INDIA

BY : Rebecca Pritchard

Where in the World is India?

• India has the Indian Ocean and Arabian sea around it.

• It is in Asia.• In the northern hemisphere.• Also in the eastern hemisphere.• Second biggest country in Asia.

what is the climate of India?

• India has three main seasons • Summer is March to May.• Rainy season is June to September.• Winter is October to February

Indian food

• They eat seafood.• vegetables.• They also eat bread that is flat. • They have a popular dish called tandoori. • Tandoori is mostly meat.• Indians love sweets.• They cook in a clay oven.• They eat lot of spices.

Clothing in India

• Men and boys where dhois.• Dhois is a strip of cotton that is six feet long!• Men also where turbans.• A sari is a colorful dress that girls and women where.• Women also sometimes have a dot on their forehead• The dot means a women is married.• Farmers wear dhotis.• A dhotis is many cloths together

Holidays in India

• India has 50 Hindu holidays.• They honor gods, goddesses and heroes.• Most important holiday is Diwali.• Diwali honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and

beauty.• Diwali is five days.• In spring they have color day.• They sprinkle friends and strangers with colored

powder.• They have elephant parades.

Resources in India

• Tea• Spices• Rice• Coffee• Cotton• Iron • Coal

National monuments in India.

• New Delhi Parliament House.• Bombay Harbors Gateway.

Games and sports

• They love to play cards.• They love to play board games.• Sport called kabaddi.• They play cricket.• They play soccer.• They play hockey.

What Language do they Speak?

• They speak Hindi, English, and more than 75 other languages

• Hindi is the most common• Bongoli• Sanskrit• Tamil• Urdy• Children study their state language which is Hindi

Life as a Kid

• Sometimes they work in shops• They like to go to the movies• Some have to beg for food• American movies are popular• Not much time to study

Population

• More than 1.1 billion people• Most live in northern India• Each Indian is born in groups

Meaning of the Flag

• Orange stands for courage• White stands for truth• Green stands for new life