World Geography Chapter 25: India
india is # __ in the world in industrial productivity
10
Europeans arrived in india in the
1400s
Britain ruled india in...
1858
india got independence in
1947
_____________ million Indians are christian
20
increasing yields with genetically improved seeds, increasing amount of farmed land, harvest 2 crops/ year
3 main elements of the green revolution
how many different climate types are present in india?
6
80% of Indians are this religion
Hindu
festival that celebrates spring and triumph over evil, like easter
Holi
3rd highest caste, traders, merchants. the middle class
Vaisyas
25% of the GDP comes from this part of the economy
agriculture or farming
tolerant of Hinduism, muslim leader, successor of babur
akbar
what did the Aryans bring to india
basic ideas of Hinduism, pantheon, and a strict social class system
refusal of buying or using goods
boycott
what company controlled india at 1st?
british east india company
group of people born into a status a position or state in life, like social classes
caste
tight fitting blouse under sari
choli
herbs in curry powder
cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, safron
india has the world's 4th largest _________ reserve
coal
small, homebased industries
cottage industries
oppressed, have unclean jobs, untouchables, outcasts, lowest caste, treated like a whole different race
dalits
today india is a
democracy
doing one's duty in life according to what you are (position or assignment) and not complaining doing one's duty in life
dharma
3 main beliefs of Hinduism
dharma, karma, reincarnation
india usually has
dry winters
a person cannot change castes ___________,only in their next life will they move up or down a caste (reward/ consequences of good/ bad dharma) move up: did good in last life move down: didn't do good in past life
during their lifetime
_______________________ form the edges of the deccan
eastern and western ghats
____________ is a language of politics and business
english
when it rains too much or too little, _______ and ___________ can occur
flooding and droughts
where does the great ganges river begin
high in the himalayan mountains
6 types of climates found in india
highland, tropical humid, tropical wet and dry, humid subtropical, arid, semiarid
the national language that 40% of people speak
hindi
all gods and all living things are part of the same spirit
hinduism
where does the thar / great indian desert lie?
india and pakistan
inida has deposits of ...
iron ore, bauxite, and petroleum
_____________ caused environmental hazards
irrigation projects
_____________ is the largest minority religion in india
islam
emphasizes a strict moral code based on preserving life
janism
india was a ____________ for the british empire?
jewel in the crown
wet monsoons usually begin in
june
plant fibers used to make burlap
jute
___________ is the highest point in india
kanchanjunga
what is between the high mountains and the Great ganges river, and is known for its beauty
kashmir valley
how did the English modernize india?
language, government, education, law, sewers, buildings
the gangetic plain is the world's _____________
largest alluvial soil
men wear western clothings or
lungi or turbans
the Portuguese were ____________ at this time
major traders
the English...
modernized india
____________ strongly influence climate in india
monsoons
ghandi was shot by a
muslim extremist
in 1000 a.d. ______________ started to attack northwestern india
muslims
flows to the west, dams being built along this river have displaced people
narmada river
if you fufil your dharma, you will be reborn in the next life in a better status or caste good dharma= good____________
karma
muslim leader, poet, founded the mughal empire
Babur
highest caste, religious leaders, well educated, royalty, priests
Bhramins
___________ and ____________ form high in the himalayas later join to make a huge delta in bangledesh
Brahmaputra and ganges rivers
what are the 5 casts?
Brhamins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, and Dalits
flow to the east, irrication canal linking these two river deltas ( for the alluvial/ fertile) in order to increase rice growing.
Godovari and Krishna
2nd highest caste. warriors
Kshatriyas
leader of indian independence by using nonviolent tactics
Mohandas K. Ghandi
2 majotr cities in india
Mumbai and Calcutta / Kolkata
3 major rivers that cut across the Deccan
Narmada, Godovari, Krishna
india split into...
Pakistan and bangladesh
Europeans arrived in the following order
Portuguese, dutch, French, british
2nd lowest caste, farmers and laborers
Sudras
3 major landforms of India
The Himalayas, The Gangetic Plain, The Deccan
curry powder is made up of
over 20 herbs
In the polytheistic Hindu religion, all gods of a religion
pantheon of gods
harvest festival in fall like thanksgiving
pongal
what is an issue that india to be a populous nation
population growth
who developed buddhism?
prince siddartha gautama
plant life reflects...
rainfall amounts
soul being reborn again and again being born again in the next life
reincarnation
________________ ______________ ended with shan jahan's son
religious tolerance
also an official language of india...
sanskrit
ancient, old language that some people can speak, but is not the common language of india. the language from which the common language, hindi, is derived. used in religious ceremonies (like latin is used for the catholic religious ceremony of mass)
sanskrit
an article of clothing that women wear that is wrapped around their body
sari
vegetation ranges from...
scrubby trees to evergreen forests
india now has a ___________ government, but religion is a major influence
secular
the Aryans were _______ people (moved frequently)
seminomadic
indian troops under he command of a british officer
sepoys
rebellion broke out among the __________
sepoys
a religion made up of muslim and hindu beliefs
sikhism
india's most important resources
soils and rivers
india is a ______________
subcontinent
small/ family sized farms but they depend on the
summer monsoons
the _______________ was built during the Mughal empire by emperor shan jahan as a mosseleum for his dead wife
taj mahal
india produced....
tea, coffee, and jewels
india leads in the production of
tea,peanuts and sesame seeds
india's main export
textiles
spoke sanskrit, moved into northern India around 1500 B.c.
the Aryans
a revolution from 1967-1978 that increased the country's agricultural supply
the Green Revolution
south of the gangetic plain, forms a peninsula, mostly a plateau
the deccan
where is a highland climate found in india
the himalayas
british controlled 1/2 of india by
the mid 1800s
babur founded...
the mughal empire
another name for the great indian desert
the thar desert
1895- indian national congress asked for more rights but...
they were refused
animals unique to india
tigers, bears, snakes, mongoose, crocodiles, monkeys
monsoons are...
winds that reverse direction. bring wet or dry air
