INDIA - SIZE AND LOCATION / CLASS-09 / CHP-01 / GLOSSARY / NCERT TEXTBOOK EXERCISE SOLUTION/ IMPORTANT SHORT AND LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS / EXTRA PRACTICE QUESTIONS
INDIA SIZE AND LOCATION Glossary 1. Hemisphere - Hemisphere is the half portion of the globe divided at the equator on the Prime Meridian. e.g - (I) Divided by the equator :- Northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. (II) Divided by the Prime Meridian or Greenwich line :- Eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere. 2. Oriental world - The countries included in the south-east, south and East Asia are known as Oriental world. 3. Tropic of cancer - Tropic of Cancer is the imaginary parallel of latitude which is supposed to be drawn parallel to the equator, 23 degree North. It passes through the middle of our country. 4. Peninsula - The triangular land mass surrounded by the water on three sides for directions is called the peninsula. 5. Tropical zone - The region of line between 23 degree 30 N and 23 degree 30 S latitude is called tropical zone. 6. Subtropical zone - the area of reason extending from 23 degre...