| A | B |
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| The “sub-continent” of south Asia is home to | 20% of humanity |
| Three of the world’s most wanted people | Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and Mullah Mohammed Omar |
| Home to __ of humanity on __ of its landmass | 16% / 2.5% |
| Inida will soon surpass ___ as the worlds most poplus country (1.1 billion) | China |
| __ is now equal to __ as a share of GDP | Industry / agriculture |
| India is projected to have the | fastest growing economy, 8-10% (among large nations) |
| The northern plains of the __ are India’s “bread basket” | Ganges River |
| Ganges River / New Delhi | ___ most dominant historical region, home to __ the capital |
| The __ is the __ ,poor and rural, but is home to three of India’s fastest growing and most industrialized cities | Deccan plain / “Hindu heartland” |
| India’s fastest growing and most industrialized cities | Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Bangalore |
| Bangalore | telecommunications, computers, military equipment |
| Ahmadabad | textile mills |
| Hyderabad | rapid high-tech/software (IT) technologies |
| The __ is very tropical and produces many spices and other food (rice & fruit) | Malabar Coast |
| 3 of India’s 4 largest cities are on the coasts __, __, and __ | Mumbai (Bombay) / Kolkata (Calcutta) / Chennai (Madras) |
| Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta) and Chennai (Madras) | these cities were built up during the era of European colonialism |
| are now dominant in financial and international trade businesses. | Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta) and Chennai (Madras) |
| By 2015, India is projected to have | he largest urban population in the world |
| India is still a nation of villages | , as 65% of the people live in small rural poor villages |
| India is home to __ languages | 324 |
| Hindi and English | the most commonly heard in India |
| No language is spoken or understood by more than __ of the people | 40% |
| Much resistance to | making Hindi the official language |
| Hindu’s are __ of the population | 82% |
| Muslim’s are __ of the population | 12 % |
| All other religions __ of the population | 6% |
| Kashmir | Muslims are a big majority |
| Punjab | Sikhs are the majority |
| Gujurat | Jains are numerous |
| southwest coast | Christians |
| __ of Indians live in poverty | 35% |
| __ live on $1 or less a day | 50% |
| India suffers from a HUGE homeless problem | 700,000 a night in Kolkata alone |
| India is able to produce enough food to feed itself | but it might not in the future |
| India has a rapidly rising affluent and middle class | a population that equals all the USA |
