25.1 India
Transcript of 25.1 India
India
In the Midst of Change
TextilesMalnutrition Life Expectancy Literacy Rate
Key Terms
TextilesCloth made by weaving or by knitting.
MalnutritionPoor nutrition caused by a lack of food or an unbalanced diet.
Life ExpectancyThe average number of years a person is expected to live.
Literacy RateThe percentage of a population age 15 and over that can read and write.
India’s GDP is $3.6 trillion, making it the
4th highest in the world. However, the standard of living is very
low because that $3.6 trillion is shared by all of India’s population (over 1 billion people), so each person would only get $3,300 if it were divided evenly.
India
India is the second-most-populated
country in the world, with over 1 billion people.
India also has one of the world’s highest population growth rates.
By 2050, India is expected to be the world’s most populated country.
Key Features of India’s Population - Growth
World Population Growth Rates
About 72% of India’s population lives in
rural areas, that means nearly 300 million people lived in urban areas in 2000.
Using 2006 population figures, that equals the combined total populations of the United States, Russia, Mexico, and South Korea.
Key Features of India’s Population – Urban Areas
About one fourth of India’s people lives
in poverty. In recent years, however, India’s middle
class has been growing. These people earn enough money to
buy goods and services that improve their lives, and are neither rich nor poor.
Key Features of India’s Population – Middle Class
What is the population of
India?
Why is India expected to be the world’s most populated country by 2050?
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1 Billion
It has one of the world’s highest population growth and birth rates.
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India has the second-fastest-growing
economy in Asia. The middle class provides a huge market
for goods and services produced and sold in India.
One of India’s major industries is computer software programming, and its computer software has become a major export.
A Growing Economy
Products such as electrical appliances are
being manufactured in greater numbers. India also has a thriving film industry,
producing more films than any other country.
Textiles, or cloth, including silk and cotton, and gemstones are major exports for India.
The United States buys the largest share of India’s exports.
A Growing Economy (Cont’d)
What are some major
industries in India?
How does India’s middle class help the country’s economy?
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Computer software programming,
film industry, electrical appliance manufacturing, textiles, gemstone and jewelry exporting.
They provide a huge market for goods and services.
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India must meet the challenge of
taking care of its growing population.
The millions of people born each year will need jobs, housing, health care, and education.
Food, water, and electricity will also be in higher demand.
Progress and Challenges
In 1998, India tested nuclear weapons, and
Pakistan responded by testing its own nuclear weapons.
Fighting broke out between India and Pakistan again in 2003, followed by more weapons tests by both countries.
A cease fire in 2004 and continuing peace talks have brought new hope to the troubled region.
Progress and Challenges – Tensions with Pakistan
Nuclear Weapons
Disease and malnutrition, or poor
nutrition caused by a lack of food, are still problems for millions of Indian people.
However, the government has taken steps to improve health care, such as placing more government-paid doctors in rural areas and launching programs to protect people from certain diseases.
Progress and Challenges – Health Care
Because of these measures, the
average life expectancy in India has increased from 53 years in 1981 to 63 years in 2003.
Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live.
Progress and Challenges – Health Care
Life Expectancy
A country’s literacy rate shows the
percentage of the population age 15 and over that can read and write.
In 1991, just over 50% of India’s population was literate.
In 2001, the literacy rate had risen to about 65%.
Progress and Challenges - Education
Literacy Rate
Education in India
How have changes in health
care increased life expectancy in India?
Give some reasons that a nation would want its citizens to read and write.
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People are living longer because more
government-paid doctors are working in rural areas, and the government has launched programs that protect people from certain diseases.
Educated people and skilled workers can help the economy to grow.
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