Use with old Green textbook, plus the info sheet and work sheet

Guess the country!

The customary greeting is done by putting your palms together and with a slight nod of the head, saying "namaste."

$1489 GDP Per Capita (2012)

“Truth Alone Triumphs”

The number system was invented here.

Has the highest number of post offices in the world

Life expectancy: 67 years

It is the 7th largest country in the world

Population: 1.2 billion

It is in Asia

It’s name begins with an I

Regional Differences in Development : India Key Words: Rural Urban Core Periphery Multiplier Effect Learning Objectives: To be able to identify how levels of development may vary within a country, especially between an urban core and a rural periphery.

Mapping Regional Differences Complete the choropleth map (on the A3 sheet) to discover differences in levels of development in India. Describe what your map shows you in the box underneath the map.

The Core Most growth has been around India’s ports and cities – why?

The Multiplier Effect

Mumbai – the urban core The richest core region in India, and has the largest city (Mumbai). Watch this clip (50 seconds) http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/life-in-mumbai-pt-2-3/5913.html What does it tell you about why Mumbai has grown? Green book p237 for more on why Mumbai has developed.

Bihar – the rural periphery Page 238/9 Subsistence farming Sharecropping Role of women Lack of education

Use the information from page 237 Explain why Mumbai has grown Draw the multiplier effect Using the information from page 238/9 3. Write 4 statements which prove that Bihar is in India’s less developed periphery. 4. Explain how the factors hinder Bihar’s development 5. Draw the cycle of poverty Now highlight key facts and terms. Complete Q4 and 5 from p239