Indian Geography

Geography seems to be a subject or academic topic that helps with the study of locations, including people’s choices as well as interactions with and according to their surroundings. The individuals who study geography are called Geographers; they seem to study the physical features of the Earth’s surface as well as the human cultures that live there. Researchers or these geographers seem to be primarily concerned with observing how humans and their cultural interactions with the natural world affect each other, as well as how different areas and locations may affect individuals. Geography helps in trying to carry out effective research in figuring out where certain phenomena occur, why it is happening as well as how these objects or phenomena change over long periods of time.

Brief on Geography of India:

India’s topography seems to be incredibly diversified, consisting of snowy mountainous regions, plains, valleys with hills, lands with deserts stretching hundreds of miles, including different types of plateau-like structures all over its regional landscapes. The Indian Plate, which seems to be the northernmost section of the Indo Australian Plate, seems to have good areas for civilizations to exist and hence has a population of millions living within the Indian subcontinent. The majority of India is located on a peninsula that seems to be located in southern Asia, which seems to extend further towards the Indian Ocean and seems to have a coastline of almost 7,000 kilometres. The Arabian Sea surrounds the Indian subcontinent in the southwestern region of the continent, including the great Bay of Bengal, which seems to be located in the southeast.

It is researched by the geographers that the northern as well as central regions, seem to be located upon the Indo Gangetic plain that is said to have rich vegetation throughout the region. The other half of the Indian region seems to be located upon the Deccan Plateau, which seems to cover the majority of the southern Indian subcontinent.  The Thar Desert seems to be a region that seems to have a high amount of rocks as well as a sandy desert; this region seems to be located in the western region of India. There seems to be the presence of a high Himalayan mountain range which seems to extend across India’s eastern as well as northeastern borders. Historical disputes concerned with the region of Pakistan make the highest point that is present in Kashmir an unofficial record; the other official mention of the highest peak is Kanchenjunga which is around 28,208 feet in height. The climate of the whole subcontinent varies throughout the deep southern regions as well as within the tundra located around higher altitudes throughout the Himalayas.

Regions like China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, and Bhutan are located all around the Indian subcontinent and also seem to share borders with India. A country named Sri Lanka seems to be located around the southern part of India as well as an Island region called the Maldives seems to be located in the southern region outside Indian borders. The Indian region seems to comprise small divided regions that are called states; there are in total 28 states, eight government-controlled union territories, including a national capital from a political scenario. These differences in regions seem to be based on differences spanning around the topics of linguistics and cultural differences instead of historic geographic changes. India seems to have 28 states that seem to be further split into districts within these states, including 8 union territories present alongside the 28 states. Union Territories are controlled by representatives nominated with the help of the union government, whereas states seem to be governed by an elected government dominated by the people through elections.

Due to India’s wide landscape, weather conditions throughout Kashmir seem to have little to no similarity to the regions located in the south part of India. Furthermore, due to the subcontinent’s unique terrain, several places have their own distinct climate conditions. In India, weather conditions and changes in climate vary from tropical climate throughout the southern region to moderate within the northern regions.

Conclusion

The article explains briefly Indian Geography; it further talks about the different types of climates and vegetation present throughout the regions of India. The geographical analysis of a region helps in finding major features about the lands als well as the climatic conditions of a specific region as well as the regions surrounding it. The article also mentions a few topics related to Indian Geography.