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16 INDIA - PHYSICAL FEATURES
MODULE - 6 The PHYSICAL settingof IndiaNotes 1 INDIA - PHYSICAL FeaturesGEOGRAPHYH istorically, INDIA is an ancient country, known as Bharatvarsh. It is surroundedby the sea on three sides, separated from the rest of Asia by a lofty mountainchain. Hence, it has become an independent entity called the Indian size, INDIA is the seventh largest country in the world. It is a vast country char-acterized by great diversity in its PHYSICAL feature. Therefore, it is necessary toacquire some knowledge about principal PHYSICAL FEATURES . The students shouldmake themselves familiar with the main aspects of its geography, the broad factsregarding the external relief, mountain systems, plateaus, plains, drainage systems,glaciers, volcanoes studying this lesson, you will be able to : describe the location of INDIA in terms of latitude and longitude; describe with the help of a map and a globe, the importance of the locationof INDIA in terms of neighbouring countries, continents, hemispheres and theIndian Ocean; compare INDIA with other countries in terms of area; describe the main characteristics of major physiographic divisions; show the major relief FEATURES and rivers of INDIA on an outline map of thecountry; compare the Himalayan rivers with those of the peninsular INDIA ; conclude that INDIA s rich and diverse culture is the result of its varied physi-cal FEATURES ; explain how different physiographic divisions are economically complemen-tary to each
the only country to be so. According to the Constitution of India, the country is known as Bharat or India. India lies wholly in the Northern Hemisphere. The Indian mainland extends be-tween 8°4'N to 37°6' N latitudes and from 68°7' E to 97°25' E longitudes. Thus the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is of about 29 degrees. It ...
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