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Map and location knowledge: India by region

Map: the North-Eastern states

Practise 5 PYQs

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
Where to study

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 2: Structure and Physiography (2026-27)

  • ch. 2, Structure and Physiography, p. 1-10 (book pages 7-16)
  • ch. 2, The Northeastern Plateau, p. 7 (book page 13)

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 3: Drainage System (2026-27)

  • ch. 3, Drainage System, p. 1-10 (book pages 17-26)
  • ch. 3, The Brahmaputra System, p. 6-7 (book pages 22-23)
  • ch. 3, Barak, p. 6-7 (book pages 22-23)

Geography of India · Majid Husain

  • ch. 2, Physiography

Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Grade 7 Part 1, chapter 1: Geographical Diversity of India (Reprint 2026-27)

  • ch. 1, The hills of the Northeast, p. 23 (book page 23)

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 1: India: Location (2026-27)

  • ch. 1, Bomdila, p. 5 (book page 5)
  • ch. 1, India and its Neighbours, p. 5 (book page 5)

Political Map of India, English edition 2026 (Survey of India)

  • sheet 1, states, capitals, towns and international boundary, p. 1

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 5: Natural Vegetation (2026-27)

  • ch. 5, Biosphere Reserves, p. 9-10 (book pages 50-51)
  • ch. 5, Manas, p. 7-9 (book pages 48-50)
  • ch. 5, Tropical Evergreen and Semi Evergreen Forests, p. 1 (book page 42)

India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 4: Climate (2026-27)

  • ch. 4, Distribution of Rainfall, p. 12 (book page 38)
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