Class 9 and 11 both Geo India size and location 2

 CASE/SOURCE BASED QUESTION

The size of India has endowed her with great physical diversity. Thus.you may appreciate the

presence of lofty mountains in the north; large rivers such as Ganga, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi,

Krishna, Godavari and Kaveri; green forested hills in northeast and south India; and the vast

sandy expanse of Marusthali. You may further appreciate that bounded by the Himalayas in the

north. Hindukush and Sulaiman ranges in the north-west. Purvachal hills in the north-east and

by the large expanse of the Indian ocean in the south, it forms a great geographic entity known

as the Indian subcontinent. It includes the countries — Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh

and India. the Himalayas. together with other ranges. have acted as a formidable physical

barrier in the past. Except for a few mountain passes such as the Khyber, the Bolan, the

Shipkila, the Nathula, the Bomdila etc. it was difficult to cross it. It has contributed towards the

evolving of a unique regional identity of the Indian subcontinent. By referring to the physical

map of India you can now describe the physical variations which you would come across while

travelling from Kashmir to Kanniyakumari and from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to Imphal in

Manipur. Peninsular part of India extends towards the Indian Ocean. This has provided the

country with a coastline of 6100 km in the mainland. 

1. Name the countries included in Indian Subcontinent. 2

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2. In which parts of India dense covers of forests are found? 1

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3. Which physiographic division of India has provided it defence from the North? 1

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