There are seven major continents of the Earth. The seven major continents of the Earth are

i) Asia, 
ii) Europe,
iii) Africa, 
iv) North America,
v) South America, 
vi) Australia and
vii) Antarctica. 

Strait that seperates Srilanka and India is Gulf of mannar and Palk strait. 

1. As India is a big country it is difficult to administer so it is divided into states and union territories.
2. By this administration has become easy.
3. These states and union territories are made by recognizing the religion and language of that region and the people are elected from that region only because they know more about the people and will work towards them.
4. It is good for development of state as it creates unity and brings all linguistic culture together.

Cartographers also need to show various details; like important structures, landmarks, etc. on a map. These things are shown by some standard symbols on the map. You can understand that it is not possible to draw pictures of hospital or temple or railway line or a monument on a map because of the lack of space. Hence some conventional symbols have been made on the basis of an international agreement.

While using colours to show different themes and items on a map; certain conventions are followed. Mountains are usually shown in brown colour, plains in green, water body in blue and plateau is shown in yellow.

From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh there is a time lag of two hours. Hence, time along the Standard Meridian of India (82° 30' E) passing through Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the standard time for the whole country. Otherwise different regions of India would have different times which would create problems; so, to have one common standard times for the whole country has been selected and called Indian Standard Time (IST).

There are five basic kinds of mountains:

1. Fold Mountains (Folded Mountains): Fold mountains are the most common type of mountain. The world’s largest mountain ranges are fold mountains. These ranges were formed over millions of years.
2. Fault-block Mountains (Block Mountains): These mountains form when faults or cracks in the earth's crust force some materials or blocks of rock up and others down.
3. Dome Mountains: Dome mountains are the result of a great amount of melted rock (magma) pushing its way up under the earth crust.
4. Volcanic Mountains: Volcanic Mountains are formed when molten rock (magma) deep within the earth, erupts, and piles upon the surface.
5. Plateau Mountains: Plateau mountains are not formed by internal activity. Instead, these mountains are formed by erosion.

Planet: Some celestial bodies keep on moving around a star. They are called planets. A planet does not have its own light. The earth is a planet. Planets do not twinkle.

The great plains of India offers many advantages over other forms of topography.

i. They provide rich alluvial soils which are very good for cultivating <font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="box-sizing: border-box;">different crops</font></font>.

ii. <font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="box-sizing: border-box;">Plains are more fit for the cultivation of crops as they are suitable for diverse farming.</font></font>

<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="box-sizing: border-box;">iii. They suffer less soil erosion</font></font>

<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="box-sizing: border-box;">iv. They offer climate which is good for wheat and rice crops even in case of limited rainfall.</font></font>

Anamudi near Munnar, Kerala, which is 2675m high. The next highest is Doddabetta 2623 m high.

Vardhamana Mahavira was the prince of the Lichchhavis, a group that was part of the Vajji sangha. He was the 24th tirthankar of the Jainism. He belonged to the Vajji sangha. When he was about 30 years of age; he left his home. He roamed in forests in pursuit of the ultimate truth of life. He lived a lonely and tough life. After spending a long period of 12 years of hardships; Mahavira attained enlightenment.

Government is needed to make decisions and to get things done. The government takes decision on various matters; like how and where to build roads, schools and railway lines, how to improve the public healthcare system, how to improve the supply of drinking water, etc.

The government needs to take decisions on various social issues. For example; government formulates programmes on helping the poor people. Government takes decision when there is some conflict between two social groups.