Chapter 1 of Class 9 Geography (Contemporary India - I) deals with India's geographical location on the globe, its vast size, and its strategic position in the world.
India is the 7th largest country in the world by land area, accounting for 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
The total length of India's coastline, including the Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands, is 7,516.6 km.
India is connected to Sri Lanka by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
Answer: There is a longitudinal gap of almost 30 degrees between Gujarat in the West and Arunachal Pradesh in the East. Because of this, there is a time lag of 2 hours between them. To avoid confusion and have a uniform time across the entire country, the longitude 82°30' E (which passes through Mirzapur in UP) was selected as the Standard Meridian. The local time along this line is taken as the Indian Standard Time (IST) for the whole country.
Answer: Kanyakumari is located very close to the Equator. At the Equator, the duration of day and night is almost equal (12 hours each) throughout the year. Kashmir is located far away from the Equator (higher latitude). As we move away from the Equator towards the poles, the difference between the length of day and night increases depending on the season.
Answer: Our two island neighbors situated across the sea in the south are Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Answer: The Tropic of Cancer (23°30' N) passes almost perfectly through the middle of India, crossing 8 states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.
The southernmost point of the Indian Union is 'Indira Point' in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. However, it got submerged under seawater during the 2004 Tsunami.
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