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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

                      STD- VI                                              SUBJECT - GEOGRAPHY


              TOPIC-CH – 7-OUR COUNTRY -INDIA



              Sub-topic- Political and Administrative Divisions,
                                 Physical Division
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              POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

                   India has been divided into 28 states.
                   Rajasthan is the largest state and Goa is the smallest state.
                   There are 8 union territories in India.
                   All the states are further divided into smaller administrative units; called
                     districts.
                   Delhi is the National Capital of India.


              PHYSICAL DIVISIONS

                     The Himalayas in the North are divided into three main parallel ranges.
                     The three main parallel ranges are Great Himalaya or Himadri , Middle Himalaya or
                       Himachal and Shiwalik.
                     The Northern Indian plains lie to the South of the Himalayas.
                     In the Western part of India lies the Great Indian desert.

                     To the South of Northern plains lies the peninsular plateau.
                     Aravalli Hills is one of the oldest ranges of the world.
                     The Western Ghats or Sahyadris border the plateau in the West and the Eastern Ghats
                       provide the Eastern boundary.
                     To the West of the Western Ghats and the East of Eastern Ghats lie the coastal plains.
                     The rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri drain into the Bay of Bengal.
                     The Sundarban delta is formed where the Ganga and Brahmaputra flow into the Bay
                       of Bengal.
                     Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea.
                     The Andaman and the Nicobar Islands lie to the South-East of the Indian mainland.
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