Question

1. On a map of India, mark the different physical features of India.
2. On a map of India, locate and label the following :
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) The Standard Meridian of India.
(c) Latitudinal and Longitudinal extent of India
(d) States and Union territories of India

Answer 1

Answer:

(b) The Standard Meridian of India.

Answer 2

Solution-

"A" - Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India: Gujarat (Jasdan), Rajasthan (Kalinjarh), Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur), Chhattisgarh (Sonhat), Jharkhand (Lohardaga), West Bengal (Krishnanagar), Tripura (Udaipur) and Mizoram (Champhai).

"B"- Pases from Allahabad (Up)

"c"- 68 degrees 7′ E and 97 degrees 25′ E whereas the latitudinal extent of India is 8 degree 4′ N and 36 degrees 7′ N. The latitudinal extent influences the duration of day and night as one moves from south to north.

"D"-

Union Territories are: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Ladakh and Puducherry

STATES

• AP|Andhra Pradesh
• AR|Arunachal Pradesh
• AS|Assam
• BR|Bihar
• CT|Chhattisgarh
• GA|Goa
• GJ|Gujarat
• HR|Haryana
• HP|Himachal Pradesh
• JK|Jammu and Kashmir
• JH|Jharkhand
• KA|Karnataka
• KL|Kerala
• MP|Madhya Pradesh
• MH|Maharashtra
• MN|Manipur
• ML|Meghalaya
• MZ|Mizoram
• NL|Nagaland
• OR|Odisha
• PB|Punjab
• RJ|Rajasthan
• SK|Sikkim
• TN|Tamil Nadu
• TG|Telangana
• TR|Tripura
• UT|Uttarakhand
• UP|Uttar Pradesh
• WB|West Bengal.