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| Where will you find 3/5 of India's population? What type of economic activity occurs here? |
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| Indo-Gangetc Plain- farming |
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| What is a monsoon? how do the summer and winter monsoons differ? |
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| A seasonal wind. summer monsoon brings floods and heavy rain, winter brings droughts |
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| what is a famous route through the hindu kush mountains where many battles have occurred? |
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| Give an example of cultural convergence in India |
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| What shape would you expect a population pyramid in India? why? |
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| Triangle, they are developing and have rapid growth |
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| An area fought over by India and Pakistan |
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| Why was India portioned into separate countries? Did Gandhi agree with this? |
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| Because of religious differences (muslim and hindu), No gandhi did not agree |
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| what does outsourcing do to jobs in America? |
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| India's economic policy is moving _____ to a _____ |
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| Socialism to free enterprise |
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| what technology allows call centers for american companies to exist in India and other countries? |
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| advancement and cheaper pricing of telecommunications |
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| how would a global economic downturn impact women in developing countries with little to no education |
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| they would be forced back into their homes or they would make less. |
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| what causes mountains to form |
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| convergent boundary- collision of tectonic plates |
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| why was gandhi assassinated |
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| a hindu extremist was upset that he was trying to create peace between the muslims and hindus |
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| how has microcredit impacted women India |
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| it has given the opportunity to own their own businesses |
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| with a population of over 1 billion what issues are present in major cities in India |
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| lack of sanitation and water, pollution, and slums |
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| what is the importance of the ganges river? |
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| important waterway and religious significance to hindus |
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| how could the government deal with pollution and waste in the ganges river? |
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| stricter regulations on pollution by companies |
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| on what subcontinent do most monsoons occur? |
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| What are the most populated cities in India |
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| mumbai, calcutta, delhi, and chennai |
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| what product do Indians grow during the summer monsoon? |
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| why is development slow in India |
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| lack of infracstructure and quality education |
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| which religion in this area believes in reincarnation? |
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| What is the main reason companies outsource work to India |
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