Chapter Overview
India is the seventh-largest country in the world and occupies a strategic location in South Asia. The chapter explores its latitudinal and longitudinal extent, neighboring countries, and its geographical significance.
Important Keywords
- Latitude: The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
- Longitude: The angular distance of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian.
- Tropic of Cancer: A major latitude passing through India at 23.5°N.
- Peninsula: A landmass surrounded by water on three sides.
- IST (Indian Standard Time): The time observed throughout India, based on 82.5°E longitude.
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