Ch:7 India: Location, Political Divisions and Physiography

What is the latitutional extent of India?

India is located in the northern hemisphere. The latitude and extent of the country is from 8°N’27 to 37°6'N.

Why is a standard time necessary for India?

The longitudinal extent of India is around 30°. We know that longitudes help us to derive the local time of a place. If each place in India followed its own local time, it would create much confusion. Therefore, a Central Meridian 82°30'E has been chosen to derive the Indian Standard Time.

What is the extent of Himalayas?

The Himalayas extend as an Ark shape from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, covering a length of nearly 2500 km.

Describe the course of the brahmaputra river in Assam.

Flows through Assam. It is joined by numerous tributaries on both it's banks during its valley course.The brahmaputra joins the ganga and combine river flows through bangladesh as the Padma.

Explain the location of India and its advantages.

India is located in the southern Asia above the Indian Ocean.The country extends from kashmir in the north to kanyakumari in the south , the arabian sea and the bay of bengal are situated on the western and eastern sides of a peninsular india, respectively advantageous location with reference two world's major sea routes and air routes.

Mention any 3 features of the siwalik range as slow is formed west to east

The shivalik or the outer Himalayan ranges is the southern most range of the Himalayas.It forms the foothills of Himalayas and has an altitude of less than 1500 m.The hills of this range are narrow , discontinuous and merge with the outer ranges.

Why are most of peninsular rivers east flowing?

because the Deccan Plateau tilts toward the east, and the Western Ghats act as a high-altitude water divide

Why are the Northern planes important?

These are formed by deposition of alluvium by rivers. The alluvial deposits are hundreds of meters in thickness and form fertile soils.