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What is the largest religion in India?

Hinduism

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What is the abbrevation of Köppen Climate system for the monsoon climate?

Am

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Explain what a dual economy is

Part modern and part traditional economy

100

Welke twee etnische groepen komen voor in het zuiden van India?

Malayam, Tamils, Tulu (Dravidiërs)

100

What is the capital city of India?

New Delhi

200

What are dalits?

Casteless, people in the bottom of the caste system

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What is wind?

Air that flows from high pressure areas to low pressure areas

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Why did India establish Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in 1990?

To attract more foreign companies

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Welke rivier stroomt tussen de stad Jabalpur en Bharuch?

Namada

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True of false: India is the country with the most vegetarians

true

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True or false: the birth rate is higher in the urban areas than in rural areas

False

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In what period is the wet monsoon in India?

June-September

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What is outsourcing?

Outsourcing work to companies abroad. A lot of outsourcing is done to India

300

Welk ander gebied is naast de kustvlakte extreem dichtbevolkt? + WAAROM?!

Gangesvlakte; rivier, vruchtbaar

300

What does the word Monsoon mean?

season (arabic word mausim)

400

Give 3 reasons why Indian women have more children (on average) than Dutch women.

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400

What's the law of Buys Ballot?

In the northern hemisphere the wind has a deviation to the right, in the southern hemisphere the wind has a deviation to the left
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What is meant with brain drain?

Highly educated people who move abroad 

400

Welk klimaat heerst er bij de stad Nagaur?

Woestijn, B-klimaat

400

What is the most popular sport in India?

cricket

500

How do you calculate green pressure?

(youth / productives ) × 100

500

Explain how a wet monsoon is created

Wind direction changes --> warm moisty air come inland --> relief rainfall
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Give 3 reasons why the IT sector is so popular in India.

1) low wages

2) high social status

3) time difference

500

Vergelijk de kaart 'India: slums' met een andere kaart op de pagina. Welk verband kun je concluderen?

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What kind of building is the world-famous Taj Mahal?

Mausoleum (burial ground)

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