Courses

Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev

Social Studies (SST) Class 9

Created by: C K Academy
Full Screen

Class 9 : Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev

The document Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev is a part of the Class 9 Course Social Studies (SST) Class 9.
All you need of Class 9 at this link: Class 9

Location

  1. India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. India’s mainland extends between 8°4'N and 37°8'N latitudes, and 68°7'E and 97°25'E longitudes.
  3. The Tropic of Cancer (23°30'N) divides India into two almost equal parts.

Size

  1. Covering an area of 3.28 million square kilometres, India’s total area is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
  2. India is the world’s seventh largest country with a land boundary of about 15,200 km, with total length of the coastline being 7,516.6 km.
  3. India’s east-west extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent.

India and the World

Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRevFig. India on world map

  1. The Indian landmass is centrally located between West and East Asia.
  2. India’s protruding Deccan Peninsula helped India to establish close contacts with West Asia, Africa and Europe, South-east and East Asia.
  3. India’s contacts with the world via land routes are much more than her maritime contacts.
  4. India has contributed a lot to the world in forms of ideas, philosophies (Upanishads, Ramayana, Panchtantra) and mathematics (Indian numerals and decimal system).
  5. In exchange, India’s architecture was influenced by Greek sculpture and architectural styles from West Asia.

 India’s Neighbours

  1. India has an important position in South Asia and has 28 States and 7 Union Territories.
  2. India shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.
  3. The southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two island countries, namely Maldives and Sri Lanka.
  4. India stands apart from the rest of Asia.
Offer running on EduRev: Apply code STAYHOME200 to get INR 200 off on our premium plan EduRev Infinity!
Download EduRev app here for Class 9 preparation.

Up next >

< Previous

Content Details

  •    Views: 30.5K
  •   Rating: 4.8 (256)
  •    Nov 11, 2016
  •    Class 9
Description
Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev notes for Class 9 is made by best teachers who have written some of the best books of Class 9. It has gotten 30540 views and also has 4.8 rating. You can download Free Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev pdf from EduRev by using search above. You can also find Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev ppt and other Class 9 slides as well. If you want Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev Tests & Videos, you can search for the same too. Class 9 Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev Summary and Exercise are very important for perfect preparation. You can see some Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev sample questions with examples at the bottom of this page. Complete Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev chapter (including extra questions, long questions, short questions, mcq) can be found on EduRev, you can check out Class 9 lecture & lessons summary in the same course for Class 9 Syllabus. EduRev is like a wikipedia just for education and the Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev images and diagram are even better than Byjus! Do check out the sample questions of Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev for Class 9, the answers and examples explain the meaning of chapter in the best manner. This is your solution of Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev search giving you solved answers for the same. To Study Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev for Class 9 this is your one stop solution.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Complete Syllabus of Class 9

Class 9

Dynamic Test

Test this topic

Content Category

Class 9

Related Searches

pdf

,

Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev

,

study material

,

Extra Questions

,

shortcuts and tricks

,

Objective type Questions

,

mock tests for examination

,

past year papers

,

Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev

,

Sample Paper

,

video lectures

,

Important questions

,

practice quizzes

,

Exam

,

ppt

,

Summary

,

Viva Questions

,

MCQs

,

Semester Notes

,

Key Concepts - India: Size And Location Class 9 Notes | EduRev

,

Free

,

Previous Year Questions with Solutions

;
Follow Us
© 2015-20 EduRev