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NCERT Class 6 Geography Chapter 7: Our Country India

NCERT Class 6 Geography

Chapter 7: Our Country – India

Major Facts About India

  • Area – 3.28 million sq. km.
  • N-S Extent - 3,214 km
  • E-W Extent - 2,933 km
  • Size by Population – China, India (2nd largest)
  • Size by Area – 7th Largest
  • N-S: 8°4′ to 37°6′ north
  • E-W: 68°7′ to 97°25′ east
  • 82°30 ′as Standard Meridian or IST
  • Land frontier: 15,200 km
  • Coastline: 7,516.6 km
Illustration: Major Facts About India
  • Bangladesh (4096 km)
  • Bhutan (699 km)
  • Myanmar (1643 km)
  • China (4057 km)
  • Nepal (1751 km)
  • Pakistan (3323 km)
Illustration: Major Facts About India

Political Geography of India

  • 29 States
  • 7 UT՚s
  • Rajasthan – Largest (Area)
  • Goa – Smallest (Area)
Illustration: Political Geography of India

Physical Divisions

  • Himalayas (Abode of Snow) – Greater/Himadri, Middle/Himachal, Shiwaliks
  • Northern Plains – Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra & tributaries
  • Great Indian Desert - Thar
  • Peninsular Plateau - Triangular, rich in coal and iron ore
  • Coastal Plains
  • Island Groups

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