India Webquest

Intriguing India

India has a diverse climate range from the scorching  weather in its capital to the annual monsoon season. This  website has an overview of India’s climate in two major  cities. It also has an interactive graph of the average rainfall and temperature helping people choose the best times to travel.    

Go to this page to read about India's climate: http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/India/Climate/

1. Which seasons are best to travel to Delhi in? Explain. 
2. When the monsoon season in Mumbai? What are the maximum and minimum amounts of rainfall in this season? 
3. What is the mode, mean and medium of Delhi’s rainfall?

India is located reasonably close to the equator, and it is a coastal country. The CIA world fact book gives you statics on all aspects of the country:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

The lowest point in India is in the_________ and the depth is at __m. The highest point is at __________, it is elevated at __________m and it is the _______ tallest _______ in the world.

1. Describe the location of India, include things such as bordering countries, surrounding seas, bays and its geographical coordinates. 
2. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages for India being a coastal country? 
3. What are some of the natural hazards and how could this effect their way of living and health?

India is now advertising eco-tourism to sustain the world’s natural and diverse cultures.  This website gives you and idea of how eco-tourism works and what it is.
http://www.incredibleindia.org/newsite/cms_page.asp?pageid=994

1. What is eco-tourism and what are some of the positive effects of it?
2. Select two do’s and two don’ts and explain why they are important

This website has a list of all the religions in India and outlines them all in detail. It is very comprehensive in it explains of them all.
http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/india/religion.htm#Sikhism

1. What is the main religion in India and why do you think it is?
2. Are there many others that are practised or followed and how where they introduced if they where. 
3. Choose one of the religions in India and write a small paragraph on their beliefs.

This website is on Bollywood’s history and informs you about the subject.      
http://bollywoodzone.wetpaint.com/page/History+of+Bollywood

1. What impact has Bollywood had on India? Write a  short paragraph in answer to this in your own words.
2. Choose a Bollywood film star and outline major    events in their career.
3. Why do you think the introduction of sound into Bollywood films changed the industry into being a multimillion dollar industry?

This website shows you what, why and who India trades with. It also gives a brief overview of its imports and exports: http://www.indiaonestop.com/tradepartners/indias_trade_partners.html

1. Name all the countries that India trade with.
2. Pick three of the listed countries and write down what India trades with them.
3. Does India have a big trading industry? Why do you think this is or isn’t?

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