INDIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• History
• Housing
• Government
• Clothing
• Transportation/Travel

TABLE OF CONTEXT SILDE 2

• Culture
• Climate
• Language
• Economy
• Natural Resources

SHORT HISTORY

• The Indus Valley Civilization in habited the subcontinent from 2600 B.C to 2000 B.C
• Buddhism was founded in the 6th century and was spread throughout northern India
• In 1526, Muslim invaders founded the great Mogul Empire, which lasted, at least in name, until 1857
• The Bronze Age in the Indian subcontinent dates back to around 3300 BCE.
• The Aryans were the first to invade the country.

HOUSING

• Housing in India include, DIY homes and hotels.
• The city has houses and hotels like Las Vegas.
• Outside the city, you can find smaller villages with smaller homes

GOVERNMENT

• India has a Federal Republic.
• The country also has a Parliamentary System.
• The two houses are called Lok Sabah, and Rajya Sabah.

CLOTHING

• Traditional women's clothing includes saris, shalwar kameez, and more.
• Traditional men's clothing includes dhotis, dastar, and more.

TARNSPORTATION/TRAVEL

• Most people travel by:
• Walking, Car, Bus, Taxi,
• Rickshaw, Bus, Tram,
• Palanquin, Bullock Cart,
• Horse Carriage

CULTURE

• Cuisine-Kheer, Thali
• Festivals-Republic Day, Dree Festival
• Sports-Field Hockey, Cricket, Futbol
• Television-Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, HBO, FX, MTV India

CLIMATE

• North-Humid Subtropical, Montane, Arid
• South-Tropical Wet & Dry, Semi-Arid
• East-Arid, Semi-Arid, Tropical
• West-Tropical Wet & Dry
• Central-Tropical Wet & Dry, Semi-Arid

LANGUAGE

• The major languages are Hindi and English.
• १२३४५६७८९०-Hindi Manuscript

ECONOMY

• The economy of India is the १०th largest in the world.
• Currency-Rupees
• GDP per capita-1,625$(130th largest)
• Unemployment Rate-3% Urban 2% Rural
• Import & Export Dollars Spent-1,080.9 Billion Dollars

NATURAL RESOURCES

• India is the 4th largest coal exporting country.
• They are also the 7th largest manganese ore exporter.
• Also the 5th largest bauxite exporting country.
• Other materials include mica, chromite, natural gas,
• diamonds, limestone, thorium.

FUN FACTS

• 7th largest country by land.
• India became independent in 1947.
• Hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games, naver the Olympics.
• Cricket is the most popular sport in India.
• The country is actually it's own continent, subCONTINENT.

FUN FACTS

• The largest population(1,205,073,612)
• National Symbol is the Bengal Tiger.
• Largest number of post offices
• Hosted the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
• Has the largest democracy in the world.