Page 2 : UNIT-08, INDIA, 8.1 India - Location and its Environs, • Location, , • Size, • Frontiers, , • Model Questions, , Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 2

Page 3 : • India, is an important country in the world in the, 21st century. It is universally called ‘Bharat’ or, ‘Hindustan’., • It is a subcontinent having various physical,, climatic, social, cultural, economical and political, diversities. It is popularly called, ‘land of great, unity in diversity’., , Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 3

Page 4 : • The physical environment of India has diversified, features., , Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 4

Page 5 : • India is situated in the southern part of Asian continent and, lies to the northern tip of the Indian Ocean. It is a peninsula, covered with water on three sides (West, South and East) and, land on the North., , Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 5

Page 9 : • The main land of India, has 6100 km of, coastline while, the, total length of coastline, including, islands, (Lakshadweep, and, Andaman and Nicobar, Islands) is 7516 km., • The territorial water, extends into the sea to a, distance of 12 nautical, miles (22.2 km) from, the coastal baseline., , Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 9

Page 10 : SIZE, • India is the seventh largest country in the world., • It has a total geographical area of 32,87,263 sq.km., • This constitutes about 2.4% of the total land area of the, earth., • India is the second most populous country in world next., • According to 2011 census the total population of the, country was 121.6 crore or 1216 million accounts for, about 17.45 % of the total world’s population., • India has 28 States, 8 Union territories and 1 National, Capital Region (New Delhi)., • Rajasthan is the largest state and Goa is the smallest, state in area., • In terms of population UP ranks first and Sikkim, occupies the last position., Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 10

Page 11 : Frontiers:, • India has 15,200 km of long land frontier, extending from west to east running from, Gujarat in the west to West Bengal in the east., • India share land frontier with seven countries., • Sri Lanka, an island country, situated to the, southeast, is separated by Pak Strait and Gulf, of Mannar., , Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 11

Page 12 : The important international boundary lines demarcated between, India and neighbouring countries are:, • The Durand line - India and, Afghanistan (80 km) by, Mortimer Durand., • The Mc Mahon line - India, and China (PRC) (3488 km), by Henry Mc Mahon., , • The Radcliff line - India and, Pakistan (2910 km) by Sir, Cyril Radcliff., • India and, 4097km., , Bangladesh, , -, , • India and Nepal – 175 km,, • India and, 1643km., , Myanmar, , –, , • India and Bhutan – 699 km., Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 12

Page 13 : India has land disputes with many countries. Most, important are:, , Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 13

Page 15 : • India & Bangladesh - West Bengal and Assam,, , Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 15

Page 17 : MODEL QUESTIONS, I Answer the following in a word or a sentence each., 1. State the geographical location of India., 2. Name the southernmost and northernmost points of main land of, India., 3. In which Island of India, is 'Indira Point' situated?, 4. What is the total geographical area of India?, 5. Mention the International boundary between India and China., II Answer the following in two or three sentences each., 1. Write the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India., 2. Name the water bodies that surround India., 3. Which latitude and longitude passes in the centre of the Country?, 4. According to 2011 census what is the total population of India and, what is its percentage to total World’s population?, 5. Name the international boundaries between India & Pakistan and, India & Afghanistan., III Answer the following., 1. Explain the location, size and frontiers of India., Deepak Kumara Lecture in Geography, Govt. PU College, Hangala., , 17