short summary of chapter 1 class ninth India size and location in geography
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India is located in the Northern hemisphere. Its latitudinal extent is from 8° 4' N to 37° 6' N. The longitudinal extent of the country is from 68° 7' E to 97° 25' E. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30' N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. India is the seventh largest country (in terms of area) in the world. The area of India is 3.28 million square km. India's total area accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the total length of the coastline of the mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is 7,616.6 km. The Standard Meridian of India (82° 30'E), which passes through Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh), is taken as the standard time for the whole country. India' central location: Benefits (i) The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West Asia. 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. This helps in International trade. The long coastline is economically beneficial for India. India is having an eminent position in the Indian Ocean which justifies the naming of the Ocean after it.
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