India
Size and Location Class 9 Notes Social Science Geography Chapter 1
The following topics from this chapter are being highlighted
the most in the previous 3 year’s examinations and thereby hold significant
importance.
An important point is that only factual questions have been
asked from this chapter (Very Short Answer Type).
For example, the latitudinal and longitudinal extension of
India, neighbouring countries of India etc.
- Location
of India
- Size
of India
- India
and the World
- Neighbours
of India.
Location
India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
India’s mainland extends between 8°4’N and 37°6’N latitudes,
and 68°7’E and 97°25’E longitudes.
The Tropic of Cancer (23°30’N) divides India into two almost
equal parts.
The northernmost point of India which is under Indian
administration is near Indira Col, Siachen Glacier.
The southernmost point in India is Indira Point on Nicobar
Island.
Size
Covering an area of 3.28 million square kilometres, India’s
total area is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
India is the world’s seventh largest country with a land
boundary of about 15,200 km, with total length of the coastline being 7,516.6
km.
India’s East-West extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent.
India and The World
The Indian landmass is centrally located between West and
East Asia.
India’s protruding Deccan Peninsula helped India to
establish close contacts with West Asia, Africa and Europe, South-East and East
Asia.
India’s contacts with the world via land routes are much
more than Its maritime contacts.
India has contributed a lot to the world in forms of ideas,
philosophies (Upanishads, Ramayana, Panchtantra) and in mathematics (Indian
numerals and decimal system, algebra, trigonometry and calculus).
In exchange, India’s architecture was influenced by Greek
sculpture and architectural styles from West Asia.
India’s Neighbours
India has an important position in South Asia and has 29
States and 7 Union Territories.
India shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan,
China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.
The southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two
island countries, namely Maldives and Sri Lanka.
India stands apart from the rest of Asia and is called a
sub-continent
