(India size and location)

CLASS IX
GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 1

1. INDIA-SIZE AND LOCATION CLASS –IX GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 1

2. INTRODUCTION OF INDIA

3. LOCATION OF INDIA

4. LOCATION Latitudes: 8 degree 4’ N and 37 degree 6’ N. Longitudes: 68 degree 7’ E and 97 degree 25’ E. India is divided into almost two equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer (23 degree 30’N). Andaman and Nicobar Islands are situated towards the Southeast of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal. Lakshadweep Islands are situated towards the Southwest of the Indian mainland in the Arabian Sea.

5. Indira Point

6. Seventh largest country in the world India’s total area is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world. Area of India : 3.28 million square km. Land boundary : 15,200 km Length of coastline (including Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands): 7,516.6 km. 22 degree North latitude in South, it narrows and extends towards the Indian Ocean, dividing it into two seas – Arabian Sea in the West and Bay of Bengal in the East. SIZE

7. Time along the Standard Meridian (82 degree 30’ E) passing through Mirzapur (in U.P.) is taken as the standard time for the entire country. Mirzapur

8. LIST OF SEVEN LARGEST COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD Name of the country Area in million Sq. km Russia 17.07 Canada 9.97 USA 9.80 China 9.59 Brazil 8.54 Australia 7.68 India 3.28

9. GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE SEVEN LARGEST COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

10. INDIA AND THE WORLD

11. INDIA AND THE WORLD

12. INDIA AND THE WORLD India is centrally located in Asia. The routes through the Indian Ocean connect countries of Europe and East Asia; thus,providing a strategic central location to India. Various passages through the mountains in the North were of great help for ancient travellers as the oceans limited such communications for ages. These passages contributed in globalizing the ideas of Upanishads, Ramayana, Panchatantra , Indian numerals and decimal systems. Likewise, Greek architecture can be found in various parts of our country.

13. CENTRAL LOCATION OF INDIA IN ASIA

14. INDIA ON THE INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY OF TRADE AND COMMERCE

15. India’s Neighbours

16. In the Northwest: Pakistan and Afghanistan In the North: China(Tibet), Nepal and Bhutan In the East: Myanmar and Bangladesh Our southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two island countries, namely Sri Lanka and Maldives. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar while Maldives Islands are situated to the south of the lakshdweep Islands. India’s Neighbours

17. MAP SHOWING NEIGHBOURS OF INDIA

18. QUESTIONS

19. MCQ Answers:- ( i ) (b)Orissa, (ii) (a)97°25’E, (iii) (c)Nepal, (iv) (b)Pondicherry , (v) (b)Tajikistan

20. QUESTION:- Why 82°30’E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? ANSWER:- IST is according to the Standard Meridian of India. i.e. 82°30E longitude due to following reasons: It is the central meridian of India passing through the middle of the country, so its time is equally suitable for the east and the west. There is a general tendency for all the countries of the world to select the Standard Meridian which is divisible by 7°30 longitude so that the minimum difference between countries is half an hour.

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