CBSE Class 9 Geography India Size And Location Worksheet

INDIA - SIZE AND LOCATION

India is an ancient civilisation but now it is a developing nation. It has shown remarkable progress in various fields.

Location

• India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
• India’s mainland extends between 8⁰4'N and 37⁰8'N,  latitudes and 68⁰7'E and 97⁰25'E longitudes.
• The Tropic of Cancer (23⁰30'N) divides India into two almost equal parts.
• The island groups of Lakshadweep and Andman & Nicobar are also part of India.

Size

• Covering an area of 3.28 million square kilometres, India’s total area is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
• 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.
• India’s east-west extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent.
• India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent is about 30 degrees.
• India's standard time is based on 82.30 degrees E meridian, which passes near Mirzapur in UP.
• Latitudinal extent influences duration of the day and night.

India and the World

• The Indian landmass is centrally located between West and East Asia.
• The trans Indian ocean routes connect countries in the west and counties in the east.
• India’s protruding Deccan Peninsula helped India to establish close contacts with West Asia, Africa and Europe, South-east and East Asia.
• India’s contacts with the world via land routes are much more than her maritime contacts.
• India is the only nation which has a ocean named after it.
• India has contributed a lot to the world in forms of ideas, philosophies (Upanishads,Ramayana, Panchtantra) and mathematics (Indian numerals and decimal system).
• In exchange, India’s architecture was influenced by Greek sculpture and architectural styles from West Asia.

India’s Neighbours

• India has an important position in South Asia and has 29 States and 7 Union Territories.
• India shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.
• The southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two island countries, namely Maldives and Sri Lanka.
• Shri Lanka is separated from India by Pak Strait, a narrow strip of sea.
• India always have and had strong geographical and historical links with her neighbours.
• India stands apart from the rest of Asia.

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

Question. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Orissa
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tripura
Answer : B

Question. The easternmost longitude of India is
(a) 97∘25′E
(b) 68∘7′E
(c) 77∘6′E
(d) 82∘32′E
Answer : A

Question. Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
Answer : C

Question. If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Diu and Daman
Answer : B

Question. My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
Answer : B

Question. Answer the following questions briefly.

(i) Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea.
(ii) Name the countries which are larger than India.
(iii) Which island group of India lies to its south-east?
(iv) Which island countries are our southern neighbours?
Answer :
 (i) Lakshadweep
(ii) Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil and Australia.
(iii) Andaman and Nicobar group of islands.
(iv) Maldives, Sri Lanka.

Question. The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?
Answer : From the longitudinal extent of India it is observed that the longitudinal expanse is about 30O from west to east. This means that there would be a time-lag of two hours approximately from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh. To avoid such differences in local time, Indian standard time has been fixed to give the whole country a uniform time. The local time of the Standard Meridian of 82O30’E is observed as the Standard Time by the whole country. Because of this reason we find that the sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time.

Question. The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?
Answer : The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance because:
a) It has given India a strategic advantage due to the Trans Indian ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia.
b) This helps India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the Western coast and with the Southeast and East Asia from the Eastern coast.
c) The vast coastline and the natural harbours have benefitted India in carrying out trade and commerce with its neighbouring and distant countries since ancient times.
d) It has given India a distinct climate than the rest of the Asian Continent.
e) No other country has such a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India. It is India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean which has given the name of an Ocean after it.

More Question

Q1 multiple choice questions- Choose the correct answer.

[a] The total geographical area of India is
1. 15.9 million sq kms.
2. 3.28 million sq kms.
3. 4.67 million sq kms.
4. None of the above.

[b] Which one of the following country is not a part of the Indian sub-continent?
1. Pakistan
2. Nepal
3.Bangladesh
4.Afganistan

[c] Identify the state which is not landlocked
1. Tripura
2. Maharashtra
3. Chhatisgarh

[d] Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have common frontier with

Q1. Nepal 2.Bangladesh 3. Bhutan 4. Myanmar

Q2 -What is the latitudinal extent of India?
Q3- What is the longitudinal extent of India?
Q4- What is the North South extent of India in kilometers?
Q5 - What is the East West extent of India in kilometers?
Q6 - What is the total length of India¡¦s land boundary? What is the length of India¡¦s coast line?
Q7- Why is India called a peninsula?
Q8 - Name the Indian states forming land frontiers with
Pakistan
Bangladesh
China
Myanmar
Bhutan
Nepal

Q9 - Name the states /union territories forming the western coastline.
Q10- Name the states /union territories forming the eastern coastline.
Q11 - What is a subcontinent? Name the countries forming the Indian subcontinent.
Q12- Name the states/union territories of India which neither form the coast line nor the land frontiers.
Q13- Why do we need a standard meridian for India? Explain.
Q14- Why is the difference between duration of a day night hardly felt at Kanyakumari but not so in Kashmir?
Q15- What is the significance of India in the Indian Ocean.
Q16 - Describe the relations of India with outside world in ancient times.
Q17- Name the countries which are larger than India.
Q18- Name the states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes.
Q19- Map work:-
- In a political map of India locate 28 states and 7 union territories of India.
- In a political map of India locate capitals of states of India. In a map show neighboring countries of India.