CLASS 10TH SOCIAL SCIENCE (GEOGRAPHY ) UNIT – 1 Indian POSITION AND EXTENTION NOTES

GEOGRAPHY

UNIT – 1 Indian POSITION AND EXTENTION Location and Extent of India

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable answers.

1. The total area of India is Sq km-------( 32,87,263)

2. The country to the south - east of India is--------- (Sri Lanka)

3. The latitude passes through the middle of India.-------(23 ½° )

4. The newly formed state of India is------ (Telangana)

II. Answers the following questions in one sentence each:

1. Give the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India.

 8° 4′ to 37° 6′ North latitude

 68° 7′ to 97° 3′ East longitude

2. Which is the southern most point of India?

 The Indira Point, the southern most point

3. Name India‟s neighbouring countries situated in north west.

 Pakistan and Afghanistan

4. Write a short note on the frontiers of India.

 India has both land and water frontiers.

 The land frontiers of the country is about 15,200 km.

 The Arabian Sea in the west, the Indian Ocean in the south and the Bay of Bengal in the east form the water frontiers.  They are also natural frontiers.

5. Where is India located?

 Geographically India is located in the Northern Hemisphere and is at the centre of the Eastern Hemisphere

6. Where is Indira Point is located?

 Indira Point, is located in the Nicobar island

7. Which is the the northern tip of India?

 The northern tip of India is Indiracol

8. Name India‟s neighbouring countries.

 India has 7 neighbouring countries.

 Pakistan and Afghanistan are to the north-west

 Nepal, Bhutan and China are to the north

 Bangladesh and Myanmar are to the east

 To the southeast is Sri Lanka

9. Write a short note on the Administrative Divisions of India.

 India is a Democratic Republic, keeping in views the primacy of regional languages and the administrative exitency India is divided into 29 states and 7 Union Territories

 which includes the National Capital Territory of Delhi

10. Which is the new state of India?

 Telangana is the new state

11. Which is the largest state?

 Rajasthan is the largest state

12. Which is the smallest state?

 Goa is the smallest state

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