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NCERT CLASS-6 GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER-8 NOTES

  NCERT CLASS- 6 GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER- 8 [INDIA: CLIMATE, VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE]     The main seasons recognised in India are:-                     — Cold weather season (winter)- December to February.                     — Hot weather season (summer)- March to May.                     — Southwest monsoon season (rainy)- June to September.                     — Season of retreating monsoon (autumn)- October to November. Cold weather season or winter                  = Sun rays do not fall directly in the region.                  = Temperature are quite low in northern India. Hot weather season or summer                  = Sun rays falls directly, temperatures becomes very high.                  = Hot and dry winds called loo, blow during the day. South- west monsoon or rainy season                  = marked by onset and advances of monsoon.                  = wind blows from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal towards the land. Season of retreating monsoon or autumn.                  = wind m

NCERT CLASS-9 GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER-1 NOTES

  NCERT CLASS-9 GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER-1 [INDIA- SIZE AND LOCATION]   India- in northern hemisphere.                =  main land extends between latitudes 8°4’ N and 37°6’ N and longitudes 68°7’ E                      and 97°25’ E. Tropic of Cancer  (23°30’ N) divides the country into almost 2 equal halves. Andaman & Nicobar islands - Bay of Bengal. Lakshadweep islands - Arabian Sea. The southernmost point of the Indian Ocean - ‘Indira Point’ got submerged under the sea water in 2004 during the tsunami. Land mass area of India - 3.28 million sq. Km.                 = India’s total area accounts for about 2.4% of total geographical area of the world. 7th largest country. India land boundary - 15,200 km. Length of coastline of mainland including Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep - 7516.6 km. Bounded by young fold mountains- northwest, north & northeast. South of about 22° north latitude, begins to taper. From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, time lag of 2 hours. Standard meridian of

NCERT CLASS-6 GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER-6 NOTES

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