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SAI International School
Grade-IX- 2020-21

Sub: Geography
Ch 1-India: Size And Location

Sub Topic- 3- India and the World
Sub-topics Lesson Notes

India and the • India is located in the centre of the World between East and the West
World- page Asia.
no.- 2 to 5 • The routes across the Indian ocean i.e. the trans Indian Ocean routes
which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of
East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.

• The Deccan Peninsula* helps India to establish close contact with
West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and with
Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.

• The Ocean which is south of India given name Indian Ocean as no
other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has.

• The land routes of India are much older than sea routes. Various
passes across mountains in the north connected with silk route on land
and have provided passages to the ancient travelers as ocean limited
such interaction for a long time.

• The land routes helped India in the exchange of ideas and
commodities since ancient times.

• India have propagated the ideas of the Upanishads and the
Ramayana, the stories of Panchatantra, the Indian numerals and the
decimal system as well as given spices, muslin and other merchandise
to different countries.

• Also, the influence of Greek sculpture, and the architectural styles of
dome and minarets from West Asia can be seen in different parts of
India.

India’s • India is comprised of 28 states and 8 union territories and shares its
Neighbours
land boundary with:
→ Northwest: Pakistan and Afghanistan
→ North: China, Nepal, Bhutan
→ East: Myanmar and Bangladesh
→ South: Sri Lanka and Maldives