6.1 India - a huge country!

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6.1-6.3 India, a huge country! 

Why India?

1. India is a country that is rapidly developing: it is going to become an economic superpower!
   
2. India has more and more highly educated people, it is a future competitor!
   
3. India has an interesting and diverse physical geography.
   
4. India has a very large, fast-growing, diverse population.

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6.1 India, a huge country! 

Today: 

knowledge check!

Introduction of India!

How many inhabitants does India have?

1. 900 million
2. 1,2 billion
3. 1,4 billion
4. 1,7 billion

Wetenschappers verwachten dat India tussen 2020 en 2030 het land met het hoogste inwonertal ter wereld zal worden.

What is the major religion in India

1. Christianity
2. Hinduism
3. Buddhism
4. Islam

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Which country was the former colonizer of India? What do you expect to find in India as way of "proof"?

What is the caste system?

02:50

The video gives two reasons why the Indian continent has moved this fast. What did you understand about them?

04:45

What kind of proof do we have that India was part of Gondwanaland? (also proof you may remember from Ch2 this year)

06:44

Which is not true: The Himalaya's influence..

1. the climate of India
2. the climate of China
3. the fertility of the soil of India
4. the plate tectonics of Eurasia

Let's read together 6.1-6.3

To complete (this lesson):

Make 6.1 exercises 1-2-4ab-5ab

Make 6.3 exercise 1