Indian Subcontinent The Indian Subcontinent is made up of how
many countries?
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Indian Subcontinent Answer: 7 countries
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Indian Subcontinent Name the 7 countries in the Indian
Subcontinent?
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Indian Subcontinent 1.India 2.Bangladesh 3.Pakistan 4.Nepal
5.Bhutan 6.Sri Lanka 7.Maldives
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Indian Subcontinent What is the most prominent physical feature
(Mountain) of the Indian Subcontinent?
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Indian Subcontinent Answer: The Himalayas
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Indian Subcontinent How many people have climbed Mt.
Everest?
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Indian Subcontinent Answer: Over 5000 people
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Indian Subcontinent What is the worlds second highest
mountain?
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Indian Subcontinent Answer: K2
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Indian Subcontinent Where is K2 located?
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Indian Subcontinent Answer: K2 is located in Pakistans
Karakoram Mountain range.
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Indian Subcontinent
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Which country does the Indus river flow through?
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Indian Subcontinent Answer: Pakistan
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Indian Subcontinent What is the most sacred river in
India?
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Indian Subcontinent Answer: The Ganges
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Indian Subcontinent The land referred to as the Indian
subcontinent is a tectonic plate that began to separate itself from
other surrounding slabs of rock (or plates) millions of years ago.
The movement of that plate changed the landscape, and formed the
Himalayas, the world's most elevated mountain range; home to Mount
Everest, the world's tallest mountain. Most of this region rests on
the Indian Plate and is isolated from the rest of Asia by mountain
barriers. The subcontinent land itself is a peninsula that extends
south into the Indian Ocean. It includes all of India, as well as
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. This region is
also known as South Asia, South Asian Subcontinent. This area is
Asia's 10% or the world's 2.4% of the land.
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Indian subcontinent in Asia Continent
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Indian map and Flag Flag Description Three equal horizontal
bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a
blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; saffron
represents courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation;
white signifies purity and truth; green stands for faith and
fertility; the blue Ashoka chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in
movement and death in stagnation.
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INDIA What are the boundaries of India?
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INDIA Answer: Himalayas - North Bay of Bengal - East Arabian
Sea - West Indian Ocean - South
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INDIA What is the capital city of India?
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INDIA Answer: New Delhi
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INDIA What is the currency of India?
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INDIA Rupee
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INDIA What is the National Anthem of India?
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INDIA Answer: Jana Gana Mana - By RabindraNath Tagore
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INDIA When did India gain Independence?
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INDIA Answer: 15 August 1947
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Quick Facts Name -Republic of India, Bharat, Hindustan Location
- The Indian peninsula is separated from mainland Asia by the
Himalayas. The country is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the
east, the Arabian Sea in the west, and the Indian Ocean to the
south. Time Zone - IST (UTC+05:30) Bordering Countries - (6)
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma (Myanmar), China, Nepal, Pakistan Area
-Seventh largest country in the world (land) 1,147,950 sq miles
(2,973,193 sq km); (water) 121,262 sq miles (314,070 sq km) (TOTAL)
1,269,212 sq miles (3,287,263 sq km) Coastline: 4,349 miles (7,000
km) Capital -New Delhi Currency - Indian Rupee (INR) India
Population: 1,220,800,359 Independence - 15 August 1947 (from the
UK) National Symbols National Anthem - "Jana-Gana-Mana composed
originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore National Song - The
song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji
State Emblem - The state emblem is an adaptation from the Sarnath
Lion Capital of Ashoka. National Bird - The Indian peacock National
Animal Tiger National Flower - Lotus
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Quick Facts Continued Ethnic groups - Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian
25%, Mongoloid and other 3% Religions - Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%,
Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% Geographic
Center - About 33.64 miles (54.13 km) east of Bhopal Climate -
Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north Terrain
- upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain
along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north Natural
Resources - coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore,
manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore,
chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
Natural hazards - droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and
destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms;
earthquakes volcanism: Barren Island (elev. 354 m) in the Andaman
Sea has been active in recent years Environment current issues -
deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air
pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water
pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides;
tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing
population is overstraining natural resources Highest point -
Kanchenjunga 28,208 ft (8,598 m); third highest mountain in the
world. Lowest Point - Indian Ocean 0m
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Indian States and Territories India comprises of 29 states and
7 union territories. In 1956, under the States Reorganization Act,
states were reorganized on a linguistic basis. Each state or union
territory is further divided into administrative districts. The
districts in turn are further divided into tehsils and ultimately
into villages. Languages: Hindi 41% (Official Language), Bengali
8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%,
Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese
1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9% English is the subsidiary official
language Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher
languages. Largest Cities: (by population) Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi,
Calcutta, Bangalore, Chennai (Madras)
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State and Union Territories Names States 1. Andhra Pradesh2.
Arunachal Pradesh3. Assam 4. Bihar5. Chhattisgarh6. Goa 7.
Gujarat8. Haryana9. Himachal Pradesh 10. Jammu and Kashmir11.
