farms– 25% of GDP– Mostly small farms– Dependent on

monsoons

• Rice• Peanuts• Sesame seeds• Mangos• Tea• Wheat• Sugar cane

India Today: Economy

• Read “The Green Revolution” on page 575.

• What are some of the ways India is trying to solve its need for more food production?

• What are some of the effects of the Green Revolution?

• Increase cultivated land• Harvest 2 crops/yr.• Use GM crops

• Displaced people• High cost of fertilizers

India Today: Economy

• Industry– World’s 10th highest– Low per capita– Cottage industries: home

production of products– Durable goods– Textiles

• Wool• Jute• Cotton

– High Tech

India Today: Cities and Villages

• Cities– Rapid urbanization– Factories and offices– Most people in cities live

in slums • Bangalore-> high tech.• Kolkata (Calcutta)-> sea

port• Mumbai (Bombay)->

movie industry

India Today: Cities and Villages

• Villages– Poor infrastructure– Poor sanitation– Little medical access– Big families

• Why do people in rural India have big families?

India Today: Challenges

• Population and Poverty • Population grows faster than infrastructure

India Today: Challenges

• Environment– 70% of surface water is

polluted– Deforestation– Overgrazing– Soil Erosion

• Political Issues– Kashmir– Religious conflict