CIA Factbook Map Exercises   Instructions: Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately.   India http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html Geography question: India’s past includes invasions by Aryans and Moguls from Persia and by the British from Europe. What is there about India’s geography that made it vulnerable to such incursions? Why (geographically) has it not faced the same kind of threats from the east and northeast? Demographics question: What assets and problems for India’s government are indicated by the climate, terrain, and land use facts displayed in the Fact Book? Do the assets outweigh the problems or vice versa? Why? Comparison question: How does India’s literacy rate compare with that of the US? How would you expect those facts to be reflected in differences in electoral politics in the two countries? Why?     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required