1. The physical environment of INDIA

2. Political geography twenty eight states (further subdivided into districts) seven union territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep National Capital Territory of Delhi Puducherry

3. Indian subcontinent Position: 8°4' and 37°6' north latitude 68°7' and 97°25' east longitude Territory: 3,287,240 square km Borders with China, Nepal, Burma, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh.

4. Geological development Indian tectonic plate Collision with Asia – 55 mln yrs Current movement – 5 cm/yr

5. Physiographic regions The northern mountains Northern Plains The Peninsular Plateau Thar desert The Coastal Plains

6. Mountains The Himalayan range The Karakoram The Patkai, or Purvanchal, The Vindhya range The Satpura Range The Aravali Range The Western Ghats The Eastern Ghats

8. Lowland Plains

9. Water bodies The Himalayan rivers (the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej) the Ganges (+Brahmaputra, Meghana) Deccan rivers (Mahanadi River, Godavari River, Krishna River and Kaveri River) Gulf of Cambay, Gulf of Kutch, and the Gulf of Mannar the Palk Strait, the Ten Degree Channel, and the Eight Degree Channel The Arabian Sea, the Laccadive Sea and the Andaman Sea the Bay of Bengal the Indian Ocean Sambhar Lake

10. Water bodies

11. Weather and climate six major climatic subtypes: arid desert in the west, alpine tundra and glaciers in the north, and humid tropical regions supporting rainforests in the southwest the island territories. The nation has four seasons: winter (January–February), summer (March–May), a monsoon season (June–September) a post-monsoon period (October–December)

12. Climate

13. Monsoon

14. Natural resources the production of coal - the 3 rd highest in the world the production of iron ore - the 4 th 5.4 billion barrels in oil reserves 17th trillion cubic feet of natural gas uranium 400 medium-to-high enthalpy thermal springs production of mica blocks and mica splittings production of barites and chromites - the 2 nd production of bauxite and crude steel - the 5 th production of manganese ore - the 7 th production of aluminium - the 8 th titanium ore diamonds limestone 24 % of world’s thorium

15. Natural Resources

16. Natural hazards

17. Home assignment 1. Pronunciation of all Indian states/territories and their capitals 2. Search-and-Find in the map of India 3. Presentations: Indian wildlife Indian campaign of Alexander the Great 4. Discussion: Why do some traditions pale into insignificance? 5. Film: Mountains of the Monsoon (English Documentary)