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    G D GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, DWARKA

    CLASS 5
    CH – 7
    OUR
    COUNTRY
    What makes our country special is that
    despite so many differences, people always
    live together in peace.

    • India is a unique
    country
    • different kinds of
    people
    • speak different
    language
    • eat different foods
    • wear a variety of
    OUR COUNTRY
    •INDIA………
    is a part of the Asian
    ASI
    • continent.
    is the seventh largest A

    country in the world by area.


    • total area is about 33 lakhs
    square kilometres.
    • is the most populated
    country in the world with
    the population of over a
    billion
    STATES AND UNION
    TERRITORIES
    INDIA
    ADMINISTRATIVE
    AREAS
    STATES UNION TERRITORIES
    (28)
    HAVE THEIR (8) DIRECTLY
    OWN
    GOVERNMENT ALONG WITH GOVERNED BY THE
    A CENTRAL GOVERNING CENTRAL
    SYSTEM GOVERNMENT
    CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

    •The Constitution is a legal document


    that presents the principles by which
    the country needs to be run.
    •It gives power to both the state and
    the Central governments to carry
    forward their duties at state and
    national levels respectively.
    Geographical regions of
    India

    All these
    •
    geographi
    North
    cal
    e rn
    THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS

    • The northern mountains


    form the
    northern borders of India.
    • These mountains run in a
    Westeast direction from
    Jammu and Kashmir
    to Arunachal Pradesh
    Covering A Distance of 2500
    km.
    THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS

    • Their width varies from 450 km in


    Kashmir to 150 km in Arunachal
    Pradesh.
    • They include: The Himalayas, the
    Karakoram mountains and the
    Purvanchal or North-eastern
    ranges.
    • The mountains not only serve as a
    physical barrier on our borders.
    They also have an important role to
    play in the climate and lifestyle of
    THE NORTHERN AND GANGETIC
    PLAINS
    • The northern plains are one
    of the largest plains of
    fertile land in the world.
    • These are watered by several
    rivers like Ganga,
    Yamuna, Ghaggar, Chenab,
    Ravi, Sutlej, Beas etc.
    • These plains have been formed
    over a period of millions of
    years by the sediments brought
    THE GREAT INDIAN DESERT

    • The Great Indian


    desert or Thar desert
    lies in the Western
    part of the country.
    • It is marked by
    low rainfall and
    scanty vegetation
    THE SOUTHERN
    PLATEAU
    •situated towards the
    South of India.
    •cover a triangular land
    mass which is mainly
    divided into 2 parts.
    1) The Central
    Highlands
    2) The Deccan
    THE SOUTHERN
    PLATEAU
    • They are surrounded by 3 large
    water bodies
    1) The Bay of Bengal,
    2) The Arabian Sea
    3) The Indian Ocean
    • They have rich deposits of
    minerals like coal, iron ore and a
    number of precious stones.
    THE COASTAL PLAINS AND THE ISLANDS

    • India has a long coastline of about


    7500 km, including the mainland and
    the Islands.
    • The coastal planes run along the
    coastline.
    • India has 2 groups of Islands
    1) Lakshadweep in the Arabian
    sea
    2) Andaman and Nicobar in
    RECA
    P
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    THANK
    YOU

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