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The landforms of Earth are generally divided into physiographic regions, consisting of physiographic provinces, which in turn consist of physiographic sections, [1] [2] [3] though some others use different terminology, such as realms, regions and subregions. [4] Some areas have further categorized their respective areas into more detailed ...
The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest. India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi with Rajasthan being largest in land area. [1] [2] [3]
Physiographic Map from "Geography of Ohio," published in 1923. During the early 1900s, the study of regional-scale geomorphology was termed "physiography". Physiography later was considered to be a portmanteau of "physical" and "geography", and therefore synonymous with physical geography, and the concept became embroiled in controversy surrounding the appropriate concerns of that discipline.
The sub-category for this is the Physiographic provinces, which in turn contains its sub-category of the Physiographic sections. Note: Ensure that an appropriate entry exists on the Physiographic regions of the world table before category-tagging any article with one of these three categories.
India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north (the mainland) to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude. [2] It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi).
India ranks fourth in Asia and tenth in the world amongst the top 17 mega-diverse countries in the world. [1] India harbours nearly 11% of the world's floral diversity comprising over 17500 documented flowering plants, 6200 endemic species, 7500 medicinal plants and 246 globally threatened species in only 2.4% of world's land area. [2]
Located in the eastern India, Bihar is the twelfth-largest Indian state with an area of 94,163 km 2 (36,357 mi 2) and an average elevation of about 150 meters above mean sea level. The landlocked Bihar shares boundary with Nepal to the north, the states of West Bengal to the east, Jharkhand to the south and Uttar Pradesh to the west. [ 2 ]
A division is led by an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, known as a divisional commissioner. There are 103 divisions in India. There are 103 divisions in India. The states of Andhra Pradesh , Goa , Gujarat , Kerala , Manipur , Mizoram , Sikkim , Tamil Nadu , Telangana , and Tripura as well as five of the union territories [ a ] are ...