EQ2 - 2.4 Development Of The Emerging Country Is Influenced By Its Location And Context In The World (A)

Question 1

Where is India?

Answer 1

• South Asia
• New Delhi is the capital city.
• Longitude is 78 degrees east.
• Latitude is 20 degrees north.
• Water surroundings are the Indian Ocean, Peninsula River, Mahodi, Krishna and Kaveri.
• Physical features - Himalayas, River Ganges.
• The neighbouring countries are Pakistan, China, Nepal and Afghanistan; they are all emerging countries.
• Population of India is 1.252Billion.

Question 2

What is India’s position in the world socially?

Answer 2

• Second largest population on the globe (1.252B) - will be the biggest country by 2022.
• Mumbai and Calcutta are 4th and 5th biggest cities in the world.
• 1/4 of the urban population live in slums.
• 29 states and each state ha s a leader which is elected by the nations president.

Question 3

What is India’s position in the world politically?

Answer 3

• Worlds largest democracy, 672M applied to vote for the countries president.
• 90% over 18’s had the vote.
• 50% of whole country.
• 29 state leaders all elected by the president of India.
• Founding member of the UN and the G20.
• Contributes 2nd largest amount of soldiers to the UN.

Question 4

What is India’s position in the world culturally/religion?

Answer 4

• Main languages spoken are Hindi and English with 21 other official languages spoken.
• 41% of Indians speak Hindi and Bengali is the fastest growing spoken language in India.
• 79.8% Hindu, 14.2% muslim, 2.3% Christian, 1.7 % are sikh.
• Cook hot spicy food with main cultural food being curry.
• Founder of 4 religions, sikhism, hinduism, jams and buddhism.
• Bollywood is biggest film industry and is worth a lot of money.

Question 5

What is India’s position in the world environmentally?

Answer 5

• 3.3million square miles.
• Suffers frequently from Monsoons every year and cause problems, environmentally, politically, socially and economically.
• Poor environmental problems, polluted air, land and water sanitary as its very dirty.
• 3rd greatest emitter of greenhouse gases.
• 6% of plantation and bird species come from India but very threatened by urbanisation, population, economic growth which will cause highly polluted air.

Question 6

What is India’s export share with other countries?

Answer 6

• China 12%.
• UAE 8%.
• Saudi Arabia 7%.
• USA 5%.

Question 7

What is India’s import share with other countries?

Answer 7

• USA 14%.
• UAE 13%.
• Singapore 5%.
• UK 3%