10 Fact about India's Geography and Resources
- What is the location of India and what bodies of water surround it?
- India is located in the Northern Hemisphere between 8° 4' and 37° 6' latitudes north of the Equator, and 68° 7' and 97° 25' longitudes east of it. It is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west, and the Indian Ocean to the south.
- What is the climate of India and how many seasons does it have?
- The climate of India is tropical monsoon. The entire country has a tropical climate marked by relatively high temperatures and dry winters. India has four seasons: winter (December-February), summer (March-June), southwest monsoon season (June-September), and post-monsoon season (October-November).
- What are the natural resources of India?
- India has a wide range of natural resources, including coal, iron ore, manganese ore, mica, bauxite, petroleum, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, magnesite, limestone, arable land, dolomite, barytes, kaolin, gypsum, apatite, phosphorite, steatite, and fluorite.
- What are some natural hazards in India?
- Some natural hazards in India include monsoon floods, flash floods, earthquakes, droughts, and landslides.
- What are some environmental issues currently facing India?
- Some of the environmental issues currently facing India include air pollution control, energy conservation, solid waste management, oil and gas conservation, and forest conservation.
- What international agreements has India signed regarding the environment?
- India has signed several international agreements regarding the environment, including the Rio Declaration on environment and development, Cartagena Protocol on biosafety, Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on climatic change, World Trade Agreement, Helsinki Protocol to LRTAP on the reduction of sulphur emissions of nitrogen oxides or their transboundary fluxes (Nox Protocol), and Geneva Protocol to LRTAP concerning the control of emissions of volatile organic compounds or their transboundary fluxes (VOCs Protocol).
- What is the area of India and what are its border countries?
- India has an area of 3.3 million sq. km and is bordered by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the northwest; China, Bhutan, and Nepal to the north; Myanmar to the east; and Bangladesh to the east of West Bengal. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea, formed by Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
- What is the coastline of India?
- The coastline of India is 7,517 km encompassing the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- What is the time zone of India?
- The time zone of India is Indian Standard Time, which is GMT + 05:30.
- What are the different regions that comprise the mainland of India?
- The mainland of India comprises four regions, namely the great mountain zone, plains of the Ganga and the Indus, the desert region, and the southern peninsula.
- What kinds of maps of India are available for download?
- Various maps of India are available for download, including physical, political, population, rainfall, railway and sea routes, road, soil, etc.
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