India case study

Question 1

Why is India rapidly economically developing?

Answer 1

-Located between Middle East and South East Asia- the worlds fastest growing economic regions
- Half of the worlds population lives in China, Southern and South East Asia, which provides labour and a huge market for goods and labour

Question 1

What countries border India?

Answer 1

Pakistan
China
Nepal
Bhutan
Burma

Question 2

What is India’s social significance?

Answer 2

• the worlds second largest population
• 3rd and 10th largest cities in the world- New Delhi and Mumbai
• some of the worlds worst urban slums, housing 40 million people

Question 3

What is India’s political significance?

Answer 3

• the worlds largest democracy- in 2015 672 million people were registered to vote
• a growing global influence- it contributes the second largest number of troops to the UN and was one of the founding members of the United Nations

Question 4

What is India’s cultural significance?

Answer 4

• birthplace of 4 of the worlds religions; Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism
• diverse religious population
• one of the worlds most ancient cultures, with Hindu civilisation traced back over 5000 years
• has the worlds largest film industry

Question 5

What is India’s environmental significance?

Answer 5

• some of the worlds richest biodiversity- contains 6% of the worlds bird and plant population
• large environmental problems
• worlds third largest emitter of greenhouse gases