Jharkhand12. Karnataka 13. Kerala14. Madhya Pradesh15. Maharashtra
16. Manipur17. Meghalaya18. Mizoram 19. Nagaland20. Odisha21.
Punjab 22. Rajasthan23. Sikkim24. Tamil Nadu 25. Telangana26.
Tripura27. Uttar Pradesh 28. Uttarakhand29. West Bengal Union
territories 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands2. Chandigarh 3. Dadra
and Nagar Haveli4. Daman and Diu 5. Lakshadweep6. National Capital
Territory of Delhi 7. Puducherry
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Mountain Ranges: Himalaya Range Karakoram
Range Purvanchal Range Vindhya Range Satpura Range Aravalli Range
Eastern Ghats Western Ghats Grasslands:Sundarbans Plateau Regions:
Chota Nagapur Plateau Deccan Plateau Deserts: Great Indian Islands:
Andaman Lakshadweep Nicobar Peninsulas: Kathiawar Straits: Palk
Bays: Bay of Bengal Gulfs: Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Kutch Gulf of
Mannar Ocean: Indian Seas: Andaman Arabian Laccadive Rivers:
Brahmaputra Ganges Yamuna Indus
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Mountain Ranges of India There are a total of eight major
mountain ranges in India. All of these have peaks with a height of
over 1000 feet. Himalaya Range Karakoram Range Purvanchal or Patkai
Range Vindhya Range Satpura Range Aravalli Range Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
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MOUNTAIN RANGES OF INDIA HIMALAYA RANGE The highest mountain
range Himalayas means abode of snow is the one of the youngest
mountain ranges in the world. By extension Himalaya Range also
include the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other lesser ranges.
Karakoram is one of the Greater Ranges of Asia. Himalaya mountain
ranges are the highest in the planet and home for the worlds
highest peaks that include Mount Everest and K2. The Great Himalaya
mountain is a source of some of major rivers in India as well as in
the world. The second longest glacier in the world Siachen Glacier
is also the part of Great Himalaya range. Great Himalaya also host
some of the most amazing valleys which contains group of most
beautiful lakes in India such as Pangong Tso - Ladakh, Tsongmo Lake
-Sikkim and the frozen one Sela Lake of Tawang. Kangchenjunga and
K10 Saltoro Kangri I are respective highest mountain peaks of
Himalaya Ranges and Karakoram ranges in Indian territories.
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MOUNTAIN RANGES OF INDIA VINDHYA RANGE The Vindhya range is one
of seven chief holy mountain ranges in India. The Vindhya
geographically separates the Northern India from the Southern India
as it runs across the central India. Vindhya range is a very old
mountain range in central India. It extends in east-west direction
from Varanasi through Madhya Pradesh to Gujrat. Vindhya range is
parallel to Satpura ranges. The southern slopes of the range are
drained by the Holy Narmada River also known as Narmada valley.
Amarkantak is the tallest peak of Vindhya Range with an elevation
of 1,048 m (3,438 ft) in Madhya Pradesh.
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MOUNTAIN RANGES OF INDIA VINDHYA RANGE
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MOUNTAIN RANGES OF INDIA PURVANCHAL/PATKAI RANGE The Purvanchal
Range is the extension of the Great Himalaya range in north-east
region of India. It is parallel to Karakoram and ladakh range.
Three hill ranges that come under the Purvanchal ranges are, the
Patkai, the Garo KhasiJaintia and Lushai Hills. It is the most
densely forested area and full of flora and fauna in India. These
hill region also known for highest rainfall. Cherrapunji and
Mawsynram are well famous for highest annual rainfall and wettest
place on earth. Phawngpui is the highest peak of Purvanchal Range
situated in Manipur with an elevation of 2,157 m (7,077 ft).
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MOUNTAIN RANGES OF INDIA SATPURA RANGE The Satpura range
stretches through the states in the central part of India. It
extend across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Satpura
range is triangular in shape with its apex at Ratnapuri other two
sides being parallel to the Tapti and Sacred Narmada River. The
Narmada and the Tapti are the only major rivers that flow into the
Arabian Sea. It runs parallel to the Vindhya range, The Satpura
range was formerly heavily forested. These forest provide habitat
for some of Indias remaining large mammals, including The Royal
Bengal Tiger, gaur, bear and black buck. The highest peak of
Satpura mountain range is Dhupgarh with an height of 1,350 m (4,429
ft) in Madhya Pradesh.
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MOUNTAIN RANGES OF INDIA ARAVALLI RANGE The Aravali range is
the oldest mountain range in India, running across Rajasthan to
Haryana. The Aravalli range is the eroded stub of a range of
ancient folded mountains. Aravalli Range is one of the most popular
mountain ranges in India also known as mewat hills. Aravalli range
is famous for mineral resources and surrounded by dense forests
with rich in flora and fauna. The highest peak of Aravali Mountain
Range is Guru Shikhar with height 1,722 m (5,650 ft) at Mount
Abu.
