7. Each state has special physical features.
For example; hills, coastal area etc.
You have already learnt different physical
features.
On the basis of physical features and
climate, our state is divided into four
natural regions
35. THE RIVERS
Many rivers flow in our state.
Some of them flow towards the east and some towards
the west.
Here is a list of rivers of our state.
With the help of your teacher, classify them as west
flowing rivers and east flowing rivers.
Krishna, Ghataprabha, Sharavathi, Kali, Malaprabha,
Bhima, Aghanashini, Tungabhadra, Cauvery, Netravathi,
Hemavathi, Kabini.
39. There are many places of attraction in
our state.
Thousands of tourists visit our state
every year.
The details of important cities, historical
places and natural resorts are given here.
Places of attraction in Karnataka
40. Bengaluru is the capital city of our state.
Vidhana soudha, Vikasa soudha, High court,
Visveswaraya industrial and technological museum,
Venkatappa art gallery, Tippu's summer palace,
Jawaharlal Nehru planetarium, Lalbagh and
Cubbon park are the main places of attraction.
Bengaluru
55. Mysuru Illuminated palace, Chamundi hills
and zoo are important places in Mysuru.
Dasara celebration held here is famous all
over the world.
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57. Hampi Observe this picture.
This is a picture of the famous stone chariot of
Hampi.
Hampi is in Ballari district.
It was the capital city of Vijayanagara empire.
The architecture of this place is very famous.
The carvings of Virupaksha temple, Lotus Mahal,
Hazara Ramaswami temple etc, are very beautiful.
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People visit the hill stations because of their cool
weather and scenic beauty. ƒ
There are beautiful beaches in Ullal, Mangaluru,
Malpe and Karawara.
Jogfalls of Shivamogga district, Shivanasamudra of
Mandya district and Gokak falls of Belagavi district
are very beautiful.
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Wild life sanctuaries of Bandipura and Nagarhole
and bird sanctuaries of Ranganathittu and Kokkare
Bellur are the main attractions for the people.
The bear sanctuary of Daroji in Ballari district is
very famous.
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In 2014, Andhrapradhesh was divided into two states namely,
Andhrapradhesh and Telangana.
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The river Cauvery takes its birth at Talakaveri of Brahmagiri hill in
Kodagu district.
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Bengaluru is famous for information technology. So it is also called
Silicon city.
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In Asia, the first electricity generating station was established in
1902 at Shivanasamudra of Mandya district.
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Jog falls, the highest waterfall in India is in Shivamogga district of
Karnataka.
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Thonsepar island or Saint Mary's island of western coastal region
has the octagon shaped structures.
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Hampi and Pattadakallu the historical places of Karnataka are in
the list of world heritage sites.