Chapter 5
India: Introduction and Geographical Features
Exercise-1
1. By answering the following questions—
(a) How much is the clay of India?
Answer: The land area of India is 32,87,263 square kilometers.
(b) What is the name of the system that separated India and Sri Lanka?
Ans: The channel separating India and Sri Lanka is called Palk Channel.
(c) What is the name of the mountain range located in India?
Ans: The name of the mountain located in the division of India is Vindhyachal mountain.
(d) What is the boundary between North India and South India?
Ans: The Vindhyachal Mountains define the boundary between North India and South India.
(E) Now what do you mean by changing the boundaries of the country?
Answer: Now the borders of the country are defined as North, South, East and West.
2. What are the boundaries of India?
Answer: Answer: Mountains and Tibetan Plateau
East: mountains and oceans
To the west: the Thar Desert
South: Indian Ocean
Exercise-2
1. By answering the following questions—
(a) What are the boundary walls of India?
Answer: The ancient Himalayas bordering India.
(b) Write the names of two port cities of India.
Answer: India has two port cities – Mumbai and Chennai.
(c) What is the main occupation of the people living in coastal areas of India?
Answer: The main occupation of the inhabitants of this region is agriculture and fishing.
(d) How many people live in the village?
Answer: Jaroslavl lives in Andaman Island.
2. Write a kiss—
(a) Northern mountainous region:
The Himalayan mountain range is observed in this region of the north. The natural boundaries of India have been determined along with this.
(b) Northern Plain Region:
This region consists of plains formed by the rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra. Fertile soil is good for agriculture.
(c) Southern Plateau Region:
This region lies south of the Vindhyachal and Satpura ranges. There are many rivers and ancient mountains.
(d) Coastal lowland region:
This region extends along the Indian Ocean. Yat farming and fishing are the main occupations.
