India Today Title page 62

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 10 th 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