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justify the title "india is marked by a diversity of physical features"​

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CLASS 6 CH 7 OUR COUNTRY – INDIA

India is a country of vast geographical expanse. In the north, it is bound by the lofty Himalayas.

The ArabianSea in the west, the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian Ocean in the south,

wash the shores of the Indian peninsula. India has an area of about 3.28 million sq. km. The

north-south extent from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is about 3,200 km. And the east-west extent

from Arunachal Pradesh to Kuchchh is about 2,900 km. The lofty mountains, the Great Indian

Desert, the Northern Plains, the uneven plateau surface and the coasts and islands present a

diversity of landforms. There is a great variety in the climate, vegetation, wildlife as well as in

the language and culture. In thisdiversity, we find unity that is reflected in traditions that bind us

as one nation. The peninsula is a pieceof land that issurrounded by water onthree sides. Large

countrieswhich stretchextensively fromeast to west do not have a single Standard Time for the

whole country. The USA and Canada

have seven and six time zones respectively.

LOCATIONAL SETTING

India is located in the northern hemisphere. The Tropic of Cancer (23°30'N) passes almost

halfway through thecountry (Figure 7.2). From south to north, main landof India extends

between 8°4'N and 37°6'N latitudes.From west to east, India extends between 68°7'E and

97°25'E longitudes. Due to great longitudinal extent ofabout 29°, there could be a wide

differences in localtime of places located at two extreme points of India. Assuch, the difference

between these two points would be of about two hours. The local time changes by four

minutesfor every one degree of longitude. The sun rises two hours earlier in the east

(ArunachalPradesh) than in the west (Gujarat). 82°30'E has been taken as the Indian Standard

Time. This meridian or longitude is also termed as the Standard Meridian of India.

INDIA’S NEIGHBOURS

There are seven countries that share land boundaries with India. Across the sea to the south, lie

our island neighbours— Sri Lanka and Maldives. Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Palk

Strait.

India and it’s neighbours

POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

India is a vast country. For administrative purposes, the country is divided into 28 States and 7

Union Territories. Delhi is the national capital. The states have been formed mainly on the basis

of languages. Rajasthan is the largest state and Goa is the smallest state in terms of area. The

states are further divided into districts.

PHYSICAL DIVISIONS

India is marked by a diversity of physical features such as mountains, plateaus, plains,