1. Geography and Natural Resources of India By: Russell McCarthy and Nate Chen

2. Geography India has the second largest population on earth with just over 15% of the worlds population, located on 1.2 million square miles The Himalayan Mountains separate India from much of the rest of Asia and China India is basically a peninsula, with the Arabian Sea on the west, the Bay of Bengal on the east, and the Indian Ocean to the south Rivers flow through India making the land fertile for robust crop growth Situated on the banks of the river Ganges, Varanasi and Haridear are considered by all Hindus to be the holiest cities in Hinduism Many Hindus believe that the water from the Ganges river can cleanse a person's soul of all past sins, and that it can also cure the ill, and is the most important river in India

3. More Geography Great civilizations flourished along the rivers, mountains, plains, and deserts in ancient India

4. Agriculture Agriculture is India’s largest industry, involving 2/3 of the population Major crops are rice, cotton, spices, sugar kane, tea, and many others India accounts for 10% of the worlds fruit population India more produces mangos, papayas, and bananas than any other country Spices are commonly used in India, curry being one of the most popular, blending several spices into a mix that creates the famous intense flavor

5. Mining Mining in India is an important economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India Mining in India is an important economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India The main mining products of India are iron ore, bauxite, copper ore, limestone, and petroleum Iron ore is found all over India Flint was known and exploited by the inhabitants of the Indus Valley Civilization by the 3rdmillennium BCE

6. Climate There were and still are four seasons in India Spring (February-March) Summer (March-mid June) Monsoon (mid June-mid October) Winter (mid October-January) People of ancient India lived in extreme conditions April and May are the hottest months of the year Temperatures rising to 50 C in some parts of the country. Summer monsoons are when most of the rain comes in If monsoon season comes late then the agriculture fails

7. Climate continued The rainfall in India is unpredictable, there can be long droughts and intense floods In winter months the temperature can get as low as -5 C

8. Indian currency The money that Indians use in India are rupees The first “rupee” was made by Sher Shah Suri, it was a coin The word rupee came from the sanskrit word raupya which means silver and the first rupees were made from silver The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank Of India

9. Pictures of rupees

10. Bibliography http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/geography/home_set.html http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~umurthy/India/resourse.html

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