India :size and Location

 

India: Size and Location

• Class: 9th
• Subject: Social Science (Geography)
• Subject: India :size and Location
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Location and Size

•  India is a vast country.
• It  lies completely into Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere .
• The landmass of India has an area of 3.28 million square km .
• India's total area accounts for about 2.4% of the total geographical area the world.
•  India is bounded by the young fold mountains, Himalayas in the northwest, north northeast .
•  India is called peninsula as it is surrounded on three sides and by water bodies.  
• The Standard Meridian (82*30'E) passing through Mirzapur is taken as the Standard line for the whole country

India and the World 

• The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West Asia. India is a southward extension of the Asian continent. 
• The trans-Indian Ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.
•  No other country has a long world have continued coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has. 
• India's contacts with the through the ages but her relationship though the land routes are much older than her maritime contacts.
• The various passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travelers.
• India was the favourite  destination of the traders of the world.

India trade, Union Territories, and Neighbours

• India occupies a significant position in Asia
• India has 28 states i.e Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Aasam,Chhattisgarh,
• Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan,Jharkhand, Karnataka,Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana ,Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura and West Bengal
• India has 9 union territories
• New Delhi (National Capital Territory). Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep.,Chandigarh , Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Jammu & Kashmir , Ladakh .
• India shares its land Boundaries with most of Its neighbouring countries .
• India has had strong geographical and historical links with their neighbours.

place

• India is completely located in the Northern Hemisphere.
• The mainland of India extends between latitudes 8 ° 4'N and 37 ° 6'N and latitudes 68 ° 7'E and 97 ° 25'E.
• The Tropic of Cancer (23 ° 30'N) divides India into two almost equal parts.
• The southernmost point in India is Indira Point on Nicobar Island.

Shape

• Covering an area of ​​3.28 million square kilometres, India's total area is 2.4% of the world's total geographical area.
• India is the seventh largest country in the world, with a land border of about 15,200 km, with a total length of 7,516.6 km.
• The east-west border of India appears to be smaller than the north-south border.

Neighbours of India

• India has an important position in South Asia and consists of 28 states and 9 union territories.
• India shares its borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.
• The southern neighbors across the sea are two island countries, namely Maldives and Sri Lanka.
• India is different from the rest of Asia and is called a sub-continent.

NCERT Questions

1. Why 82 ° 30'E has been chosen as the standard meridian of India?

Ans. 82 ° 30 'E has been chosen as the standard meridian of India because it lies at the center of all longitudes and latitudes in which our country is located.

2. Why is the difference between day and night difference hardly felt in Kanyakumari but it is not so in Kashmir?

Ans.The difference between day and night duration is hardly felt in Kanyakumari as it is near the equator. As the equator receives direct sun rays, there will be no difference between day and night. But Kashmir is far from the equator.

3. Number of union territories along the western and eastern coasts.

Ans.The union territories on the west coast of India are Diu and Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Pondicherry and Lakshadweep. The Union Territories on the east coast of India are Pondicherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

4. Which is the smallest and largest state by region?
Ans. Largest denomination: Rajasthan
Smallest state: Goa

5. States that do not have international borders or are located on the coast.

Ans. Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Telangana.

6. Classify states into four groups, each with common boundaries

(i) Pakistan (ii) China (iii) Myanmar and (iv) Bangladesh.

Ans.(i) The states with equal border with Pakistan are Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat.
(ii) States with equal border with China are Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
(iii) The states with equal border with Myanmar are Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram.
(iv) The states with the same border with Bangladesh are Meghalaya, Assam. West Bengal, Tripura.

7. The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh than Gujarat in the west, but the clocks are visible at the same time. How does this happen?

Ans.The longitudinal difference between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat is about 30 °. Due to this, there is a time lag of about two hours between these states. Since Arunachal Pradesh is in the east, the sun rises earlier than in Gujarat. Indian Standard Time is derived from the Standard Meridian time of India and, therefore, clocks appear at the same time in both states.

8. India's central location at the top of the Indian Ocean is considered of great importance. Why?

Ans.India's central location at the top of the Indian Ocean is considered very important because -

•  It has given India a strategic advantage due to the trans Indian Ocean routes that connect the countries of Europe to the west and countries in East Asia.
•  The vast coastline and natural harbor have benefited India in doing business and commerce with its neighboring and distant countries.
•  It has given India a different climate than the rest of the Asian continent.

Very short Questions :

1.Sri Lanka separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by: 

Ans. A Palk strait and Gulf of Mannar 

2. The western most longitude of India is located at :

Ans  97*25 E

3.which  country share a common boundary with India?

 Ans.  Afghanistan

4.The mainland of India extends between longitude :

 Ans A) 68*7' and 97*25'E

5 .The Southernmost point of the Indian Union is :

Ans. Indira Point

6.What is the degree of longitude of western most lip of India lying in Gujarat?

Ans (C) 68*7' E 

7.Which one  country is on the west of India ?

Ans  Pakistan. 

8.Which  country does not share its land boundaries with India ?

Ans. Maldives

9.What is the name of an imaginary line in India along which time its taken an standard time?

Ans.The Standard Meridian of India.

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