Location And Topography Of

Pakistan

Chapter:1
Environment of Pakistan 2059/2
 CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 LOCATION OF PAKISTAN
 Basic mapping tools
 NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES OF PAKISTAN
 China
 Iran
 Afghanistan
 India
 GEOGRAPHY OF PAKISTAN
 LANDFORMS OF PAKISTAN
 IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN
 PHYSICAL FEATURES OF PAKISTAN
 INTRODUCTION
 Pakistan was created on 14 AUGUST,1947 by "Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali
Jinnah".

 The boundary of Pakistan was demarcated by "Sir Cyril Radcliffe”, on 17

AUGUST 1947.

 It was created on the basis of Islam and in order to protect the rights of
Muslim.

 Pakistan is "Gate Way To Central Asia".

 Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

 Largest city of Pakistan is Karachi.

 Neighboring countries are China, India,

Afghanistan, and Iran.
 Location of Pakistan
 LOCATION:
Continent: Asia
Region: South Asia
Latitude: 24`N-37`N
Longitude: 61`E-78`E

 AREA:
Total area: 796,096 km.sq
Area : Ranked 36th
Water:3.1%
Land: 96.9%

 COASTLINE:
Coastline:
1000km
Highest point: K-2 (8,611m)
Lowest point: Arabian sea(0 m)
Latitude and Longitude
 Latitude and Longitude
■Lines of Latitude and
Longitude are imaginary lines
that encircle the Earth in
either an East- West direction
or in a North-South direction
■Together they form a grid
which can be used to identify
locations on the Earth’s
surface
Latitude and Longitude
■When using these lines to find a
location the coordinates are always
given latitude first and then longitude
Latitude
Longitude
 Latitude and Longitude

Using longitude and latitude to find a

location you simply need to follow the lines
until they meet at the point you arelooking
for.
 Neighbouring Countries Of
Pakistan
Following are the neighboring countries of Pakistan:

1. China

2. Afghanistan

3. India

4. Iran
 China
i. Border : 600km.

ii. China is located in the north of

Pakistan.

iii. The name of the border is

Khunjerab Pass.

iv. Pakistan helped China to build

a relation with the Muslim
world.
 Afghanistan
i. Border: 2250
ii. It is located in the west of
Pakistan.
iii. The border of Pakistan and
Afghanistan is named as
Durand Line.
iv. These two Asian states have
deep historical and cultural
links.
 India
i. Border: 1600km.

ii. It is located in the East.

iii. The name of the Pak-

border is named India as
Border .
Wagah
iv. India and Pakistan are two
immediate South
countries Asia.
 Ira
n
i. Border: 950 km.

ii. It is located in the South-West.

iii. The name of the border of Iran-

Pakistan is Taftan border.

iv. Pakistan and Iran is in bilateral

relationship.
 Geography Of Pakistan
 Pakistan is located in the region of South Asia, Subcontinent.

 The geography of Pakistan is a profound blend of landscapes, plains,

deserts, forests etc.

 There are four provinces and two districtsof Pakistan; Punjab, Sindh,
Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit, Baltistan.

 The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad.


 Administration Division

 Punjab

 Baluchistan

 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

 Sindh

 Gilgit Baltistan
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