Asian Countries- INDIA
By- Sanjitha Joseph
Languages
Geography
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- India is the seventh-largest country in the world
- Lies on the Indian Plate, one of the major tectonic plates
- Area is about 3.28 million sq. km
- Borders the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
- Since India is near the equator, the temperatures usually are in the warmer degrees
- Has the Himalayan Mountains forming a border between India and China
- India's Ganges River serves important roles in the economic and cultural ways
- Highest land elevation is Kanchenjunga
- India covers 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world
- Has the Palk Strait and Gulf of Manner separating India from Sri Lanka
- India has around 23 languages in all so far
- India's official languages include Hindi and English
- Every language made came each from a family, which include seven
- Indo-Aryan language family
- Dravidian language family
- Austroasiatic language family
- Sino-Tibetan language family
- Tai–Kadai language family
- Great Andamanese languages
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Customs
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- Long ago, in India, the people following the Hindu would follow a traditional customs of the caste system. This system determines your rank and what jobs you could do
1- This is India's Geography as seen through a satellite
2- The Himalayan Mountains are the home to the highest mountain in the world, Mt.Everest
3- The Ganges serves as a sacred place towards the followers of Hinduism
4- In the Gulf of Manner, a species known as dugong (or sea cow) is found here
5- Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world
- In the Hindu religion, the cow is thought as a sacred animal, so most Hindu's are vegetarians
- For Women, most of them wear the traditional sari while men wear Kurtas
- Henna is a body art paint that is a common custom that women do, mostly for festivals or weddings
Population
- Current population is 1.342 billion people
- Major populated cities are New Delhi and Mumbai, yet still most of the population are located around the Ganges River
Religion
People/Culture Pictures
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- India is the birth place of four major religions:
- Buddhism
- Hinduism
- Jainism
- Sikhism
- At the same time, religions like Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are seen in certain areas of India
Practices/Rituals
- In certain parts of India, Traditional weddings are held under the Hindu religion
- Other parts of India pray 5 times a day, by the Islam religion, and fast during Ramadan
- Finally, once a person has passed away, there is a belief that the soul is then carried on into a new body.
Ethnic Groups
- With ethnic groups, there are at least 57 subcategories
- The most common ethnic groups share the common fact that they either believe in reincarnation, or believe in the Caste system
- Also, different ethnic groups are found in different areas in India based on the amount of holiness found in the are that acts according to their ways