India
Sidney Leuthold
Physical features
Ganges River and Thar Desert are some Physical features.Thar is the Larges River in the world.
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Graphic boundaries
- North of India is China and Pakistan.
- East of India is Nepal and Bangladesh.
- South of India is Pakistan.
- South of India is the India Ocean.
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History
- 1849 British begin to govern India.
- In 1950 India's constitution is adopted.
- In 2000 India marks the birth of 1 billionth citizen.
- In 2001 an earthquake in Gujarat kills more than 30,000 people.
People and Places
- The Thar desert can reach up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Several hundred languages are spoken in India.
- Most Indians live in the in the North or along the coasts.
- Along India's northern boarder the weather can be below 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
Lifestyles
- Indian kids always had to call there teacher Madam or Sir.
- Hindus don't eat beef and Muslim don't eat pork, some people don't eat meat at all.
- The festival of colors which celebrates the end of the cold weather.
- The festival of lights is popular among Hindus and Sikhs.
Society
- India is the largest democracy in the world and one of the youngest.
- In Mubai, trains carry around 7 million people to and from work every day.
- More than half of the adults work in China.
- In India everyone drives to the left.
Your Choice
- India is the only nation in its region never to have invaded a neighboring country.
- Yoga oriented thousands of years ago in Ancient China.
- India has more offices than any other country.
Sources
"India." CultureGrams Kids Edition. ProQuest, 2014. Web. 3 Apr 2014