INDIA

NEW ZEALAND

ROYAL BENGAL TIGER🐅

• Tigers are now an endangered species
• It's quite different to New Zealands identity
• The Royal Bengal Tiger are the most numerous subspecies of tigers
• The Royal Bengal Tiger is estimated at 1,706–1,909 in India

KIWI

• The kiwi's blood temperature is 38 degrees celsius, two lower than a regular bird!
• Some similarities:
• Neither of these animals can fly, the kiwi can't fly, it's bones are filled
• Fact:
• We were first called 'Kiwi's' in WW1 by Australian comrades!

RICKSHAWS & CARS

• In India rickshaws are driven as well as cars
• Rickshaws are even more common in rural areas
• Vehicles owned per 1000 people: 41

CARS

• Some similarities:
• Both countries use bikes commonly
• Fact:
• Vehicles owned per 1000 people: 708

AREA

• India: 3,095,472 square km
• NZ: 268,678 square km

POPULATION

• World: 7,208,376,704
• India: 1,220,800,359
• NZ: 4,365,113
• Rounded down, India makes up a 1/7 of the worlds population
• Nz's population fits into India's 280 times!

LANGUAGE

• NZ's welcome:
• Hello / Kia ora
• India's welcome:
• राटटज (Namastay)
• India's language is Hindi

CLIMATE

• NZ's climate:
• 16 degrees celsius average
• India's climate:
• 20 degrees celsius average

FOOD

• Indian food:
• Lots of curry, spices and vegetables
• NZ food:
• Lots of sweets, fruit, lamb, pork and beef
• Cows in Hinduism are sacred and not eaten, they are used in festivals

LIFESPAN

• Indian average lifespan:
• 67
• NZ average lifespan:
• 80

SPORTS

• The favourite sport of India is cricket
• But our favourite sport is rugby!
• Fact:
• The highest number of points scored in an over in cricket is 77!

BUILDINGS

• Indian materials:
• Marble, sandstone, bricks, wood and metal mostly
• NZ materials:
• Wood, concrete, bricks and metal mostly

DHOTI'S & SARI'S

• Dhoti:
• Worn by men, a dhoti is a six feet long strip of cotton
• Sari or Saree:
• Worn by women, a sari is a strip of unstitched cotton or silk
• In urban areas, business shirts are common

WESTERN CLOTHING

• Skirts, shirts and trousers are worn more commonly here
• Casual clothes are worn mostly but also business clothes are worn alot

SCHOOL

• In NZ it is compulsory that you go to school from age 5-16
• In NZ it is also free to go to school
• In India school is free for 6-14 year olds
• The government has banned child labour in India to keep them in school

MAP

❓DID YOU KNOW?❓

TEMPLE OF RATS

• The temple of rats is called Karni Mata
• Karni Mata in Hindi is करणी माता
• Karni Mata was a hindu wisewoman
• The temple is known for it's black rats
• The rats in the temple are treated as sacred rats

WETTEST PLACE ON EARTH

• Mawsynram is the wettest place on earth
• Mawsynram has an annual rainfall of 11,872 mm
• Mawsynram is in the East Khasi Hills in India

😃Thanks for reading!😃


By Jack S.