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D Name the following.
1. Two countries that lie to the eastern side of India ______________
2. Two seas located on the eastern and western side of India ______________

3. Two countries that share a common border with India ______________
4. The highest peak of the Western Ghats ______________
5. Two states located in north-east India ______________

E Answer the following questions briefl y.
1. Diff erentiate between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.

2. Name any fi ve major mountain ranges of India.
3. Where do the Coastal Plains lie in India? How is the Western Coastal Plain diff erent from
the Eastern Coastal Plain?
4. Find out the minimum number of states you need to cross, if you want to move between
the following places.
(a) Kashmir to Mumbai (b) Punjab to Odisha
(c) Delhi to Goa (d) Mumbai to Kolkata
(e) Chennai to Raipur

F Answer the following questions in detail.
1. Give a description of the Northern Plains. Why are they important?

2. The Northern Mountains are divided into three ranges. Explain each of them in detail.

Let’s Do

Classroom Session
Given below are four rivers. Find out the following information and record them in the table
given below. Look at the physical and political maps of India to complete the table.

Main
Rivers Origin States It Passes through Drains into
Tributaries

Ganga

Brahmaputra

Godavari

Krishna

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