8. India- location and physical features.

C. 1. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh are separated from the rest of Asia by the
Himalayan Mountain ranges and has a distinct geographical identity. Thus, this region is called the
Indian subcontinent.

2. The Rajasthan Plain has a number of short seasonal streams which are unable to reach the sea.
Therefore, this is an area of inland drainage.

D. 1. a. The mainland of India extends roughly between 8° 4' N latitude in the south and 37°6'N
latitude in the north and between 68° 7' E longitude in the west and 97°25'E longitude in the east.

b. Cape Comorin, near Kanniyakumari, is the southernmost tip of the mainland of India. But for the
whole country, it is Indira Point, located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

2. a. India has common land boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar
and Bangladesh.

b. The Palk Strait separates India and Sri Lanka.

c. Rajasthan is the largest state of India.

3. a. Baltoro and Siachen - two glaciers in the Karakoram mountains.

b. Duns are narrow valleys. They are found in the Shiwalik range.

c. The Purvanchal ranges are found along the eastern boundary of India.

4. a. The northern plains of India are made of fine silt or alluvium brought by the rivers which come
from the Himalayas and the central highlands.

b. The Brahmaputra river is known as Tsangpo in Tibet.

c. Three advantages of the northern plains. (Any three)

• A flat surface for building roads and railways.

• New deposits of alluvium every year.

• Rivers provide water for irrigation.

• A favourable climate for round-the-year farming.

5. a. Three plateaus which form the central highlands:

Malwa, Bundelkhand, Baghelkhand, Chotanagpur. (any three.)

b. Anai Mudi is the higest peak in the Deccan Plateau.

6. a. Differences between Western Coastal Plain and Eastern Coastal Plain (any two)

Malwa, Bundelkhand, Baghelkhand, Chotanagpur (any two)

b. Anai Mudi is the higest peak in the Deccan Plateau.

6. a. Differences between Western Coastal Plain and Eastern Coastal Plain (any two)

Western Coastal Plain Eastern Coastal Plain

i. stretches from Rann of Kachchh in the i. stretches from the mouth of River Ganga in
north to Kanniyakumari in the south the north to Kanniyakumari in the south

ii. narrow coastal plain ii. wider than the Western Coastal Plain

iii. The northern part of the western coastal plain iii. The northern part of the Eastern Coastal
is called the Konkan Coast and the southern part Plain is called the Northern Circars and the
is called the Malabar Coast southern part is called the Coromandel Coast

iv. The backwaters or kayals are a special feature iv. Fertile deltas and lakes or lagoons, are found
of the Malabar coast. in the Eastern Coastal Plain.

b. The Andaman Islands are separated from the Nicobar Islands by the Ten Degree Channel.