Country Facts: India
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Have students illustrate important facts about a country, including geography, culture, and more!
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- CUSTOMS
- FLAG
- LOCATION AND POPULATION
- CAPITAL AND LANGUAGE
- GEOGRAPHY
- Along with rich décor and sumptuous feasts, Indian weddings are lavish affairs that take place over multiple days with many guests. Festivities include gorgeous decorations, music, dancing, and delicious foods. The bride traditionally wears red as it symbolizes prosperity, luck, and fertility.
- The national flag of India has three horizontal stripes: saffron (orange) at the top, white in the middle, and dark green at the bottom. The saffron color represents strength and courage. White represents peace and truth, while green represents fertility, growth, and good fortune.
- India is a subcontinent located in Asia. It is bordered by the Indian ocean to the south, Pakistan to the north west, and Nepal and China to the north east. There are 1.38 billion people living in India, making it the second most populous country in the world next to China.
- 1.38 billion people
- India's capital is New Delhi. India is comprised of 28 states and is very diverse. Hindi is the official language of the government. There are 22 other recognized languages! English is also commonly spoken.
- Hindi and 22 other languages!
- New Delhi
- India has large rivers including the Indus and Ganges. India is surrounded on three sides by seas: the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. It also has several mountain ranges: the Himalayan, Hindu Kush, Western Ghats, and Eastern Ghats. The climate is warm-to-hot year round with two seasons: rainy and dry.
- ANIMALS
- RESOURCES
- COUNTRY FACTS: INDIA
- FAMOUS SITES
- HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENTS
- MAJOR RELIGIONS
- Animals native to India include the peacock, Himalayan wolf, Indian sloth bear, Bengal tiger, Indian Rhino, snow leopard, Asian elephant, many different breeds of monkeys, and the greater flamingo! Cows are considered sacred in India.
- India is the world's largest producer of milk, pulses, and jute, the second largest producer of rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, vegetables, fruit, and cotton. It is also one of the leading producers of spices, fish, poultry, livestock, and plantation crops.
- India's most famous site is the Taj Mahal, named after Mumtaz Mahal, the favorite wife of Emperor Shah Jahan. Built in 1631 and completed in 1648 it took 20,000 people to build. It is constructed of white marble and has ornate arches, minarets, a dome, inlaid floral patterns, and stones of jade, lapis lazuli, diamonds, and mother of pearl. Another major site is the holy city of Varanasi from 800 BCE on the Ganges River, and is important in Hinduism. Harmandir Sahib, the Golden Temple of Amritsar, is the most important temple in Sikhism
- India is known for advances in art, architecture, religion, agriculture, math, astronomy, sanitation, and medicine dating back 4000 years. Sanskrit writing developed in 2000-600 BCE. Indian invented the concepts of zero, decimals, and more exact calculations of pi. In ancient India, physicians used medicinal plants and performed surgeries. Yoga was also developed to improve health in mind, body, and soul.
- Major religions include: Hinduism, which believes in reincarnation, karma, nirvana, and three main gods that form one supreme god. It is the world's oldest major religion and the largest religion in India today. Buddhism preaches the 4 noble truths and the 8 fold path. It originated in India but spread throughout Asia and is still practiced today. Other major religions include Islam, Jainism, and Sikhism.
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