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India
Facts about India and surrounding regions
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
12/12/2011

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Term
Jainism
Definition
Deep respect for life
-Won't kill anything
Found in NorthWest
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Kashmir
Definition
Tourist spot
Highly contested between Pakistan and India
Islam
Northwest
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Sikhs
Definition
Found in Punjab
-Under Kashmir
Military
Long beards they wrap in turbans
Think Aladin and Jay Sean
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Jews
Definition
Can be found in South
Most have gone back to Israel
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Kerala
Definition
Southern India
More affluent
Free Education
-Even for women
-Less children
-Less need for resources
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Beehar
Definition
Least developed
Corrupt government
Where green revolution began
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Deccan Plateau
Definition
Middle
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Himalayas
Definition
Creates a rainshadow
- arid
Defensive site
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Ganges Plain
Definition
Highly fertile
Heavily populated
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Reasons for development
Definition
Self-reliable
Caste system
-not a lot of motivation to work hard
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Microlenders
Definition
No banking system
Think Prodigal's son
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Bangladesh
Definition
Monsoons
Wet/dry season
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