GEOGRAPHY OF INDIAGEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

INDIA - LOCATIONINDIA - LOCATION

• Latitudinal Extent ?

• Longitudinal Extent ?

• North – South Extent ?

• East – West Extent ?

• Total Area ?

Indian StatesIndian States

• Identify the states with international boundary ?

• Identify the states with coastal boundaries?

• Identify the states which have only state boundary ?

INDIAINDIASTUCTURE AND STUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHYPHYSIOGRAPHY

Continental DriftContinental Drift

Continental DriftContinental Drift

Physiographic Divisions Of IndiaPhysiographic Divisions Of India

• The Northern Mountains

• The Northern Great Plains

• Peninsular Plateaus

• The Indian Desert

• The Coastal Plains

• The Islands

The Northern MountainsThe Northern Mountains

• Kashmir or Northwestern Himalayas

• Himachal and Uttaranchal Himalayas

• Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas

• Arunachal Himalayas

• Eastern Hills and Mountains

Northern MountainsNorthern Mountains

Cross section of Himalayan Cross section of Himalayan Mountain SystemsMountain Systems

Mt. K2Mt. K2

KanchanjungaKanchanjunga

The Northern Great PlainsThe Northern Great Plains

The Northern Great PlainsThe Northern Great Plains

• Punjab-Haryana Plains

Indus and Tributaries

• Ganga Plains

Ganga and Tributaries

• Brahmaputra Valley Of Assam

Brahmaputra and Tributaries

Great PlainsGreat Plains

Cross section of Indian Cross section of Indian PhysiographyPhysiography

Ganga PlainGanga Plain

Brahmaputra valleyBrahmaputra valley

The Peninsular PlateauThe Peninsular Plateau

Peninsular PlateauPeninsular PlateauThree Broad Groups

• The Deccan Plateau

• The Central Highlands

• The Northeastern Plateau

Aravalli RangesAravalli Ranges

Malwa PlateauMalwa Plateau

Vindhya RangesVindhya Ranges

Satpura RangesSatpura Ranges

Deccan PlateauDeccan Plateau

Western GhatWestern Ghat

Eastern GhatEastern Ghat

Peninsular PlateauPeninsular Plateau

The Indian DesertThe Indian Desert

Rajasthan DesertRajasthan Desert

The Coastal PlainsThe Coastal Plains

Coastal PlainsCoastal Plains

• East Coast

Coromandal

Northern Circars

• West Coast

Gujarat

Konkan

Malabar

The IslandsThe Islands

Lakshadweep IslandLakshadweep Island

Nicobar IslandNicobar Island

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JIBINJIBIN (GEOGRAPHY) (GEOGRAPHY)