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Answer» Please give me thanks,if you like my answer It is big but you can easily understand it..... Topics in the chapter: • India\'s Location • Its Size • India and the World • Its neighbours Introduction: India is one of the oldest civilisations and have a remarkable history. After Independence from British rule, it achieved multi-faceted socio-economic progress. Also made a remarkable progress in the field of agriculture, industry, technology and overall economic development. India\'s Location • Lies entirely in\xa0Northern hemisphere\xa0between\xa0latitudes\xa08°4\' N and 37°6\' N and\xa0longitudes\xa068°7\' E and 97°25\' E. • Divided by\xa0Tropic of cancer (23°30\' N)\xa0in almost two equal parts. • In Southeast,\xa0Andaman and Nicobar islands\xa0lie in Bay of Bengal. • In Southwest,\xa0Lakshadweep islands\xa0lie in Arabian Sea. Its Size • Total Area of India is\xa03.28 million square km\xa0which is\xa02.4 percent\xa0of the total\xa0area of the world. • It is\xa0seventh largest country\xa0in the world in terms of landmass. • It has land boundary of about\xa015,200 km\xa0and the total length of the coast line of the mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands is\xa07,516.6 km. • In the northwest, north and north east of India,\xa0young folds mountains\xa0bounds it. • South of about 22° north latitude, India narrows and finally extends towards the Indian Ocean. It also divides it into two seas, the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on its east. • The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland is about 30°. • India’s east-west extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent. • The time along the\xa0Standard Meridian (82°30\' E)\xa0passing through\xa0Mirzapur in UP\xa0is taken as the Indian Standard Time for whole country. •\xa0The time gap between Arunachal Pradesh present in the east and Gujarat present in the west is about 2 hours. The latitudinal extent influences the duration of day and night, as one moves from south to north. India and the World • India is located in the\xa0centre\xa0of the World between East and the West Asia. • The routes across the\xa0Indian ocean\xa0which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India. • The\xa0Deccan Peninsula* helps 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. • The Ocean which is south of India given name Indian Ocean as no other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has. • The\xa0land routes\xa0of India are much older than sea route. Various passes across mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travellers as ocean limited such interaction for a long time. • The land routes helped India in the exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times. • India have propagated the ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the stories of Panchtantra, the Indian numerals and the decimal system as well as given spices, muslin and other merchandise to different countries. • Also, the influence of Greek sculpture, and the architectural styles of dome and minarets from West Asia can be seen in different parts of India. Its neighbours • India is comprised of 29 states and 7 union territories and shares its land boundary with: → Northwest: Pakistan and Afghanistan → North: China, Nepal, Bhutan → East: Myanmar and Bangladesh → South: Sri Lanka and Maldives •\xa0Sri Lanka\xa0is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar •\xa0Maldives Islands\xa0are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands. * A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland on one side. Do You Know from Chapter • The southernmost point of the Indian Union– ‘Indira Point’ got submerged under the sea water in 2004 during the Tsunami. • Since the opening of the\xa0Suez Canal\xa0in 1869, India’s distance from Europe has been reduced by 7,000 km. • Before 1947, there were two types of states in India –\xa0the provinces\xa0and\xa0the Princely states. →\xa0Provinces\xa0were ruled directly by British officials who were appointed by the Viceroy. →\xa0Princely states\xa0were ruled by local, hereditary rulers, who acknowledged sovereignity in return for local autonomy Please give me thanks,if you like my answerIt is big but you can easily understand it.....Topics in the chapter:• India\'s Location• Its Size• India and the World• Its neighboursIntroduction: India is one of the oldest civilisations and have a remarkable history. After Independence from British rule, it achieved multi-faceted socio-economic progress. Also made a remarkable progress in the field of agriculture, industry, technology and overall economic development.India\'s Location• Lies entirely in\xa0Northern hemisphere\xa0between\xa0latitudes\xa08°4\' N and 37°6\' N and\xa0longitudes\xa068°7\' E and 97°25\' E.• Divided by\xa0Tropic of cancer (23°30\' N)\xa0in almost two equal parts.• In Southeast,\xa0Andaman and Nicobar islands\xa0lie in Bay of Bengal.• In Southwest,\xa0Lakshadweep islands\xa0lie in Arabian Sea.Its Size• Total Area of India is\xa03.28 million square km\xa0which is\xa02.4 percent\xa0of the total\xa0area of the world.• It is\xa0seventh largest country\xa0in the world in terms of landmass.• It has land boundary of about\xa015,200 km\xa0and the total length of the coast line of the mainlandincluding Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands is\xa07,516.6 km.• In the northwest, north and north east of India,\xa0young folds mountains\xa0bounds it.• South of about 22° north latitude, India narrows and finally extends towards the Indian Ocean. It also divides it into two seas, the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on its east.• The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland is about 30°.• India’s east-west extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent.• The time along the\xa0Standard Meridian (82°30\' E)\xa0passing through\xa0Mirzapur in UP\xa0is taken as the Indian Standard Time for whole country.•\xa0The time gap between Arunachal Pradesh present in the east and Gujarat present in the west is about 2 hours. The latitudinal extent influences the duration of day and night, as one moves from south to north.India and the World• India is located in the\xa0centre\xa0of the World between East and the West Asia.• The routes across the\xa0Indian ocean\xa0which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.• The\xa0Deccan Peninsula* helps 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.• The Ocean which is south of India given name Indian Ocean as no other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has.• The\xa0land routes\xa0of India are much older than sea route. Various passes across mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travellers as ocean limited such interaction for a long time.• The land routes helped India in the exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times.• India have propagated the ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the stories of Panchtantra, the Indian numerals and the decimal system as well as given spices, muslin and other merchandise to different countries.• Also, the influence of Greek sculpture, and the architectural styles of dome and minarets from West Asia can be seen in different parts of India.Its neighbours• India is comprised of 29 states and 7 union territories and shares its land boundary with:→ Northwest: Pakistan and Afghanistan→ North: China, Nepal, Bhutan→ East: Myanmar and Bangladesh→ South: Sri Lanka and Maldives•\xa0Sri Lanka\xa0is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar•\xa0Maldives Islands\xa0are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands.* A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland on one side.Do You Know from Chapter• The southernmost point of the Indian Union– ‘Indira Point’ got submerged under the sea water in 2004 during the Tsunami.• Since the opening of the\xa0Suez Canal\xa0in 1869, India’s distance from Europe has been reduced by 7,000 km.• Before 1947, there were two types of states in India –\xa0the provinces\xa0and\xa0the Princely states.→\xa0Provinces\xa0were ruled directly by British officials who were appointed by the Viceroy.→\xa0Princely states\xa0were ruled by local, hereditary rulers, who acknowledged sovereignity in return for local autonomy. 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