1. India
The land of Ghandi

2. India Physical Geography On the Indian subcontinent
Hindu Kush mountains separate the Indian subcontinent from Central Asia.
Himalayas separate India from China.

3. India
Thar Desert – a large desert region in the northwestern part of India.
Deccan Plateau – takes up most of the southern portion of India

4. India Waterways Natural Resources
Ganges River is India’s most important river.
Indus River makes up most of the fertile soil in Pakistan.
Natural Resources
Coal and other minerals
Crops such as tea, rice, nuts
Livestock
timber

5. India History One of the world’s oldest civilizations.
Indian culture was greatly influenced by the Aryans.
Hindu is the official language of India
Empires that ruled over India
Aryans
Mauryan
Mughal
British

6. India History Independence from Great Britain
Mohandas Gandhi’s strategy of non-violence led India to independence from Great Britain.
India was divided into India and Pakistan.
Before independence
After Independence

7. India
Religion
Hinduism – world’s oldest religion and dominate religion of India.
Buddhism - religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama – the Buddha.
Hindu god - Shiva
Gautama – the Buddha

8. India Economy Open Market Economy 4th largest economy in the world
Encompasses village farming, modern agriculture and handcrafts with modern industry
Indian Rupee

9. India Government Federal Republic – after independence
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Bi-cameral Parliament
President Patil
Prime Minister Singh

10. India
Miscellaneous
Over 1 Billion population – world’s second largest populous country.
Cities – two largest in India and among world’s most populous
Mumbia (Bombay)
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Calcutta

11. India Villages 70% of India’s population live in rural villages.
There are hundreds of thousands of villages
Some just recently received electricity and paved roads.
Indian villages