India

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India
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Where in the world?
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The continents and the oceans
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Map of India
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India - Facts
The name India is derived from the River
Indus Capital of India is? The four religions
are?
New Delhi
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism

• The number system
• Trigonometry
• Algebra calculus
• Snakes ladders chess

All invented in India

• 6th largest country in the world
• River Ganges, one of longest rivers in the world
  it begins in an ice cave in the Himalayan
  mountains

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Resources
Iron ore
Copper
Gold
Silver
Diamonds
Gemstones
Tea
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What is this?
Famous landmark
Taj Mahal
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The Monsoon Season
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Mumbai Facts

• Previously known as Bombay
• Tropical climate - temperatures remain fairly
  uniform throughout the year
• Monsoon season June September, drowned under
  torrential rain (warm moist winds)
• The English name monsoon, was derived from the
  Arabic word mausim meaning 'seasons

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Monsoon Clouds

• The wet monsoons, which begin almost suddenly in
  June, are especially important to India,
  Bangladesh, and Myanmar (Burma)
• They are responsible for almost 90 percent of
  India's water supply
• The rains usually last until September