Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.

Geography means “description of the earth's surface.”

The Great mountains of North

Northern Plains

Peninsular Plateau

Coastal Plains

Thar Desert

Islands

India is the world's 7th largest country in size.

On the northern border of India are the highest mountains in the world-The Himalayas.

The highest mountain in India is Mt. Kanchenjunga .

It is formed by the three major rivers –Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.

It is the source of major food grains in India.

Peninsular Plateau can be divided into two :

Central Highland

Deccan Plateau

• The only desert in India is the Thar Desert.

• It is also known as the Great Indian Desert.

A major part of this desert lies in Rajasthan .

It forms a natural border between India and Pakistan.

Coastal plains are

situated along the Bay of

Bengal ( Eastern coastal

plains ) and the Arabian Sea

(Western coastal plains).

The largest river in

India is the River Indus.

A piece of land surrounded by water is an island.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands(Bay of Bengal)

Lakshadweep Islands(Arabian Sea)

The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Continents

Deserts

Mountain ranges

Oceans

Lakes

Rivers

The land mass of the world is divided into seven continents . They are

Asia North America South America Europe Australia Africa and Antarctica

Asia

Australia

Antarctica

Deserts are places on earth which get very little rainfall. It can be either hot or cold.

The largest cold deserts are the polar deserts of Antarctica and Arctic Circle.

The largest sub-tropical or hot deserts are the Sahara and Arabian Desert.

Mountains cover 24%of the earth land mass and are spread over all the continents.

Asia has the largest area covered with mountains .

Africa has the least- only 3 % .

Mount Everest

Over two-third of the Earth's surface iscovered with water and more than 97% ofthis water is contained in the oceans.Names of important oceans

Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Ocean Arctic Ocean

The earth in this figure below is dotted with lakes- bodies of fresh or salt water surrounded by a land mass.

Rivers are water bodies flowing towards oceans, seas, lakes or another river.

Nile River is called the father of African rivers and is the longest river in the world. It has a length of about 4,132 miles .(6,650 kilometres).

River Congo in Africa is the deepest riverthough it is the ninth longest river in the world.

Which is the northern border of India ?

Ans : The Himalayas.

Which is the third highest mountain in the world ?

Ans : Mt. Kanchenjunga.

Which part of India is the source of major food grains ?

Ans : The Northern Plains

Which desert is called as Marusthali ?

Ans : Thar Desert

What are the two islands of India ?

Ans : 1. Andaman and Nicobar islands

2. Lakshadweep islands

The World’s Largest Water Fall

Victoria Falls

The World’s largest forest

Amazon

The world's biggest volcano

Mauna Loa

The world’s largest island

Greenland

Total number of countries in the world

195