1. India
Unit II – A
India

2. Stats Population: 1,147,000,000 Males: 591,000,000
Females: 556,000,000
Area: 3.29 million sq. km. (1.27 million sq. mi.); about one-third the size of the U.S.
Made up of 27 states and 9 territories
Located in Southern Asia
Covers 1, 269,219 square miles
Used in 3 major ways
Permanent crops
Permanent pastures
Forests and wood lands

3. Regions
Main Regions:
The northern mountains including the Himalayas, which includes the Kuen Lun and the Karakoram ranges and the northeast mountain ranges.
Indo Gangetic plains
Thar Desert
Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau

4. Vegetation Has a variety of vegetations ranging from:
Evergreen forests in the Himaylayan regions
Deserts with small shrubs
Tropical rain forests
Grasslands

5. Government
Form of Government: Multiparty federal republic with two legislative houses (Council of States and House of the People)
Leaders:
President: Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh
Capital: New Delhi

6. Trade/Economy GDP: $502 billion GNP: $793.02 billion
Export: textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather, services
Import: crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals
Currency: Indian Rupee
Debt: $132.1 Billion

7. People Ethnic: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3%
Life Expectancy: years
Men – 66.8 / Women 71.9
Birthrate: 28.5%
Death rate: 9.2%

8. Cultural Traditions (many but a few main ones are listed) Holidays:
New Years: January 1
Independence Day: August 15
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: October 2
Christmas: December 25
Parsi New Year: August 17

9. Modern Culture
Food: Alu Rati (potato filled bread), Khorma (cubed lamb), Chai (Indian tea), Raita (salty yogurt dish), Kulfi (Indian ice-cream)
Sports: hockey is official sport of India, others: cricket, soccer, field hockey, tennis, chess
Famous People: Mother Theresa, Mahatma Gandhi

10. Other India Information
Elevation – Lowest 0 % (Indian Ocean) / Highest 8,600
Land Use – 51%
Natural Hazards – droughts / flash floods / earthquakes
Natural Resources – Coal, iron ore, bauxite, titanium, natural gas, diamonds
Median Age – 25.1 yrs
Languages – Main is Hindi
Religion – Hindu (80%) / Muslim (13%) / Christian (3%)
School – 10yrs (Girls 9 / Boys 11)