PRE-REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE
Name the country in which you live ?Yes, definitely India-Our motherland which is a big and beautiful country
Area wise it is the 7th largest country in the world.
The countries which are larger in area than India are-Russia,Canada,USA,China,Brazil,Australia.
India is the 2nd largest populated country after China.
Location
India is located in the southern part of Asia.
India consists of the mainland and two groups of
islands namely Lakshadweep(Arabian Sea) and
Andaman and Nicobar island(Bay Of Bengal).
The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is
about 30 degrees each.
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of
our country.
Extent North -South 3200km
East-West2900km
Coastal boundary including
island groups7500km
Land boundary 15200km
There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country.
The Official name of the country is the Republic Of India.
Delhi is the capital of India.
Rajasthan is the largest state and Goa is the smallest state(area wise).
Least populated state Sikkim.
Highest populated state Uttar Pradesh.
There are two types of government are-Union and state.
1) Which is the second most populated country in the world?
2) Which is the seventh largest country in the world?
3) Where is India located?
4) What is the official name of our country?
5) Find out the neighbouring countries of India from Political Map of India.
6) What is the north-south east-west extent of India?
7) Write down the physical features of India?
8) Which is the largest state of India?
Complete all the exercises in the book.
Find out one word questions from the book
Learn new terms, all exercises ,Q/A and state/capitals.
Paste political and physical map of India in your notebook.
Write new terms, fill ups, matching and very short answers in note book.