GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY
OF INDIA

India is one of the ancient civilizations in the
world. It has achieved multi-faceted socio-
economic progress during the last five
decades. It has moved forward displaying
remarkable progress in the field of
agriculture, industry, technology and overall
economic development. India has also
contributed significantly to the making of
world history.

INDIA’S
NEIGHBOURING
COUNTRIES

 The land mass of India has an area of 3.28
million square meter.
 India has 2.4 % of total land area of the world.
 India is the seventh largest country of the
World.
 It has a boundary of about 15200 km
Including Andaman and Nicobar islands and
Lakshadweep.

The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the
mainland is about 30˚. Despite this fact the east-
west extent appears to be smaller than the north-
south extent.
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 the day and night,
as one moves from south to north.
LATITUDINAL AND LONGITUDINAL

Geography
 India has the second largest population on earth with just over
15% of the worlds population, located on 1.2 million square miles
 The Himalayan Mountains separate India from much of the rest of
Asia and China
 India is basically a peninsula, with the Arabian Sea on the west,
the Bay of Bengal on the east, and the Indian Ocean to the south
 Rivers flow through India making the land fertile for robust crop
growth
 Situated on the banks of the river Ganges, Varanasi and
Haridwar are considered by all Hindus to be the holiest cities in Hinduism
 Many Hindus believe that the water from the Ganges river can
cleanse a person's soul of all past sins, and that it can also cure the ill,
and is the most important river in India

 Great civilizations flourished along the rivers,
mountains, plains, and deserts in ancient India

 Agriculture is India’s largest industry, involving 2/3 of the
population
 Major crops are rice, cotton, spices, sugarcane, tea, and
many others
 India accounts for 10% of the worlds fruit population
 India more produces mangos, papayas, and bananas than
any other country
 Spices are commonly used in India, curry being one of the
most popular, blending several spices into a mix that creates the
famous intense flavor

 Mining in India is an important economic activity which
contributes significantly to the economy of India
 Mining in India is an important economic activity which
contributes significantly to the economy of India
 The main mining products of India are iron ore, bauxite, copper
ore, limestone, and petroleum
 Iron ore is found all over India
 Flint was known and exploited by the inhabitants
of the Indus Valley Civilization by the 3rdmillennium BCE

 There were and still are four seasons in India Spring (February-
March) Summer (March-mid June) Monsoon (mid June-mid October)
Winter (mid October-January)
 People of ancient India lived in extreme conditions
 April and May are the hottest months of the year
 Temperatures rising to 50 C in some parts of the country.
 Summer monsoons are when most of the rain comes in
 If monsoon season comes late then the agriculture fails

 The rainfall in India is unpredictable, there can be long
droughts and intense floods
 In winter months the temperature can get as low as -5 C

 It begins from the Himalayas
 The water in river is clear and cold and a great source to drink from
 It gets slower and deeper as it moves to the valley making it easy to
collect water
 In Summer, monsoon rains add more water to the river
 It meets another river, the Ganges at last
 The land where two rivers meet, is good for farming and they farmed
in the area
 It is one of the major rivers of Asia
 The name of river means ‘son of Brahma” in Sanskrit
 It is about 1800 miles (2900km)

 Triangular-shaped place between two mountain ranges
 It has different kinds of lands
 One of the large plateaus in India
 It has rocks that were from 600 million years ago
 It is quite dry and the monsoon rains gives most of the water
 There are three types of soil : Black, Yellow, Red
 Black soil contains a lot of iron and it is good for growing cotton
 The yellow and red soils are lack of some minerals
 Some farmers have hard time growing plants in the yellow and red
soils so it isn’t an ideal spot for farming

 One of the major rivers of the Indian Subcontinent
 It is 1560 miles (2510km)
 It is decided as India’s National River
 It starts from Himalayas
 It contains some of the most fertile farmland in the world
 It can flood and kill the crops when it is rainy season
 It has a good water supply because of melting ice
 The river receives about 25~60 inches of rain a year

 It is located on the northern border of India
 They are the highest mountain range in the world
 It is about 5 and a half miles tall
 The name of mountains mean “home of snows”
 The peaks are always covered with ice and snow
 Mountain Everest and K-2 are part of Himalaya mountains
 It gets slightly taller every year
 It causes earthquakes and landslides common in the area
 Some of the major rivers in the world starts in the Himalayas

 This river also begins from the Himalaya mountains
 The water is provided from the melting snow and ice
 Many types of fish live in the river and are good to eat
 People catch fish and shrimps to sell and eat
 It has one of the best farmland in the world
 The river is often compared to the Nile river because both of them
are important source of water
 It is about 1976miles (3180km)
 The land beside the river is fertile
 The name of the river means “lion river”

 The Thar Desert is located in northern India
 It is mostly made of sand and stone
 The heat is sometimes unbearable
 There are barely plants growing in the area
 Rain is rare in the desert
 Dusty storms and sand storms occur often
 Water is unique and precious in Thar desert
 There are a lot of animals and birds witch made good game
 There are about 45 types of lizards and snakes

GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

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