1.What is the longitidinal extend of India?
2.Why India has a long coastline?
3. Which ocean is named after India? Give two reasons.why the Indian ocean is named after India?
4.Which is the standard median of India? From where does it pass?
5.What was the contribution of land route to India in Amcient times? Explain any 3 points.
6.Which Meriden has been selected as the standard Meridian of India?
7. Why India is called a sub continent? Explain any three points.
8.What is latitude? What is The latitudinal extend of India?
9.Do you think naming the Indian Ocean is justified. Why?
10.Name the southernmost point of India? It is possible today?
11.how does India occupy an important strategy position in South Asia?
12.what is longitudinal extend of India?
13.How does latidudinal spread of India advantages?
14.Why Ahmedabad and Kolkata able to see the sun exactly overhead in a year?
15.Why do we need standard median for India? Explain.
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These questions are from Geography Book of Class 9.
Answers
1) the longitudinal extend of india is :-
latitude 8°4' N and 37°6' N and longitudes 68° 7' E and 97°25' E....
2). The trans Indian Ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India. The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus helping India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.
3). No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed, it is India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean which justifies the naming of an Ocean after it...
4). the standard meridian of india is (82°30'E) time along the standard meridian of India passing through Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the standard time for the whole country....
5). The main contribution of land routes to India in ancient times are:-
. Trade flourished through the land trade routes. The Silk route passing through the Himalayas is an excellent example
. Land routes enabled the expansion of scientific knowledge; important breakthroughs in science, technology, and mathematics were communicated to far across lands through ancient routes.
. The land routes also helped in the understanding of the cultures and traditions of other nations.
6). the standard meridian of India passing through Mirzapur is taken as the standard time for the whole country...
7) A place is classed as a subcontinent when it is part of a continent but is considered either geographically or politically as an independent entity or it is smaller than a continent.
India is often called a subcontinent because it is a distinct landmass, not just a country. While it has many features of a continent, it is not as big as one, so is not considered a continent. ..
8). latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.
same as answer 1
9). The Indian Ocean is called so because it surrounds Indian sub continent. Probably in the ancient times, Sea vessels coming India for trade sailed through those waters to visit India and that is why they named it Indian Ocean.
10). The Southernmost point of India is Indira Point. The Indira Point is situated in the Great Nicobar group of Island in Andaman Nicobar Islands. It is not visible today because it was submerged under the sea in the 2004 Tsunami.
11).
(i) The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West Asia. India is a southward extension of the Asian Continent.(ii) The Trans Indian Ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.(iii) The Indian landmass is centrally located between east and west Asia.
12). same as answer 1
13). The significant two advantages are stated below: Firstly, the wide latitudinal extension of nearly 30 degrees results into wide variation in the climates. The southern part of India receives more sunlight than northern part which results into diversity of flora and fauna in our country...
14). Ahmadabad and Kolkata lie within the tropical zone and Delhi slightly above the Tropic of Cancer. The the two former cities get the overhead sun twice a year This happens once when the Suns direct rays shifts from the equator to the Tropic and secondly when it moves away from the Tropic to the Equator. However, the overhead Sun never over the areas like Delhi that does not fall within the Tropical Zone.
15). We need a standard meridian for India because there is a time lag of about 2 hours between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh. To avoid confusion of time in different states , India adopted a standard meridian which is 82 degrees 30 E and it passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.