Question

Location extent and physical features of india

Answer 1

India is the world's seventh largest country in terms of area. It is a vast country lies in the Asian continent. It has a variety of land among different regions I.e from North to south and east to west.

Answer 2

Answer:

India:- Location, Extent, Political and Physical features

✿ Continent of Asia

✿ Seventh Largest country in the world

✿ Second largest population

Indian Subcontinent:-

✿ India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for a sub-continent of Asia and India occupies the major part of the sub-continent therefore the entire region is called as the Indian sub-continent.

Political Divisions:-

✿ Number of states: 28

✿ Union territories: 8

Physical Divisions:-

✿ Northern mountains

✿ Great Northern plains

✿ Peninsular plateau

✿ Coastal plains

✿ Thar desert

✿ Islands

Northern mountains:-

✿ Himalayas and the hills of North-East India.

✿ Three ranges:-

• Greater Himalayas
• Lesser Himalayas
• Outer Himalayas

Greater Himalayas:-

✿ Northern most range

✿ Maximum height:- 8850 mts

✿ Several peaks

✿ Average height more than 6000m

Lesser Himalayas:-

✿ Middle Himalayas Himachal

✿ Average height:- 4500 mts

✿ Two important ranges: Pir Pajal Dhaula Dhar Range

✿ Hill stations

Outer Himalayas:-

✿ Shiwalik

✿ Altitude less than 1500 m

✿ Soft rocks mud silt

✿ Flat valleys called Duns

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