India: Spotlight

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The endangered Indian pitcher plant is exclusive to the Khasi Hills, which are mainly in Meghalaya. They can occasionally be spotted on road sides, especially on the NH206 north of Umlārem.

Question 2

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Taxis in Sikkim often have a painted yellow hood or a small yellow circle on it.

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On a couple of roads in Odisha, you can see a grey or white car with the square-shaped top of the car and hood visible.

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The only locations in India where snow is visible on mountain peaks are the northernmost areas in Uttarakhand and Mechuka valley in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Black Taxis with yellow roofs are found in Meghalaya and Mumbai.

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A flat, bushy landscape with very red soil can be found in southern Tamil Nadu.

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On large roads in Ahmedabad and Surat you can find separated middle lanes for buses. Beware that people will still often drive in these lanes.

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The coverage on road NH326 (labelled 326) west of Brahmapur in Odisha has a thin grey antenna. The images are generally very high-quality for shitcam, with an especially high quality near the Harabhangi Reservoir.

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Near the southern tip of Tamil Nadu, you can find these large monolithic mountains, with huge exposed rocks. Several of these mountains can be seen from afar, especially the Magenthiragiri hills.

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The Mechuka valley is the only place outside of Uttarakhand where snowy mountains are visible. The valley contains brownish grass and a plethora of Bhutan white pine. North of Mechuka the coverage gradually becomes overcast and somewhat dark.

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Elevated railways can be found in the following cities: - Bengaluru - Chennai - Delhi - Hyderabad - Jaipur - Kochi - Kolkata - Mumba

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The western half of Uttarakhand is typically far more barren than the other Himalayan regions, due to logging and erosion. The coverage northwest of Dehradun on the Himachal Pradesh Border has some especially barren hills full of brown grass and small roads next to cliffs.

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Doum palms, which appear similar to Palmyra palms but with multiple branches, are almost exclusive to the union territory of Diu.

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The Himalayan cedar is most commonly seen on the NH34 from Harsil to Gangotri, as well as around the city of Shimla.

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The area on the border of Telangana and Karnataka often have houses with roofs made out of distinctly thin grey bricks. These grey bricks and similar coloured rocks are sometimes also seen in walls and scattered on the ground in stockyards.

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The Bhutan white pine can be recognised by its hanging needles all pointing downwards. They are found in the Mechuka Valley in Arunachal Pradesh and occasionally in Sikkim and Northern West Bengal.

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Tall, cone-shaped haystacks are commonly found in a small area east of Darbhanga in northern Bihar.

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The landscape south of Shillong in Meghalaya, is characterised by V-shaped, green eroded valleys with somewhat flat and smooth ridgetops. NOTE: Mizoram hills are less smooth with more rises and falls instead of long smooth ridges.

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Chaukhamba, located near the town of Ukhimath, is a mountain massif covered in snow which can be recognised by its three distinct peaks, with the centre peak being the tallest.

Question 20

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Salt flats and coastal marshes with nearly no vegetation, other than short yellow or brown grass, can be found in parts of Gujarat. Shallow bodies of water can often be seen around these areas. NOTE: The soil in western Rajasthan will be a lot more sandy and you’ll typically be able to see short desert shrubs

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Parts of roads NH6 and NH206 southeast of Shillong can be recognised by the presence of khasi pines with distinct yellow outer road lines and fresh dark pavement. NOTE: This is the only road in Meghalaya that uses yellow outer road lines, but these lines exist in other states as well.

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Wooden huts with a square pattern can be found in central Bihar.

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Japanese cedar trees can typically be recognised by their significant height combined with their narrow, fluffy-looking crowns. They are most commonly found near the border of Sikkim and West Bengal, as well as in Meghalaya.

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Orange and bright green buses are typically found in Delhi.

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White painted clay huts are found in northwestern Bihar and northeastern Uttar Pradesh.

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The City of Chandigarh is a planned industrial city. As a result, the city features a lot of unique infrastructure, such as blue signs mentioning sectors and industrial areas, round yellow markings on street lights, and street signs which will typically feature several numbers rather than street names. NOTE: The nearby cities of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar and Panchkula are also planned industrial cities, which feature somewhat similar signs.