cultural regions in india Flashcards
what does culture describe
how people live their lives
what can the description of the culture of a region include
ethnic origin
langauge
religion
foods
festivals
what is india
a large country with over one billion people
what is there in india
there is a cultural divesting throgygout the country
how many languages are spoken in india
1,600
what can language be used for
divide india into two main regions
what do people speak in the far north of the country in the mountainous regions of the himalayas
related to china and Tibetan
what does southern india have
different language culture
what do south people speak
dravidian languages
what does this language group have
over 200 million speakers and is unrelated to other languages used in india
what is the official language of india
hindi
what is also spoken
English and is the language of businesss and commerce in the country
what else is used to define regions in indai
religion
what are Indias two main religions
hinduism and islam
what are the majority of people
hindus and this religion occurs throughout the country