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MOUNTAIN RANGES OF INDIA WESTERN GHAT RANGE The range starts
near the border of Gujarat and ending at Kanyakumari. About sixty
percent of the Sahyadri Range are located in the state of
Karnataka. This area is one of the worlds ten Hottest biodiversity
hotpots. The Arabian sea area is known as Konkan area, one of the
best tourist attraction in India. Green city Pune is the largest
city within this mountain range in Maharashtra. The western ghats
mountain ranges make up an impressive fortress all along Kerala.
There are a number of beautiful hill stations and wildlife
sanctuaries in Kerala. AnaiMudi in the Anaimalai Hills in Kerala is
the highest peak in the Western Ghats.
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MOUNTAIN RANGES OF INDIA EASTERN GHAT RANGE The Eastern Ghats
is an irregular range of mountains, which include four major rivers
The Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri. Its range start from
West Bengal to Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiri hills The Blue Mountains in
Tamil Nadu lies at the junction of the Eastern and Western Ghats.
This area has the largest population of Indian elephant. This
discontinuous mountain ranges run parallel to the Bay of Bengal.
The Shevaroy hills is the highest peak in the Easter Ghat.
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North East Region Northeast India refers to the easternmost
region of India consisting of the contiguous Seven Sister States
(Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
and Tripura), Sikkim, and parts of North Bengal (districts of
Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Koch Bihar). In the far northeast, the
Chin Hills and Kachin Hills, deeply forested mountainous regions,
separate India from Myanmar. The Bangladesh-India border is defined
by the Khasi Hills and Mizo Hills, and the watershed region of the
Indo-Gangetic Plain. The Patkai, or Purvanchal, are situated near
India's eastern border with Myanmar, made up of the PatkaiBum, the
GaroKhasi Jaintia and the Lushai hills. The GaroKhasi range lies in
Meghalaya. Mawsynram, a village near Cherrapunji, located on the
windward side of these hills, has the distinction of being the
wettest place in the world.
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Central Region Vindhyachal mountain range defines central
India, located as they are almost in the middle part of Indian sub-
continent. The mountain range of Vindhyachal extends from the state
of Gujarat to Bihar, passing through the central Indian states of
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Sonabhadra and Narmada rivers
originate from the Vindhyachal, the mountain range that divides
India into two distinct halves: northern India and peninsular
India.
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South Region South India is located in the Peninsular Deccan
Plateau and is bordered by the Arabian Sea in the West, the Indian
Ocean to the south and the Bay of Bengal to the east. South India
also includes two mountain ranges; The Western Ghats and the
Eastern Ghats. India reaches its peninsular tip with South India,
which begins with the Deccan in the north and ends with
Kanyakumari. The states in South India are Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala and the union
territories of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and
Puducherry.
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West Region The states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, and
Rajasthan constitute Western India. Extending from the Gujarat
peninsula down to Goa, the west coast is lined with some of India's
best beaches. The land along the coast is typically lush with
rainforests. The Western Ghats separate the verdant coast from the
Vindhya Mountains and the dry Deccan plateau further inland. Apart
from the Arabian Sea, its western border is defined exclusively by
Pakistan. West India is bordered by the Thar Desert in the
Northwest and the Vindhya Range in the north.
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North Region Himalayas, the world's highest mountain chain and
Nepal as its neighboring country, dominate India's northern border.
Following the sweeping mountains to the northeast, its borders
narrow to a small channel that passes between Nepal, Tibet,
Bangladesh, and Bhutan, then spreads out again to meet Burma in the
"eastern triangle. North India is the country's largest region
begins with Jammu and Kashmir, with terrain varying from arid
mountains in the far north to the lake country and forests near
Srinagar and Jammu. Moving south along the Indus river, the North
becomes flatter and more hospitable, widening into the fertile
plains of Punjab to the west and the Himalayan foothills of Uttar
Pradesh and the Ganges river valley to the East. Located between
these two states is the capital city, Delhi.
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East Region India is the home of the sacred River Ganges and
the majority of Himalayan foothills, East India begins with the
states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal, which comprise
the westernmost part of the region. East India also contains an
area known as the eastern triangle, which is entirely distinct.
This is the last area of land that extends beyond Bangladesh,
culminating in the Naga Hills along the Burmese border.
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RIVER MAP OF INDIA Seven major rivers (Indus, Brahmaputra,
Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Krishna and Mahanadi) along with their
numerous tributaries make up the river system of India. All major
rivers of India originate from one of the three main watersheds.
The Himalaya and the Karakoram ranges Vindhya and Satpura ranges
and Chotanagpur plateau in central India Sahyadri or Western Ghats
in western India The Indian River system is classified as
Himalayan, peninsular, coastal, and inland- drainage basin rivers.
Himalayan Rivers The main Himalayan river systems are the Ganga,
the Indus and the Brahmaputra river systems. Peninsular Rivers (the
rivers traversing the Deccan Plateau) The main peninsular river
systems include the Narmada, the Tapi, the Godavari, the Krishna,
the Kaveri and the Mahanadi river systems. Coastal rivers gush down
the peaks of the Western Ghats into the Arabian Sea Streams like
the Sambhar in western Rajasthan are mainly seasonal in character,
draining into the inland basins and salt lakes.