GEOG 213 Final: GEOG 213 Midterm #2-Final Exam
25 Feb 2014
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India= superpower of the region, one of largest/fastest growing economies of the world 5/6% growth in last 15 years, open foreign investment. 1. 1 billion people estimated by 2025/2030 will take over as most populated country in the world: federal country- usually complex countries, city, linguistics, economic development. Most affluent part of india, highly educated population: a lot of services of the west have been outsourced, rest of the country is mostly subsistence peasants 70% countryside, one of the reasons india isn"t one. Cheap labour of the most affluent countries of the world. Large portion of those are middle class, but still poor peasants: a lot of slums in india, in every large city. Pakistan: biggest different between india is culture. Indian subcontinent, second largest country in south asia in terms of population close to 200 million people: muslim country, islam= religion. 85-90% of population: roughly 3% growth, population and economic, economic growth a lot slower than india.
