S1 Geography Revision Sheet

Geography of India - fill in the blanks on the map of India Farming in India – Farming is different in India compared to the UK. 1)Farms are smaller. In India they grow rice in flooded fields called Padi Fields.2)Farms produce food for the farmer and his family with not much for sale.(subsistence)3)Farmers have little money to invest in their farms. They cannot afford things like pesticides, artificial fertilizers or machinery.4)The farms have many workers, they use water buffalo instead of machines and manure for fertiliser.5)The yields (amount produced) are usually low.

Add the following labels to the sketch to describe the farming practices in India. (Labels: flooded padi field, earth bunds, water buffalo plough fields, rice plants, river, fruit trees, many workers, hand tools (lack of technology), small fields, terraces, irrigation channels)

Notes

Water AidSuggest ways to improve water and sanitation in the shanty town Dharabi, Mumbai, India.

Shanty Towns – make a sketch of a typical shanty house. Add labels to describe the typical living conditions in Dharavi, Mumbai.

Population of India Population of the UK Climate of IndiaThe word Monsoon comes from the Arabic for season. India has a wet season in Summer and a dry season in Winter. The change in weather is explained by the seasonal reversal in wind direction.

The pyramid for India has a very wide _______. This means that there is a _______ proportion of _______ people. The top is quite _______ which means there are _______ people in the _______ age groups. This type of pyramid is more likely to occur in a developing country (a _______ country) where birth rates are _______.

WORD BANK: fewer, base, high, poorer, younger, narrow, older.

India’s Growing PopulationConsequences of a rapidly growing population:• They are more ________and less vulnerable to attack, as

they have a large number of people available for the armed _______.

• There are an increasing number of workers, which should increase production on _____ and in factories and offices.

• More workers also ______ wage-rates which, in turn, attracts multi-national _________ wanting to reduce their labour costs.

• Growing population put ________ on resources like housing and healthcare.

• Growth of _______towns/ Indian slums (illegal housing). Often leads to high levels of crime, violence, unemployment, disease, unsightly area.

Word bank: companies, lower, forces, powerful, farms, pressure, shanty.

The pyramid for UK is a different shape. It does not look like a pyramid. The base is not as wide as the Indian pyramid - The United Kingdom has quite a _______ base but a large _______and top. This type of pyramid is more likely to occur in a developed country (a _______ country) where birth and death rates have _______. This means we have an _______population.

The UK Ageing PopulationAn ageing population can bring benefits, such as more experience and knowledge. But it also increases the cost of ________ (e.g. building new hospitals and care homes to look after older people and adds to the government spending, as they have to pay everyone a _______ (retirement income – the money they get after they retire).

Word bank: reduced, narrow, healthcare, middle, richer, ageing, pension.

India’s Growing Population Q. Why do Indian families have so many children? Write down as many reasons that you can think of in the space below:

Using the diagram of the Indian monsoon, explain how it forms.

EXPLANATION: In Summer (June) there is intense heating of the land over India. This creates ___ pressure which draws in the wet air from the Indian ___. This brings heavy ____ to India

In Winter (January) the Himalayas in Northern India experiences intense cooling. This creates an area of high pressure. The winds blow away from the Himalayas and this brings ___ weather to India. The winds travel over _____ and cannot pick up water vapour.

WORD BANK: rain, season, low, Ocean, dry, land.