INDIA- SIZE AND LOCATION
LOCATIION
INDIA SIZE AND LOCATION---PRE - ASSESSMENT
1. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal
and Sikkim have common frontiers with:
2. If you intend to visit Kavarati during your
summer vacations, which one of the following
Union Territories of India you will be going to?
3. Which line divides India into approximately two
equal parts?
4. What is the position of India in the world in
respect of area?
5. How many states and Union Territories are there
in India?
ANSWERS
1. Nepal
2. Lakshadweep
3. Tropic of Cancer
4. 7th position
5. 28 states and 8 Union
Territories
LEARNING OUTCOME
To identify the location of India in the
world map.
To analyse the strategic location of India in
Indian ocean
To discuss about the geographical and
historical relationship of India with its
neighbouring countries.
INDIA-LOCATION
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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF
INDIA
•India is lying entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
•The main land extends between latitudes 8˚4΄N and 37˚6΄N and
longitudes 68˚7΄E and 97˚25΄E.
•The latitudinal extent influences the duration of the day and
Night,as one moves from south to north.
• The time along the Standard Meridian(82˚30΄E) is taken as the
standard time for the whole country.
TROPIC OF CANCER IN INDIA
The Tropic of Cancer (23˚30΄N) divides the
country into almost equal parts.
It is passing through the 8 states of India. They
are,
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Madhyapradesh
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
West Bengal
Tripura
Mizoram
TROPIC OF CANCER IN INDIA
LOCATION OF INDIA
India is bounded by the young fold mountains in the
northwest, north and northeast.
South of about 22˚N latitude it begins to taper, and
extends towards the Indian ocean, dividing it into two
seas the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal
The southeast of the mainland is Andaman and Nicobar
islands in Bay of Bengal.
The southwest is the Lakshadweep islands in the
Arabian Sea
The south most point of the Indian union-Indirapoint
got submerged under the sea water in 2004 during the
Tsunami.The southern most tip is Kanyakumari.
SIZE OF INDIA
The landmass of India
is an area of 3.28 million
square km.
India’s total area
accounts for about 2.4
per cent of the total
geographical area of the
world.
India is the 7th largest
country in the world.
AREA OF INDIA
India has a land boundary of about
15,200km.
The total length of the coastal line of
the mainland including the island
groups in the east and west is
7,516.6km.
The north-south distance of the
mainland is about 3,200km.
POLITICAL DIVISION OF INDIA
INDIA AND THE WORLD
INDIA-SIZE AND LOCATION
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INDIA’S
CENTRAL LOCATION
India is located in the centre between east Asia
and west Asia.
The trans Indian Ocean routes which connect the
countries of Europe in the west and countries of
east Asia provides a strategic central location to
India
The Deccan peninsula protrudes into Indian
ocean, helping India to have close contacts with
west Asia, Africa and Europe from the western
coast and with southeast and East Asia from the
eastern coast
Indian Ocean gets its name from India since
India has a long coastline on this ocean.
WHAT IF?
India is bounded by the young fold
mountains(Himalaya) in the north west, north and
north east.
What if there is no Himalaya as a mountain system
in India? Will it affect India? Why or why not?
INDIA’S CONTACTS WITH THE WORLD
India’s contacts through land routes are much
older than maritime contacts.
These land routes were through mountain passes
The ancient travellers exchanged their ideas and
commodities as they moved through these routes
The ideas of Upanishads,Ramayana and stories
of panchatantra and the decimal system spread
to many parts of the world.
Similarly the influence of Greek sculpture,the
architectural styles of domes and minarates can
be seen in India.
NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES OF INDIA
India shares its land boundaries with:-
Pakistan and Afghanistan in the
North west
China , Nepal and Bhutan in the
North
Myanmar and Bangladesh in the
East
Srilanka and Maldives in the South
Srilanka is separated from India by a
narrow channel of sea formed by the
Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar.
COUNTRIES OF THE INDIAN
SUBCONTINENT
The countries in the Indian
subcontinent are,
❖ Pakistan
❖ Srilanka
❖ Maldives
❖ Bangladesh
❖ India
❖ Nepal
❖ Bhutan
India and its neighboring
countries comprise the
Indian subcontinent.
RESEARCH BASED ACTIVITY
Gather information from various
websites about India’s neighbouring
countries. Also find out the latest
political developments going on in
India’s neighbouring countries.
POST ASSESSMENT
1.The total length of the coastline of the
mainland including Andaman and Nicobar
and Lakshadweep is _________ .
2. The neighbouring countries that share
their boundaries with India are _________ .
3. What is the longitudinal extent of India
?
4. Which is the smallest state in India ?
5. Why do the days and nights are almost
of equal duration at Kanyakumari?
ANSWERS
1.7,516.6 km
2. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China,
Nepal and Bhutan.
3. 68°7’E to 97°25’E
4.Goa
5. Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu is located at the
southernmost tip of India’s main land. The latitude 8°4’
N passes close to it. The place is thus near the equator
and lies close to the Equatorial region. As the sun shines
directly over the Equator throughout the year, the
durations of day and night are almost equal here.
Hence, in Kanyakumari, the difference in the duration
of day and night is very little.
