Indian Geography 1 Flashcards
India shares its longest boundary with _____.
Bangladesh
Degree of IST.
82°30’ E
_____ & ______ separate India from Sri Lanka
Palk Straits and Gulf of Mannar
State with longest coastline
Gujarat
Northern most point
Siachen Glacier, J&K
- Indira Point is the southern most tip in India
Western most point
West of Ghaur Mota in Gujarat
Eastern most point
Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh
Himalayas stretch from ______ in West to _____ in East.
Indus river to Brahmaputra
_____ aka the Rootop of the World, are the connecting link between the Himalayas and high ranges of Central Asia
Pamir Mountains
What are the three parallel ranges in the Himalayas?
Himadri (Greater Himalayas)
Himachal (Lesser Himalayas)
Shivalik (Outer Himalayas)
Mt Everest is known as ____ in Nepal and ____ in China
Sagarmatha
Chomolangma
Highest Peak in India
Godwin Austin (K2)
Central Highland in India is also known as ____.
Madhya Pradesh Pathar
Meghalaya plateau is separated from the peninsula plateau by ______ gap.
Garo-Raj Mahal gap
Bundelkhand land lies between _______ & _______.
Madhya Pradesh Pathar & Vindhyan scrap lands
______ ranges runs from Delhi to Punjab.
Aravalli
- also an example of relict mountains
- one of oldest ranges in the world
_____ range acts as a connecting link between Vindhya and Satpura ranges.
Maikal range
Eastern Coastal Plain in India extends from ____ to ____.
Plains of Ganges to Kanyakumari
_____ is also called the granary of South India
Deltaic plains of Kaveri
____ separates the Andaman islands from Nicobar.
Ten degree channel
Eight degree channel separates Lakshadweep from ____.
Maldives
- capital of Lakshadweep: Kavaratti
Largest island in Lakshadweep
Andrott Island
Southern most island in Lakshadweep
The Minicoy Island
- also the second largest amongst the group
Antecedent rivers in India
Brahmaputra, Indus, Sutlej
- originated before the formation of Himalayas
Indus river originates from _____.
Glacier near Mansarovar Lake
- near Bhokar Chu in Tibetan region
Indus is also known as ____ in Tibet.
Singi Khamban / Lion’s Mouth
The Ganges arises from Gangotri glacier in _____ where it is called ____.
Gaumukh, Bhagirathi
- called Ganga after it meets Alaknanda
Other names for Brahmaputra river
Tsangpo in Tibet
Jamuna in Bangladesh
Dihand / Siang in Arunachal Pradesh
Brahmaputra in Assam
Largest riverine island in the world
Majuli [Assam]
- in Brahmaputra river
Countries that share India’s border
China, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bangladesh
India receives 86% of its rainfall from the ____ rains.
SW Monsoon
- except Tamil Nadu - NE Monsoon
Kharif crops in India
Rice, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize
Rabi crops in India
Wheat, barley, peas, rapeseed
Zayad crops in India
Watermelon, vegetables
Types of forests in India
Evergreen, deciduous, dry, tidal, grasslands, hill forests
Largest democracy in the world
India
Oldest literary language of India
Sanskrit
Earliest derivative from Proto-Dravidian language
Tamil
Name of the spring storm showers that cause rainfall in Assam and West Bengal
Norwester Kalbaisakhi
Name of thunderstorms causing rainfall in Karnataka that help in flowering coffee
Cherry Blossom
____ classification is most suitable to classify Indian climate.
Trewartha’s classification
Place in India through which the Standard Meridian of India passes.
Allahabad
Areas in India that receive very high rainfall
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and western coast from Trivandrum to Bombay
Areas in India that receive very low rainfall
Kutchh, Western Rajasthan and most of Ladakh
____ state has highest forest cover in terms of percentage geographical area
Mizoram [86.27%]
- Forests cover 24.39% of total geographical area of the country
____ state has maximum forest cover.
Madhya Pradesh
Species found in tropical evergreen forests in India
Mahogany, jamun, rubber, mahua, bamboo, cones
Species found in moist deciduous forests in India
Haldi, sal, sandalwood, banyan, mango, teak, mulberry
Species found in dry deciduous forests in India
Neem, acacia, teak, sal, mango
Species found in dry forests in India
Date palm, cactus, acacia, thorny bushes
Species found in mountainous forests in India
Deodar, oak, conifers, teak, sal, chestnut, spruce
Crops that grow in alluvial soil
Wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton