India is the second most populated country located in South Asia. It is surrounded by water bodies like the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. India has significant physical diversity due to its location in the Himalayan mountain range and Thar Desert. The main physical divisions include the Northern Mountains along the Himalayas, Northern Plains south of the mountains, Great Indian Desert in the west, Southern Plateau and Coastal Plains along the eastern and western coasts.

4. • OUR COUNTRY
• PHYSICAL DIVISIONS OF INDIA
• OUR NATIONAL SYMBOLS

5. • Location:
 India is the largest country in the world.
 It forms a large part of the continent.
 It lies entirely in the
 The southern part of India is surrounded by 3 large water bodies. In the
east is the , in the west is the and towards the
south is the .

6. • Neighbouring countries:
 China, Nepal, & Bhutan in the
North.
 Bangladesh & Myanmar lie to
the east.
 Pakistan & Afghanistan to the
west.
 Srilanka and Maldives in the
south.
• Population:
 It is the second most populated
country in the world, the first
one being China.
 The population of India is 130
crores.

7. India has 5 main Physical
divisions:
1. The Northern Mountains
2. The Northern Plains
3. The Great Indian Desert
4. The Southern Plateau
5. The Coastal Plains and Islands

8. Northern plains lie to the south of the Himalayas. It is a large flat area
which extends from Punjab in the west to Assam in the east.
The northern and north eastern part of India have a long range of
mountains. This chain of mountains is called “The Himalayas”.

9. There is an area which is big, dry, sandy and rocky towards the west of
Northern plains. This area is known as the great indian desert.
This is a high land located to the south of the northern plains.

10. A coast is the land alongside or near a sea or an ocean. The coast between
western ghats and the arabian sea is known as the western coastal plain.
The coast between eastern ghats and the bay of bengal is known as the
eastern coastal plain.
An island is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides.