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Subcontinental Region : India - Coggle Diagram
Subcontinental Region : India
Primary Activity
Agriculture
India has huge agricultural potential
More farm land than Europe
Cereals are mostly grown
Rice is mostly grown
90% of the diet is rice
Products are sold locally
Farming is mostly subsistence farming
Monoculture
Farming is done by hand
Double cropping is most common
causes soil to loose nutrients
Cash Crops
Grown to be exported
Cotton
Tea
India has loads of cattle
Too bad they don't kill any
sacred
They compete for food with humans
Waste of Space
Irrigation Schemes
Background Info
1.2 Billion People
17% of the World's Population
Low GDP
Newly Industrialising Country
Physical Process
Climate
Monsoon Climate
Dry Season
September - June
Cool, dry weather
North Eastern Dry clouds
Wet Season
June - September
Heavy Rain
Needed for Agriculture
Hot
South western, wet clouds
Soils
Tropical Red Soils
Laterite Soils
High in Iron and Aluminium
Badly Leached
Black Soils
Found in Deccan Plateau
Weathered Basalt
Holds Moister and Clay
Good
Alluvial Soils
Found on Floodplains
Super Fertile
Support half the population
Relief & Drainage
Himalayas
Alpine Fold Mountains
Still Growing
Ganges Valley
Floods Annually
Fertile
Sacred
Very Densely Populated
Deccan Plateau
Triangular Piece of land
High above sea level
Soils hold moister well
Irrigation
Secondary Activities
Raw Materials
Iron and Coal
Lead to
Largest Steel Company in the world
TATA
Sponsored HRT in 2012
Multinational Company
Owns some of the UK's Steel Industry
Agricultural Output
Creates processing industry
Tea
Cotton
Coconuts
Large Amount of Farmland
More than the whole of the EU
Shipbuilding and Chemicals
Large Port in Kolkata
Large Young Population
Population of 1.2 Billion
Attracts MCN's
Large Market
Location
Large Workforce
Good Growth Rate
+14 Million per Year
Long-term Workforce
600 Million live in Cities
70% of Jobs are here
People get paid less than developed countries
Cheap Labour
Attracts MCN's
Indian Graduates
Paid 10,000 in India
Paid 60,000 in America
Emigration
Huge Competition for Jobs
Examples of MCN's
Pharmaceutical
Abbott
Glaxosmithkline
Financial
American Express
Fedex
Technology
Microsoft
IBM
Indian Silicon Valley
Nokia
Sony
Fashion
Reebok
Primark
Lyle & Scott
Tertiary Industries
Tourism
Underdeveloped
Only 10 Million
For a Country of 1.2 Billion
Revenues
100 Billion Euros
Attractions
Religious Temples
Taj Mahal
Adventure Holidays
Mnt. Everest
Medical Tourism
Cheaper Treatment
Cardiac
Dental
Eye Surgery
Eco Holidays
Safaris'
Growth in Tourism
Hotels Developed
Airline Development
People Scared Away
Unclean
Bad Facilities
Shortage of Hotel Rooms
Services
Rural Areas
70% of Population
70% of People are poor
Lack Basic Services
Schools
Hospitala
Banking
Rely on Black Market
Doesn't Help Economy
Most of it is Legal
Some is Illegal
Prostitution
Drug Smuggling
Human Trafficking
Lack of Transport Networks
600,000 have no tarred roads
Carts pulled by oxen
Urban Areas
Transport
Rickshaw
Taxi
Major Airports
Rail System
Still uses Steam Engines
Major Film Industry
Bollywood
2 Billion Dollars a Year
1000 Films a Year
For Asian Market
Growth of an Urban Area
Causes of Urbanisation
Cities
Expected to grow by 160% in the next 40 Years
Kolkata
Population of 13 Million
Only 40 Million live in Fixed Dwellings
200,000 live on the streets
Push Factors
Lack of Employment
Lack of Services
Low Standard of Living
Pull Factors
The opposite of the Push Factors
Life is still just as hard as before
Birth Rate remains High
Invention of Medicine
Death Rate Drops
Population Naturally Increases
Problems as a Result of Growth
Poverty
People Lack Basic Needs
No clean water
No clean food
No clothing
No shelter
Poor Sanitation
Dirty Water
Spreads Diseases
Cholera
Typhoid
High Infant Mortality Rates
Traffic Congestion
Unorganised
Animals & Carts use the Road
Lack of Good Roads
Not Enough Money to Maintain The Roads
Until Recently
Only 1 Bridge crossed the Major River
Hooghly River
Outskirts
Growing Rapidly
Influx of Migrants
30%
Live in Slums
Called Bustees
No Running Water
No Electricity
No Sewerage
Spreads Diseases
Lack of Space
Poor Services
Transport
Prevents Employment
Education
Population Process
Population Distribution
Population
1.2 Billion
By 2040
2 Billion
Naturally Increasing
1.4% Per Year
14 Million per Year
Stage 2
Demographic Transition Model
High Birth Rate
Low Death Rate
Most Densely Populated
Ganges River Valley
Land is fertile
Creates Jobs
Coastline
Least Densely Populated
Himalayan Foothills
Low employment
Decan Valley
Causes of Uneven Distribution
High Birth Rate
Causes
Young Marriages
Effects
Poverty
Illiteracy
Shanty Towns
Unemployment
Food shortages
No Family Planning
No Pensions
Religion
Low Status of Women
Government Response
Sterilization Schemes
Education
Reduce Birth Rate
Birth Control Schemes
This is the only way to stop the population growth
Control Birth Rates
It also solves social & economic problems
40% of the Population is under 15
Future Workforce Explosion
May lead to sectarian Violence
Cultural Regon
Kashmir
1947
Britain Left India
Pakistan Formed
Muslim Majority
Tension Grew Between Groups
Sectarian Violence
India Formed
Hindu Majority
Bangladesh Formed
Muslim Majority
Kashmir is a Grey Area
It has a Muslim Majority
But a Hindu Leader
Thus, it Sided with India
Pakistani Invaded Kashmir
It thought it should own it
India Retaliated
Serious Conflict Started
U.N Intervened
1952
'Officially' ender the violence
Violence still un-officially happens
2 Wars have happened since
Due to the Muslim Majority in India
River Indus
River that flows through Pakistan
Crucial for the Economy
Rises in Kashmir
India Control the Source
Can easily Divert the river with a Dam
This would destroy the Pakistani economy
Guerrilla Conflict