Here are the answers identified on the map: (i) Lakshadweep islands in Arabian Sea, Andaman and Nicobar islands in Bay of Bengal (ii) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan (iii) Gujarat, Rajasthan (iv) 35° N (v) 8° N (vi) 97° E, 68° E (vii) Kanyakumari (viii) Palk Strait (ix) Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Lakshad

1. C L A S S I X T H F I R S T G E O G R A P H Y C H A P T E R 1
B Y M S . S U P R I Y A
INDIA SIZE AND LOCATION

2. Introduction
 Things we are going to study in this chapter are given
below :
 Location of India
 Size of India
 India and the World
 Neighbours of India.
 India is an ancient civilisation but now it is a
developing nation. It has shown remarkable progress
in various fields.

3. Summary
 India is a large country and one of the modern
civilisations in the world. India has achieved remarkable
growth in the last five decades. Indian Economy is
mainly dependent on agriculture. However, the Indian
economy has been growing not only in the agriculture
sector but also in the industrial and technology sector.

 In the India Size and Location notes, the main points of
this chapter are thoroughly discussed. Chapter 1
describes the size, location, and neighbours of India.
Apart from that, this chapter also compared India with
other countries of the world in regards to its size and
location.

4. KNOW LETS STUDY LOCATION
Location

5. Location
 India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
 India’s mainland extends between latitudes,
and longitudes.
 The Tropic of Cancer divides India into two almost
equal parts.
 The island groups of Lakshadweep and Andman &
Nicobar are also part of India.

6. SIZE
Size

7. Size
 Covering an area of 3.28 million square kilometres, India’s
total area is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
 India is the world’s seventh largest country with a land
boundary of about 15,200 km, with total length of the
coastline being 7,516.6 km.
 India’s east-west extent appears to be smaller than the north-
south extent.
 India’s latitudinal and longitudinal extent is about 30 degrees.
 India’s standard time is based on 82.30 degrees E meridian,
which passes near Mirzapur in UP.
 Latitudinal extent influences duration of the day and night.

8. India and the World
India and the World

9. India and the World
 The Indian landmass is centrally located between West and East
Asia.
 The trans Indian ocean routes connect countries in the west and
counties in the east.
 India’s protruding Deccan Peninsula helped India to establish close
contacts with West Asia, Africa and Europe, South-east and East
Asia.
 India’s contacts with the world via land routes are much more than
her maritime contacts.
 India is the only nation which has a ocean named after it.
 India has contributed a lot to the world in forms of ideas,
philosophies (Upanishads, Ramayana, Panchtantra) and
mathematics (Indian numerals and decimal system).
 In exchange, India’s architecture was influenced by Greek sculpture
and architectural styles from West Asia.

10. India’s Neighbours
India’s Neighbours

11. India’s Neighbours
 India has an important position in South Asia and has
29 States and 7 Union Territories.
 India shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan,
China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.
 The southern neighbours across the sea consist of the
two island countries, namely Maldives and Sri Lanka.
 Shri Lanka is separated from India by Pak Strait, a
narrow strip of sea.
 India always have and had strong geographical and
historical links with her neighbours.
 India stands apart from the rest of Asia.

12. Know Revison time through the Intresting video
 https://youtu.be/v76owfx8TUQ

13. Lets play the quizz
 https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/607be37d8001870
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14. QUESTION AND ANSWERS
 The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
 (a) Rajasthan
(b) Orissa (Now Odisha)
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tripura
 2. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
 (a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
 3. Which line divides India into approximately two equal parts?
 (a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) None of these
 4. What is the position of India in the world in respect of area?
 (a) 8th position
(b) 7th position
(c) 6th position
(d) 2nd position
 5. Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states
 (a) Orissa
(b) Tripura
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab

15. BREIF QUESTION AND ANSWERS
 Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian sea?
 Name the countries which are larger than India?
 Which island group of India lies to its south-east?
 Which island countries are our southern neighbors?
 Solution:
 Lakshadweep islands.
 Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, and Australia.
 Andaman and Nicobar islands.
 Srilanka and Maldives

16. MAIN QUESTIONS
 Answer 3:
 This is because from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two hours.
Hence, time along the Standard Meridian of India (82°30'E) passing through Mirzapur
(in
 Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the standard time for the whole country. The latitudinal extent
 influences the duration of day and night, as one moves from south to north.
 4. The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered
of
 great significance. Why?
 Answer 4:
 The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and West Asia. India is a
southward extension of the Asian continent. The trans-Indian Ocean routes, which
connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia, provide a
strategic central location to India. The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian
Ocean, thus helping India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe
from the western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.
 No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed, it is
India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean, which justifies the naming of an Ocean
after it.

17. MAP WORK
 Identify the following with the help of map reading.
(i) The Island groups of India lying in the Arabian Sea and the
Bay of Bengal.
(ii) The countries constituting the Indian Subcontinent.
(iii) The States through which the Tropic of Cancer passes.
(iv) The northernmost latitude in degrees.
(v) The southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland in
degrees.
(vi) The eastern and the western-most longitude in degrees.
(vii) The place situated on the three seas.
(viii) The strait separating Sri Lanka from India.
(ix) The Union Territories of India