Question

why india is called subcontinent? write any three points.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

1. India is often called a subcontinent because it is a distinct landmass, not just a country. ... 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.

2. India consists of people who belong to different races, castes, religions, languages and cultures. India is geographically diversified as it contains deserts, plateaus, rain forests, mountains, hot springs etc in this aspect India is considered as a sub continent. Because it has all the feature that a continent should have but as it is a part of Asian continent we call it as a sub-continent.

3.India is known as sub continent because india has all the features that a continet sould have that is all kinds of physical features, culture etc.

Answer 2

The Indian subcontinent is surrounded by the Indian Ocean; Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Explanation:

• The subcontinent was previously a part of Gongwana, and later by migration and the impact between the Indian tectonic plate and the Eurasian continent, formed Himalayas about 50 million years ago.
• The formation of the Himalayan arc was due to the light rock of the seabed during the migration.
• About the same time as this migration, the moving plate had caused the Tethys ocean to close completely. this is indicative of the sedimentary rocks found on the ocean floor.

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