India

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D E P A R T M E N T O F S O C I A L
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T I R U C H I R R A P P A L L I
D A T E : 1 1 . 0 6 . 2 0 D A Y : T H U R S D A Y
OUR COUNTRY AND ITS
NEIGHBOURS

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4. India- Location
Southern part
of Asia
Seventh
Largest country
Second most
populated
country

5. India – Its land surface
 From north to south-
3214km
 East to west-
approximately 2993 km

6. India – Its land surface
 India is surrounded by
water on three sides
 West – The Arabian sea
 East – The Bay of Bengal
 South – The Indian
ocean
 India is a peninsular
country

7. India – Its land surface
 To the North lies the
Himalayas – World’s
Highest mountain ranges
 Himalayas form the
northern border of India
 Many North Indian rivers
have their sources

8. Answer the following
 India is the ___________largest country in the
world
 Ans:Seventh

9. Answer the following
 In which continent is India located?
 Asia

10. Answer the following
 Which forms the Northern boundary of our country?
 The Great Himalayas

11. India – Its land surface
 Six physical divisions
1. The Northern
Mountains
2. The Northern Plains
3. The Great Indian desert
4. The Peninsular Plateau
5. The Coastal Plains
6. The Islands

12. Physical divisions-Northern Plains
Northern Plains
 Lies south to the
Northern Mountains
 Land is flat and fertile
 Food crops like wheat ,
rice are grown here.

13. The Great Indian Desert
The Great Indian Desert
 Also known as The Thar
desert
 Lies in north-western
part
 Dry Sandy area
 Receives little rainfall

14. Plateau region
 Triangular in shape
 South to the northern
plains
 Extends till Kanyakumari
(the southern most tip of
peninsula of India).

15. Coastal plains
 Beautiful coastal plains
on both eastern and
western sides
 Land that lies between
The Western Ghats and
the Arabian sea in the
west
 Land that lies between
the Eastern Ghats and
the Bay of Bengal.

16. Coastal plains

17. Islands
 East in the Bay of
Bengal- Andaman and
Nicobar islands
 West in the Arabian sea-
Lakshadweep

18. Island Peninsula
 Island is surrounded by
water on all sides
 Examples : Andaman
and Nicobar ,
Lakshadweep
 Peninsula is
surrounded by water
on three sides
 Example : Southern
India
Island and Peninsula

19. Major physiographic divisions

20. Major physiographic divisions

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