NCERT Pointer Geography Class-9 Chapter-1

NCERT Geography Summary Class-9 Chapter-1: India Size and Location

● The following topics from this chapter are being highlighted the most in the previous 3 year’s examinations and thereby hold significant importance.

● An important point is that only factual questions have been asked from this chapter (Very Short Answer Type).

● For example, the latitudinal and longitudinal extension of India, neighbouring countries of India etc.

• Location of India
• Size of India
• India and the World
• Neighbours of India.

Location:

● India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

● India’s mainland extends between 8°4’N and 37°6’N latitudes, and 68°7’E and 97°25’E longitudes.

● The Tropic of Cancer (23°30’N) divides India into two almost equal parts.

● The northernmost point of India which is under Indian administration is near Indira Col, Siachen Glacier.

● The southernmost point in India is Indira Point on Nicobar Island.

Size:

● Covering an area of 3.28 million square kilometres, India’s total area is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.

● India is the world’s seventh largest country with a land boundary of about 15,200 km, with total length of the coastline being 7,516.6 km.

● India’s East-West extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent.

India and The World:

● The Indian landmass is centrally located between West and East Asia.

● India’s protruding Deccan Peninsula helped India to establish close contacts with West Asia, Africa and Europe, South-East and East Asia.

● India’s contacts with the world via land routes are much more than Its maritime contacts.

● India has contributed a lot to the world in forms of ideas, philosophies (Upanishads, Ramayana, Panchtantra) and in mathematics (Indian numerals and decimal system, algebra, trigonometry and calculus).

● In exchange, India’s architecture was influenced by Greek sculpture and architectural styles from West Asia.

India’s Neighbours:

● India has an important position in South Asia and has 29 States and 7 Union Territories.

● India shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan.

● The southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two island countries, namely Maldives and Sri Lanka.

● India stands apart from the rest of Asia and is called a sub-continent.