India Matching Cards

What is the life expectancy of India? / Sunderbans
What is the protected mangrove area of Bangladesh? / 52 years
What is the holy river called? / 1 billion
What is the population of India? / Ganges
What is the capital city? / Overcrowding, Traffic, Sanitation
What are the main urban issues in Bombay? / New Delhi
What is the name of the central desert on a high plateau / Bay of Bengal
What is the name of the sea where Brahmaputra flows into called? / Thar Desert
How much of the Sunderbans is located in Bangladesh? / MangroveForests / swamps
What sort of forest is found in the Sunderbans? / Two thirds in Bangladesh
What is the name of the main Indian highlands? /

Flooding

What is the main issue of the river in Bangladesh? / Eastern and Western Ghats
What is a delta? / Washing, irrigation, transport
What three main things is the river Ganges used for by local people? / Low lying flat area formed from sediment which has been deposited by a river as it enters the sea
What does the word ‘Sunderbans’ mean? / Sustainable tourism uses global resources, renewable energy and does not damage the environment
What is eco-tourism? / The beautiful forest
What does the Sunderbans forest provide for locals? / Population growth, overcrowding, feeding the people, energy and resources.
What are the main issues to challenge India in the future? / Traditional forest produce e.g. timber, pulp wood and fuel wood,
What is the other name for Bombay? / The rupee
What is the main currency in India? / Mumbai

What are the main religions?

/ Hindi, English
What are the official languages of India? / Hindu (83%), Muslim (11%), Christian (2%), Sikh (2%) and other (2%)
What was the main farming idea to increase food production? / Bollywood – in Bombay (Mumbai)
Where is the centre of India’s film industry? / The green revolution
What are some of the main spices used in Indian cooking? / Textiles and leather goods
What are the major exports? / Turmeric, chilli, coriander, cumin and cardamom
Approximately how many feature films are produced in Bollywood each year? / 32 TVs per 1000 people
How many televisions are there per 1000 people? / 800 films
How long is the Ganges river? / A Sari(this is 6 metres long!)
What is the traditional dress for Indian women / 1557 miles long, which is 2065 km in length!
What is the largest memorial made out of marble in India? / More than 200 miles in tangled swamp land
How far does the delta stretch in land from the bay of Bengal? / The Taj Mahal