Question

Notes chapter 1 of geography for class 9

Answer 1

1.India is located in Northern hemisphere.

2.Its longitudinal extent isfrom 68°7'E to97°25'E.

3.The latitudinal extent is from 8°4'N to37°6'N.

4.The tropic of cancer (23°30'N)divides the country into two equals parts.

5. India is the 7th largest country in the terms of the area of the world.

6.The total area of India is 3.28 million sq.km.India total area accounts for about 2.4 % of the total geographical area of the world.

7.India has the land boundary of about 15,200km and the total length of coastline is 7,616.6km.

8.The standard meridian(82°30'E) passes through mirzapur (in U.P.) is taken as standard time for whole country.

Answer 2

1. India lies entirely in northern hemisphere between latitudes 8°4'n and 37°6'n and longitudes 68°7'e and 68°7'e and 97°25'e.
2. divided by tropic of cancer in almost two equal parts.
3. in southeast andaman and nicobar islands in bay of Bengal.
4. in southwest lakshadweep islands lie in arabian sea.