size and location

Question 1

the longitudinal and latitudinal extent of India

Answer 1

84’N - 376’N and 687’E - 9725’E

Question 2

explain time difference

Answer 2

diff in the duration of day and night increases with an increase in altitude. 1* = 4’

Question 3

east-west extent seems smaller than north-south. why

Answer 3

tapering of longitudes. dist reduces towards the poles. India is at tropic of cancer

Question 4

why do countries hv standard meridian?

Answer 4

avoid confusion for the time lag. makes broadcasts easier.

Question 5

explain the land routes of India

Answer 5

ideas and commodities, decimal, greek minarets, stories, muslin, and spices

Question 6

what is India’s std meridian? where does it pass

Answer 6

82*30’E. Mirzapur, UP

Question 7

how does India occupy an important strategic position in South Asia?

Answer 7

trans-Indian ocean routes connect Europe, Africa, West Asia in the west and SE and East Asia
longest coastal line
(Suez canal)

Question 8

India’s neighbours

Answer 8

land- pak and afghan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar, Bangladesh
water- Srilanka(palk strait and gulf of mannar), Maldives