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India. By Pat and Connor. Size and land usage. Area: 3,287,263 sq. kilometers 7 th largest country in the world About 7,000 km of coastline Arable land 47.87%. Map of india. Major geographic features.
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India By Pat and Connor
Size and land usage • Area: 3,287,263 sq. kilometers • 7th largest country in the world • About 7,000 km of coastline • Arable land 47.87%
Major geographic features • India is surrounded by three main bodies of water the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. • Himalayan Mountains • The Ganges River is the longest river in India • The Thar desert in the West • The Deccan Plateau
Impact of Ganges River • Most heavily populated basin in the world • People live along its banks for daily needs such as bathing and fishing • Important to the Hindus • Most sacred river