Bharat Ka Bhugol: India Geography Quiz and Flashcards

Study Notes

Corals are skeletons of tiny marine animals called Polyps, which form coral islands when living polyps die and new ones grow on top of the hard skeleton.
Figure 6.4 shows Coral islands.
India's coastal plains are narrow in the west and broader in the east.
The eastern Coastal plains have many east-flowing rivers, including Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri, which drain into the Bay of Bengal and form fertile deltas at their mouths.

Lakshadweep Islands are coral islands located off the coast of Kerala in the Arabian Sea.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie to the southeast of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal.

India has an area of about 3.28 million sq.km.
The north-south extent from Ladakh to Kanyakumari is about 3,200 km.
The east-west extent from Arunachal Pradesh to Kuchchh is about 2,900 km.
India has a population of more than one hundred twenty crores since the year 2011.

India is located in the northern hemisphere.
The Tropic of Cancer (23 30'N) passes almost halfway through the country.
From south to north, India's main land 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.
India belongs to the eastern hemisphere.

India is divided into 28 States and 8 Union Territories for administrative purposes.
Delhi is the national capital.
States have been formed mainly on the basis of languages.

India is marked by a diversity of physical features such as mountains, plateaus, plains, coasts, and islands.
The Himalayas are divided into three main parallel ranges: the Great Himalaya or Himadri, Middle Himalaya or Himachal, and the Shiwalik.
The Northern Indian plains lie to the south of the Himalayas and are formed by the alluvial deposits laid down by the rivers.
The Peninsular plateau lies to the south of the northern plains.
The Great Indian Desert is a dry, hot, and sandy stretch of land in the western part of India.