CLASS 9 SST GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 1 - INDIA SIZE AND LOCATION [FILL IN THE BLANKS]

INDIA – SIZE AND LOCATION

India is ……………………………….. in the world.

It has achieved multi-faceted socioeconomic progress during ……………………………….

It has moved forward displaying remarkable progress in the field of ………………………………………………………………………………..

India has also contributed significantly to ……………………………………..

LOCATION

India is a ………………… country.

Lying entirely in …………………………. hemisphere the main land extends between latitudes …………………. and ………………… and longitudes ……………… and ……………………..

…………………………………. divides the country into almost two equal parts.

To the southeast and southwest of the mainland, lie ………………………….. and …………………….. islands in …………………………. and ………………………… respectively.

 

DO YOU KNOW?

• The southernmost point of the Indian Union– ‘………………………..’ got submerged under the sea water in …………………………. during the Tsunami.

 

SIZE

The land mass of India has an area of …………………………………….

India’s total area accounts for …………………………… per cent of the total geographical area of the world.

It is clear that India is …………………………….. largest country of the world.

India has a land boundary of ………………………….. and the total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, is ………………………….

India is bounded by the young fold mountains in ………………………………………………..

South of ………………………. north latitude, it begins to taper, and extends towards …………………………………, dividing it into two seas, ……………………….. on the west and …………………………….. on its east.

The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland is …………………...

Despite this fact, the east-west extent appears to be ………………….. than the north-south extent.

From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of ……………………..

Hence, time along …………………………………… is taken as the standard time for the whole country.

The latitudinal extent influences ……………………………….., as one moves from south to north.

 

FIND OUT

• Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India?

• Why is the difference between the durations of day and night hardly felt at Kanniyakumari but not so in Kashmir?

 

INDIA AND THE WORLD

The Indian landmass has a central location between …………………………………………...

India is a ………………………………… of the Asian continent.

……………………………………………, which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia, provide a strategic central location to India.

Note that ……………………………………… protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus helping India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.

No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as ………………………. has and indeed, it is …………………………………………………………….., which justifies the naming of an Ocean after it.

 

DO YOU KNOW?

Since the opening of the Suez Canal in ……………………………., India’s distance from Europe has been reduced by ……………………………………………...

 

India’s contacts with the World have continued through ages but her relationships through ………………………… are much older than her ………………………………..

The various passes across the mountains in the north have provided ………………………………………….., while the oceans restricted such interaction for a long time.

These routes have contributed in …………………………………………. since ancient times.

………………………………………………………………………….. thus could reach many parts of the world.

………………………………………………… were taken from India to different countries.

…………………………………………………………………….. can be seen in different parts of our country.

INDIA'S NEIGHBOURS

India occupies an important strategic position in South Asia.

India has ………… states and …………………. Union Territories.

India shares its land boundaries with …………………………………………. in the northwest, ……………………………………………….. in the north and …………………………………… in the east.

Our southern neighbours across the sea consist of ……………………………………………….

Sri Lanka is separated from India by …………………………………….., while ……………………… are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands.

 

 

FIND OUT

• The number of Union Territories along the western and eastern coasts.

• Area-wise which is the smallest and which is the largest state?

• The states which do not have an international border or lie on the coast.

• Classify the states into four groups each having common frontiers with

(i) Pakistan,

(ii) China,

(iii) Myanmar, and

(iv) Bangladesh.

 

DO YOU KNOW?

Before 1947, there were two types of states in India — ………………………………. Provinces were ruled directly by …………………………….., who were appointed by the Viceroy. Princely states were ruled by …………………………………, who acknowledged sovereignty in return for local autonomy.

 

DO YOU KNOW?

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