2. Subject Enrichment
Activity of Social
studies
Presented by :- Aarna, Aarav, Arnav,
Arveen , Ayan, Bhavik, Brehmat Devanshi.
Class- VI,Bhaskara
3. What are zones?
A zone is an area that has particular
features or characteristics.The earth
is divided into five distinct zones
based on their climatic
conditions.These are known as
geographical zones.
4. zones of India
India exhibits a great variation in
topography,landscape, climate,soil
types,geology,vegetation and demographic
character from one part of the country to
another.Indian climate also varies due to variation in
altitude,temperature,rainfall and other
parameters.The climatic characteristics range from
continental to oceanic, from extreme hot to severe
cold, from extremely wet to dry desert type.
5. Zones of India
Based on the above discussed characteristics India is
divided into five zones:-
1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West
5. Central
6. North East
6.
7. NORTH ZONE
North India is a loosely defined
region consisting of the northern
part of India.The dominant
geographical features of north
India are the Indus Gangetic plain
and the Himalayas,which
demarcate the region from the
Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia.
8. South Zone
Covering the southern part of the
peninsular Deccan Plateau,South
India is bounded by the bay of
Bengal in the east,the Arabian Sea
in the west and the Indian Ocean in
the south.The geography of the
region is diverse with two
mountain ranges- The Western
and Eastern Ghats.
9. EAST ZONE
East India is a region of India
consisting of the states of
Bihar,Jharkhand,Odisha,
WestBengal, Andaman and Nicobar
islands . The region corresponds to
historical region of Magadha from
which it inherits its various
Eastern Indo Aryan Languages.
10. WEST ZONE
The West Zone of India
includes the states of
Goa,
Maharashtra,Gujarat
along with the union
territory of Dadra and
Nagar Haveli and Daman
and Diu.
11. CENTRAL ZONE
The central zone consists of
the states of Chattisgarh
and Madhya Pradesh.Being a
plateau region it is rich in
minerals and is also home to
many wildlife
sanctuaries,national parks
and bioreserves.
12. NORTH- EAST
ZONE
The north east zone consists
of the states of Arunachal
Pradesh,Assam,Meghalya,
Mizoram,Manipur,Nagaland
and Tripura. These states
are home to some
magnificent terrains,exotic
flora and fauna and diverse
culture.
13. CONCLUSION
India ia multifaceted country with huge regional
span.It presents an excellent diversity of
topography, natural features,cultures,traditions,
people, languages,economic features etc. It
includes 28 states and 8 union territories which
are divided into the five zones of India.
