3A: Unit 5 India

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India

India?

Van welk land was India een kolonie?

1. Nederland
2. Frankrijk
3. Amerika
4. Engeland

Jewel in the crown of the British empire

Hoofdstad: New Delhi

Inwoners: ruim 1,3 miljard!!

religie: Hindu 80%, Islam 13%, 

                Christenen 2% en Sikh 2%

Bollywood

Influence Brittish Empire

• English is the official language in India
• Hindi is most widely spoken
• India is a former colony of England. It has been an independent country since 1947

Religion

Is het Hind

Hinduism

A path of many, old and wise,

Of gods, of cycles, earth and skies.

Do your duty, seek what's true,

Karma flows in all you do.

From life to life, the soul shall roam—

Until it finds its way back home.

Geography

Located in South Asia

Bordered by: Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar

Landscape: Himalayas 🏔, Thar Desert 🏜, Ganges River 🌊, tropical beaches 🏝

Climate: Ranges from alpine to tropical

What's the capital?

1. Mumbai
2. Calcutta
3. New Delhi
4. Jaipur

Do you know the name of this building?

Lesson 1, unit 5

Read 'The...Holi', page 188

Do ex. 1 tm 4, lesson 1, unit 6