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g Our country covers an area of 3.28 million sq. km.
g A peninsula is a landform that is surrounded by water on three sides and one side
connected to the mainland.
g Northern plain lies between the great northern mountain and peninsular plateau.
g The Indian coastal plains are divided into the western coastal plains and the eastern
coastal plains.
g The eastern coastal plains are located between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.

A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. India is the ____________ largest country in the world.
(a) eighth (b) seventh (c) ninth

2. The landmass of India is divided into _______ states and _______ Union Territories.
(a) 27, 9 (b) 29, 7 (c) 28, 9
3. It is also known as Godwin Austin.

(a) Himalayan (b) K2 (c) Both of these
4. The Deccan Plateau, south of Vindhyas, is perfectly ____________ in shape.
(a) triangular (b) rectangular (c) square

5. The corals are the skeletons of tiny marine animals called:
(a) polyps (b) poppys (c) pollys

B. Match the following columns.

Columns A Columns B

1. India is located in (a) Greater Himalayas

2. K2 is also known as (b) Blue Mountains

3. The Himadri is also called (c) Northern Hemisphere

4. The Nilgiris are known as (d) Godwin Austin
C. Fill in the blanks.

1. India accounts for about ________________ of the world’s total geographic area.
2. The southern part of the land is called ________________ .
3. India is geographically located at ________________ and ________________ in the
northern hemisphere of the globe.

4. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are in the ________________ .
5. Mount Everest (8,848 meters high) lies in ________________ .

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