india, size and location
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India, Size and Location. The information on the significance of the location of India and its benefitsTRANSCRIPT
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INDIA
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INDIA
• India is one of the ancient civilisation in the world.• It has achieved multi-faceted socio- economic
progress during the last five decades.• It has moved forward displaying remarkable
progress in the field of agriculture , industry , technology and overall economic development.
• India has also contributed significantly to the marking of world history .
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LOCATION
• India is the vast country .• Lying entirely in the Northern hemisphere the
main land extends between latitudes 8 ׁ 4`N and 37 ׂׂ�6`N and longitudes 68 ׂׂ7`E and 97 ׂׂ25`E.
• The tropic of cancer divides the country into almost two equal parts .
• Find out the extent of these groups of islands from your atlas.
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SIZE
• The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square km. India’s total area accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world.
• It is clear that India is the seventh largest country of the world.
• India is bounded by the young fold mountains in the northwest, north and north east.
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India in the world
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INDIAN AND THE WORLD
• The India landmass has a central location between the East and West Asia.
• India is a southward extension of the Asian Continent.
• The Trans Indian Ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.
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Indian: Extent and Standard Meridian
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India on International highway of Trade and Commerce
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India and Adjacent Countries
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Significance of India’s Location
• The Trans-Indian Ocean routes connect the industrially developed countries of Europe in the west and the underdeveloped countries of east Asia .
• India being centrally located in South Asia, she enjoys an advantageous-position for doing trade with Australia and the countries of Africa, the Middle East and the Far East. Thus, India dominates the Indian Ocean and commands an important strategic position.
• It helps India to keep a close contact for business purpose with West Asia, Africa and Europe from western coast, and Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.
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