5th std social bridge course
- 4. • OUR COUNTRY • PHYSICAL DIVISIONS OF INDIA • OUR NATIONAL SYMBOLS
- 5. • Location: India is the largest country in the world. It forms a large part of the continent. It lies entirely in the The southern part of India is surrounded by 3 large water bodies. In the east is the , in the west is the and towards the south is the .
- 6. • Neighbouring countries: China, Nepal, & Bhutan in the North. Bangladesh & Myanmar lie to the east. Pakistan & Afghanistan to the west. Srilanka and Maldives in the south. • Population: It is the second most populated country in the world, the first one being China. The population of India is 130 crores.
- 7. India has 5 main Physical divisions: 1. The Northern Mountains 2. The Northern Plains 3. The Great Indian Desert 4. The Southern Plateau 5. The Coastal Plains and Islands
- 8. Northern plains lie to the south of the Himalayas. It is a large flat area which extends from Punjab in the west to Assam in the east. The northern and north eastern part of India have a long range of mountains. This chain of mountains is called “The Himalayas”.
- 9. There is an area which is big, dry, sandy and rocky towards the west of Northern plains. This area is known as the great indian desert. This is a high land located to the south of the northern plains.
- 10. A coast is the land alongside or near a sea or an ocean. The coast between western ghats and the arabian sea is known as the western coastal plain. The coast between eastern ghats and the bay of bengal is known as the eastern coastal plain. An island is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides.