SET AGanges River in India

the entire river serves as a famous religious pilgrimage route for Hindus

For Hindus, this river is the ultimate symbol of purity, and holds the sacred power to purify. All Hindus, regardless of their sects, believe in the sacred purifying powers of the Ganges. They worship the river by bathing in it, drinking its waters, praying to it, invoking it in oaths, and chanting its name. Of all these actions, sacred bathing is arguably the most important and the most widespread. Bathing in the Ganges has become an important part of a vast number of Hindu ceremonies and festivals. Even sacred statues of deities are bathed in the Ganges after being first created.

SET AThe Himalayan Mountains

The Himalayas stretch across the northeastern portion of India. They cover approximately 1,500 mi and pass through the nations of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Bhutan and Nepal. The mountains were formed by plate boundaries colliding which is known as convergent plate boundaries.

Mount Everest at 29,029 ft. is not only the highest peak in the Himalayas, but the highest peak on the entire planet.

SET BMonsoons

Monsoons are created from the different temperatures of the land and sea. When hot air rises in the atmosphere, cooler air is rushed in from the ocean to fill the gap. Monsoons are mainly active in Asia. Monsoons bring torrential rain to the area which causes major flooding.

Bangladesh is so low lying flooding is a major issue inthis country.

SET B

Monsoons cause so much flooding that peoplehave learned to adapt to their environment bybuilding houses on stilts to help with thedestruction caused by the flooding.

Bikes andboats instead of cars

Adapting to theEnvironment

SET CReligion in India

Hinduism is the major religion in India. It actually has many gods and goddesses which is known as polytheism.

India has other major religions but the majority of the population practices the Hindu religion.

SET CIndian Caste System

Definition: A type of social organization/hierarchy in which a person’s occupation and position in life is determined by the circumstances of his birth.

• "Caste" is the term used to describe the complex system of social divisions that pervades life in India.

• Caste is an ancient hereditary system that developed alongside and became intertwined with Hinduism.

How Caste System shapes society• Rigid, hereditary membership into birth caste• Marriage only among member of same caste• Occupation choices restricted • Personal contact with other castes restricted• Acceptance of fixed place in society

SET DPakistan vs. India

India was separated into 2 countries of Pakistan and India due to borderconflicts based on Pakistan being primarily Islamic and India being primarily Hindu

In Kashmir today there is still major conflict betweenthe Islamic Pakistanis and Indian Hindus.

Who controls Kashmir:India 48%Pakistan 35%China 17%

SET DPopulation Growth in India

World’s Population1,220,800,359 (July 2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 2

Age Structure:0-14 years: 28.9% (male 187,236,677/female 165,219,615)15-24 years: 18.2% (male 117,385,009/female 104,516,448)25-54 years: 40.4% (male 253,642,261/female 239,219,931)55-64 years: 6.9% (male 42,307,170/female 41,785,413)65 years and over: 5.7% (male 32,992,850/female 36,494,985) (2013 est.)

Population Growth Rate1.28% (2013 est.)

Birth Rate20.24 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Death Rates7.39 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Ratetotal: 44.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancytotal population: 67.48 years

Fertility Rate2.55 children born/woman (2013 est.)

SET ECottage Industries

VersusCommercial Industries

Cottage industries occupy an important place in the economy of India. India is a predominantly agricultural country. About eighty per cent of our country’s population depends on agriculture. Cottage industries can provide them some gainful employment and add to their income. Goods are made at home and sold typically in flea markets.

Commercial Industry are those that makes the finished goods, supplied by the manufacturing industries, available to the consumers. Transport, trade, commerce etc are the examples of commercial industries.

SET EOutsourcing

SET FGlobalization

The term Globalization refers to processes of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture.

SET FGlobalization and Pandemics

SET GEconomic Activities

SET GLoss of Local Culture

SET HImperialism and ColonialismSet up trading posts in India

Great Britain considered India its most precious jewel (colony) in its Imperial crown

British held all political and economic power

British restricted Indian-owned industries

Cash crops made it impossible for small farmers to produce enoughfood for themselves

Racist attitudes of most British officials and missionaries threatened Indian traditional life

Mohandas Gandhi= practice CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

SET HPolitical Boundaries After Colonialism