Location of India
- Located in the northern hemisphere between 8'4'' N to 37'6'' N( distance 3214 km)
- Longitude between 68'7'' E to 97'25 E,(distance 2933 Km)
- Tropic of cancer 23'3'' divides India into two nearly half parts and it passes through 8 Indian states namely Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, Chhatisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Tripura, and Mizoram.
- The southern point of India is Indira point.
India's Size and boundaries
- Having 2.4% of global geographical areas.
- 3.28 million square km of land.
- 7th largest country of the world after Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, and Australia
- The land boundary is 15200 km
- Coastal boundaries including Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshwadeep island is 7516.6 km.
- The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is approximately 30'.
- Indian standard time( IST) longitude 82.3 'E passes through Mirzapur UP.
India and the world
- India's landmass located in the central part between east and west Asia.
- Strategic locations to India in the Indian ocean. That connects the countries of Europe in the west and southeast Asia in the east.
- No other countries have a long coastline in the Indian Ocean as India has.
- India's eminent position in the Indian ocean justified the naming after India.
- Opening of the Suez canal in 1869, India's distance from Europe is reduced by 7,000 Km.
- India's contact with the world through land routes is much older than sea routes. It can be proofed by the following :
- India's influence on the world: the ideas of Upanishads, Ramayana, stories of punch tantra, numerical decimal system.
- In India, the influence of Greek sculpture, architectural stupas of dome and mineral from West Asia can be seen in different parts of the country.
India's details
28 states and 9 union territories.- Union territories in western coast:
- Daman and duo
- Dadara and Nagar haveli
- Lakshwadeep
- In the eastern coast:
- Puducherry
- Andaman and Nicobar
Neighboring countries bordering with the Indian States
- Pakistan:
- Gujarat
- Rajasthan
- Punjab
- Jammu and Kashmir.
- China:
- Ladakh
- Himachal Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Myanmar:
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Nagaland
- Manipur
- Mizoram
- Bangladesh:
- West Bengal
- Assam
- Meghalaya
- Tripura
- Mizoram
- Nepal:
- Uttarakhand
- Uttar Pradesh
- Bihar
- West Bengal
- Sikkim
- Bhutan:
- West Bengal
- Assam
- Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh.
Exercises:
1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Odisha
(c) Chhattisgarh
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tripura
Answer. b-Odisha
(ii) The easternmost longitude of India is
(a) 97° 25' E
(b) 68° 7' E
(c) 77° 6' E
(c) 77° 6' E
(d) 82° 32' E
Answer. a-97° 25' E
(iii) Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim have common
frontiers with
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
Answer. c-Nepal
(iv) If you intend to visit Kavaratti during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to
(a) Puducherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Daman and Diu
Answer. b-Lakshadweep
(v) My friend hails from a country which does not share a land boundary with
India. Identify the country.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Bangladesh
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
Answer. b- Tajikistan
2 Answer the following questions briefly.
(i) Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea.
Answer: Lakshadweep
Answer: Lakshadweep
(ii) Name the countries which are larger than India.
Answer:
The following countries are larger than India:
Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, and Australia.
Answer:
The following countries are larger than India:
Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, and Australia.
(iii) Which island group of India lies to its south-east?
Answer:
Andaman and Nicobar
Answer:
Andaman and Nicobar
(iv) Which island countries are our southern neighbors?
Answer.
Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
Answer.
Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
3 The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat
in the west but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?
Answer. Because India has only one standard time and Indian standard time( IST) longitude 82.3 'E passes through Mirzapur UP.
Answer. Because India has only one standard time and Indian standard time( IST) longitude 82.3 'E passes through Mirzapur UP.
4 The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of
great significance. Why?
Answer.
The following are the significance:
Answer.
The following are the significance:
- India's landmass located in the central part between east and west Asia.
- Strategic locations to India in the Indian ocean. That connects the countries of Europe in the west and southeast Asia in the east.
- No other countries have a long coastline in the Indian Ocean as India has.
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