The Peninsular Plateau:
(i) Lies to the South of northern plains.
(ii) It is triangular in shape.
(iii) It is a region of numerous hill ranges.
(iv) It is rocky and uneven.

India has an area of about 3.28 million sq. km. The North-South extent from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is about 3,200 km. The East-West extent from Arunachal Pradesh to Kuchchh is about 2,900 km. The lofty mountains, the Great Indian Desert, the Northern Plains, the uneven plateau surface, the coasts and islands present form diverse landforms.

For administrative purposes, the country is divided into 29 states and 7 Union Territories. Each state is further sub-divided into districts

Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea. These are coral islands located off the coast of Kerala. Corals are skeletons of tiny marine animals called Polyps. When the living polyps die, their skeletons are left. Other polyps grow on top of the hard skeletons, which grow higher and higher, thus forming the coral islands.

The three peaks of the Himalayas are:
(i) Mount Everest
(ii) Godwin Austen, and
(iii) Kanchenjunga.
The three ranges of Himalayas are:
(i) The Greater Himalayas,
(ii) The Himachal Range, and
(iii) The Shiwalik Range.

The East-West extent of India leads to difference in local time from meridian to meridian. The local time changes by four minutes for everyone degree of longitude. The sun rises two hours earlier in the East, i.e. Arunachal Pradesh than in the West, i.e. Gujarat. This longitude is also known as the standard Meridian of India. Its time is taken as the standard throughout the country.

To the West of the Western Ghats and the East of the Eastern Ghats lie the Coastal plains.
The Western coastal plains are very narrow. While, the Eastern coastal plains are much broader.
There are a number of East flowing rivers. The rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri drain into the Bay of Bengal.

There are 29 stares and 7 Union Territories in India. Punjab and Haryana have common capital, i.e. Chandigarh.

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

There are three neighbouring countries of India among seven countries named Afghanistan, Bhutan and Nepal which do not have access to any ocean or sea.

India is marked by a diversity of physical features such as mountains, plateaus, plains, coasts and islands.
(i) In the North are the lofty snow-capped Himalayas. 'Him' +'alaya' means 'the abode of snow'.The Himalayan Mountains are divided into three main parallel ranges.
(a) The northernmost is the Great Himalaya or Himadri. The world's highest peaks are located in this range.
(b) The Middle Himalayas or Himachal lies to the South of Himadri. Many popular hill stations are situated here.
(c) The Shiwalik is the southernmost range
(ii) The Northern Indian Plains lie to the South of the Himalayas. They are generally level and flat. These are formed by alluvial deposits laid down by the rivers-the Indus, the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and their tributaries. These river plains provide fertile land for cultivation.

India is a country of vast geographical expanse. In the North, it is bound by the lofty Himalayas.
The Arabian Sea in the West, the Bay of Bengal in the East and the Indian Ocean in the South, wash the shores of the Indian peninsula. India has an area of about 3.28 million sq. km.
The North-South extent from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is about 3,200 km. The East-West extent from Arunachal Pradesh to Kuchchh is about 2,900 km.
The lofty mountains, the Great Indian Desert, the Northern Plains, the uneven plateau surface and the coasts and islands present a diversity of landforms.

India is a vast country and also marked by a diversity of physical features:
Political and administrative division The country is divided into 28 States and 7 Union Territories. The States are further divided into districts.
Physical division such as mountains, plateaus plains, coasts and islands.
The Himalayan Mountains are standing as sentinels in the North. The Northern Indian plains lie to the South of the Himalayas.
The Great Indian Desert lies in the Western part of India. To the South of the Northern plains lies the Peninsular.
The Western Ghats border the plateau in the West and the Eastern Ghats provide the eastern boundary for the plateau plateau.
Two groups of lslands Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea whereas Andaman and the Nicobar Islands lie to the South-East of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal.