Geograhpy

GEOGRAPHY/ENVIRONMENT:
India is a large, triangular-shaped country in southern Asia, buttressed by the long sweep of the Himalaya in the north and protruding into the Indian Ocean in the south. It's bordered by Pakistan to the northwest, China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. Sri Lanka is the teardrop-shaped island hanging off its southern tip. India covers a land area of some 1,281,930sq mi, though disputed borders with Pakistan and China make this figure somewhat arbitrary. India is the seventh largest country in the world.

DID YOU KNOW?
Ganges is the most important river of
India, and the holiest river of the Hindus.
Originating at the Gangotri glacier in the
northern state of Uttaranchal, this river flows
southward for a while before turning eastward,
flowing through the states of Uttar Pradesh Bihar,
and West Bengal, meeting the Brahmaputra,
and finishing its long journey in the Bay of
Bengal. This river and its numerous tributaries,
all contribute to making the land of north India
fertile and excellent for cultivation. It is also
home to dolphins.