Geography

Concepts to cover

1. Extent 8 degrees 4 minutes N to 37 degrees 6 minutes N, 68 degrees 7 minutes E to 97 degrees 25 minutes E; 30 degree spans; north-south versus east-west length
2. Tropic of Cancer and the 82 degrees 30 minutes E standard meridian: states crossed; two-hour time lag east to west
3. Extreme points: Indira Point, Indira Col, Kibithu, Guhar Moti; easternmost and westernmost states; longitudes of major cities
4. Land neighbours and border lengths by state: Bangladesh longest, then China, Pakistan; Radcliffe, McMahon lines, LoC and LAC
5. States and Union Territories; boundary-sharing facts (Uttar Pradesh touches most states; Sikkim and Meghalaya each touch one state)
6. Coastline length, island groups, territorial waters and EEZ; Sri Lanka and Maldives as maritime neighbours
7. India in the Indian Ocean: peninsular position, maritime connections and links with neighbouring regions