Geography

Concepts to cover

1. Hills by state: Garo (Nokrek), Khasi (Shillong, Cherrapunji, Mawsynram), Jaintia in Meghalaya; Mikir or Karbi Anglong and Barail in Assam; Naga hills and Saramati in Nagaland; Patkai, Dafla, Abor, Mishmi in Arunachal; Lushai or Mizo hills and Phawngpui in Mizoram; Manipur hills; Jampui in Tripura
2. Rivers and lakes: Siang, Dibang, Lohit, Subansiri, Kameng, Manas, Barak, Umiam, Loktak (Manipur valley), Son Beel, Deepor Beel, Rudrasagar, Gumti river
3. Passes and borders: Bomdila, Sela, Bum La, Pangsau, Diphu, Dawki, Moreh-Tamu; borders with China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh; Siliguri corridor; Kibithu; Dibrugarh; Silchar
4. Protected areas: Kaziranga, Manas, Nameri, Orang, Dibru-Saikhowa, Namdapha (Changlang), Pakke, Nokrek, Balpakram, Keibul Lamjao (Loktak), Dampa (Mizoram), Murlen, Gumti and Sepahijala (Tripura), Intanki (Nagaland), Dzukou valley
5. Arunachal Pradesh: over 80 percent forest cover, tropical wet evergreen forests, shares latitude with northern Rajasthan; Cherrapunji-Mawsynram rainfall; Majuli island