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Why is India rapidly economically developing?
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-Located between Middle East and South East Asia- the worlds fastest growing economic regions
- Half of the worlds population lives in China, Southern and South East Asia, which provides labour and a huge market for goods and labour
1
Q
What countries border India?
A
Pakistan
China
Nepal
Bhutan
Burma
2
Q
What is India’s social significance?
A
- the worlds second largest population
- 3rd and 10th largest cities in the world- New Delhi and Mumbai
- some of the worlds worst urban slums, housing 40 million people
3
Q
What is India’s political significance?
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- the worlds largest democracy- in 2015 672 million people were registered to vote
- a growing global influence- it contributes the second largest number of troops to the UN and was one of the founding members of the United Nations
4
Q
What is India’s cultural significance?
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- birthplace of 4 of the worlds religions; Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism
- diverse religious population
- one of the worlds most ancient cultures, with Hindu civilisation traced back over 5000 years
- has the worlds largest film industry
5
Q
What is India’s environmental significance?
A
- some of the worlds richest biodiversity- contains 6% of the worlds bird and plant population
- large environmental problems
- worlds third largest emitter of greenhouse gases
