The physical environment of INDIA

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The physical environment of INDIA
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Political geography

• twenty eight states
• (further subdivided into districts)
• seven union territories
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Chandigarh
• Dadra and Nagar
• Haveli
• Daman and Diu
• Lakshadweep
• National Capital Territory of Delhi
• Puducherry

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Indian subcontinent

• Position
• 84' and 376' north latitude
• 687' and 9725' east longitude
• Territory
• 3,287,240 square km
• Borders with
• China,
• Nepal,
• Burma,
• Pakistan,
• Bhutan,
• Bangladesh.

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Geological development

• Indian tectonic plate
• Collision with Asia 55 mln yrs
• Current movement 5 cm/yr

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Physiographic regions

• The northern mountains
• Northern Plains
• The Peninsular Plateau
• Thar desert
• The Coastal Plains

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Mountains

• The Himalayan range
• The Karakoram 
• The Patkai, or Purvanchal,
• The Vindhya range
• The Satpura Range 
• The Aravali Range 
• The Western Ghats 
• The Eastern Ghats 

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Lowland Plains
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Water bodies

• The Himalayan rivers
• (the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas,
  and Sutlej)
• the Ganges
• (Brahmaputra, Meghana)
• Deccan rivers
• (Mahanadi River , Godavari River, Krishna
  River and Kaveri River)
• Gulf of Cambay, Gulf of Kutch, and the Gulf of
  Mannar
• the Palk Strait, the Ten Degree Channel, and the
  Eight Degree Channel
• The Arabian Sea, the Laccadive Sea and
  the Andaman Sea
• the Bay of Bengal
• the Indian Ocean
• Sambhar Lake

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Water bodies
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Weather and climate

• six major climatic subtypes
• arid desert in the west, 
• alpine tundra and glaciers in the north,
• and humid tropical regions supporting rainforests
  in the southwest
• the island territories.
• The nation has four seasons
• winter (JanuaryFebruary),
• summer (MarchMay),
• a monsoon season (JuneSeptember)
• a post-monsoon period (OctoberDecember)

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Climate
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Monsoon
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Natural resources

• the production of coal - the 3rd highest in the
  world
• the production of iron ore - the 4th
• 5.4 billion barrels in oil reserves
• 17th trillion cubic feet of natural gas 
• uranium 
• 400 medium-to-high enthalpy thermal springs 
• production of mica blocks and mica splittings
• production of barites and chromites - the 2nd
• production of bauxite and crude steel - the 5th
• production of manganese ore - the 7th
• production of aluminium - the 8th  
• titanium ore
• diamonds
• limestone
• 24 of worlds thorium

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Natural Resources
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Natural hazards
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Home assignment

• 1. Pronunciation of all Indian states/territories
  and their capitals
• 2. Search-and-Find in the map of India
• 3. Presentations
• Indian wildlife
• Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
• 4. Discussion Why do some traditions pale into
  insignificance?
• 5. Film Mountains of the Monsoon (English
  Documentary)