Geography and Country Facts
ALL ABOUT INDIA
Location: India is a large country in southern Asia. India is bordered by Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), and Bangladesh.
Capital: New Delhi is the capital of India.
Size: India covers about 3,287,590 square kilometers. India is the 7th country in the world (after Russia, Canada, the USA, China, Brazil, and Australia).
Population: India has the second largest population of any country in the world (after China). The population of India is about 1,129,866,000.
India is divided into 28 states and 7 union territories.
Flag: The Indian flag has three equal horizontal bars (saffron, white and green) with a blue Dharma Chakra (the wheel of law) in the center. The wheel has 24 spokes, representing the 24 hours in a day (at the end of each spoke is a dark blue half-moon).
Climate: India's climate ranges from tropical monsoon (in the south) to temperate (in the north).
Major Rivers: The major rivers in India are the Ganges (with its tributaries Yamuna, Gomti, and Chambal), Bramhaputra, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri.
Mountain Ranges: The highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas, is in northern India, bordering Nepal and China.
Highest Point: The highest point in India is Mt. Kanchenjunga (8,598 m or 28,169 feet tall), in the Himalayas (along the India-Nepal border). Mt. Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K-2).
Lowest Point: The lowest point in India is the Indian Ocean, at sea level.
Location: India is a large country in southern Asia. India is bordered by Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), and Bangladesh.
Capital: New Delhi is the capital of India.
Size: India covers about 3,287,590 square kilometers. India is the 7th country in the world (after Russia, Canada, the USA, China, Brazil, and Australia).
Population: India has the second largest population of any country in the world (after China). The population of India is about 1,129,866,000.
India is divided into 28 states and 7 union territories.
Flag: The Indian flag has three equal horizontal bars (saffron, white and green) with a blue Dharma Chakra (the wheel of law) in the center. The wheel has 24 spokes, representing the 24 hours in a day (at the end of each spoke is a dark blue half-moon).
Climate: India's climate ranges from tropical monsoon (in the south) to temperate (in the north).
Major Rivers: The major rivers in India are the Ganges (with its tributaries Yamuna, Gomti, and Chambal), Bramhaputra, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri.
Mountain Ranges: The highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas, is in northern India, bordering Nepal and China.
Highest Point: The highest point in India is Mt. Kanchenjunga (8,598 m or 28,169 feet tall), in the Himalayas (along the India-Nepal border). Mt. Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K-2).
Lowest Point: The lowest point in India is the Indian Ocean, at sea level.
here's more information at Activity UK - India for Kids
Himalayas
Audio
Videos
Armored Elephants
Reading List (create widget)
Daughter of the Mountains - Louise Rankin
Gandhi: Peaceful Warrior - Ray Bains
India: The Culture - Bobbie Kalman
India: The People - Bobbie Kalman
Teresa of Calcutta: Serving the Poorest of the Poor - D. Jeanene Watson
William Carey: Obliged to Go - Janet & Geoff Benge
Free Printables
Resources from our favorite free printables site: Homeschool Creations
Additional printable: Currency of IndiaIf you'd like to see more detailed blog posts with day-by-day plans and
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Art and Crafts
Indian Themes
The peacock is the national bird of India. We've got all sorts of peacock activities here:
Peacocks theme
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