RBSE Class 9 Social Science Notes Geography Chapter 1 India-Size and Location

These comprehensive RBSE Class 9 Social Science Notes Geography Chapter 1 India-Size and Location will give a brief overview of all the concepts.

RBSE Class 9 Social Science Notes Geography Chapter 1 India-Size and Location

→ India lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemisphere.

→ Location of India: India’s main land extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E. India is divided by the Tropic of Cancer (23°30’N) into almost two equal parts. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands he in the Bay of Bengal to the southeast of India’s mainland; while the Lakshadweep islands lie in the Arabian Sea to its southwest. Indira Point, located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is the southernmost point of the Indian Union. It was submerged under the sea water in 2004 during the Tsunami.

→ Size of India: The total land area of India is 3.28 million square km, which is about 2.4 percent of the total geographical land area of the world. India is the seventh largest country of the world in terms of area. The standard meridian of India (82°30’E) is taken as the standard time for the whole country.

→ India and the World: India has a wonderful contact with the neighbouring countries of West-Central and East Asia and South Asia and has commercial relations with these countries since ancient times.

→ India’s Neighbours: The major neighbouring countries of India are Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri lanka, Myanmar and Afghanistan. Its land boundary is about 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline of India’s mainland . including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is 7,516.6 km. India is bounded by the young fold mountains named Himalayas in the northwest, north and northeast. Though the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland is about 30°, yet its east-west extent seems to be smaller than the north-south extent. From Gujarat to Arupachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two hours. To avoid this difference, India has a standard time.