Geography of India
Sacred and Historic Places
1st Edition
Published on 4. January 2010
376 pages
978-1-61530-202-4 (ISBN)
Description
With a landscape as diverse as the multitude of people that inhabit it, India hosts a wide range of communities, from remote villages nestled in the Himalayas to thriving urban centers. In many ways, it is a land of contrasts, as reflected in its geography-shaped as much by the annual monsoon season as the arid deserts that punctuate the nation. In this volume, readers will experience a juxtaposed journey, visiting both areas that have remained untouched for centuries and areas of technological advancement that have brought the country to the forefront of innovation.
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Content
- BOOK COVER
- TITLE
- COPYRIGHT
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1 GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW
- RELIEF
- THE HIMALAYAS
- THE INDO-GANGETIC PLAIN
- THE DECCAN
- DRAINAGE
- DRAINAGE INTO THE BAY OF BENGAL
- DRAINAGE INTO THE ARABIAN SEA
- LAKES AND INLAND DRAINAGE
- SOILS
- IN SITU SOILS
- ALLUVIAL SOILS
- CLIMATE
- THE MONSOONS
- TEMPERATURES
- PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE
- VEGETATION
- ANIMAL LIFE
- CONSERVATION
- CHAPTER 2 HUMAN INTERACTIONS WITH INDIA'S ENVIRONMENT
- SETTLEMENT PATTERNS
- POPULATION DENSITY
- RURAL SETTLEMENT
- URBAN SETTLEMENT
- DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
- INDIA'S LAND USE AND ITS ECONOMY
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING
- RESOURCES AND POWER
- MANUFACTURING
- TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- CHAPTER 3 MAJOR PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE SUBCONTINENT
- HIMALAYAS
- PHYSICAL FEATURES
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- STUDY AND EXPLORATION
- GANGES RIVER
- PHYSICAL FEATURES
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- THAR DESERT
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- CHAPTER 4 SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA'S WORLD HERITAGE SITES AND OTHER NOTABLE LOCATIONS
- AGRA AND THE TAJ MAHAL
- THE CITY
- TAJ MAHAL
- ARCHITECTURE
- OTHER CULTURAL SITES
- AJANTA CAVES
- BADRINATH
- BHIMBETKA ROCK SHELTERS
- BODH GAYA
- ELEPHANTA ISLAND
- ELLORA CAVES
- FATEHPUR SIKRI
- KHAJURAHO
- KONARAK
- MAMALLAPURAM
- RED FORT
- SANCHI
- VIJAYANAGAR
- NATURAL SITES
- CORBETT NATIONAL PARK
- GIR NATIONAL PARK
- HAZARIBAG WILD LIFE SANCTUARY
- JALDAPARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
- KANHA NATIONAL PARK
- KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK
- KEOLADEO GHANA NATIONAL PARK
- MANAS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
- MUDUMALAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
- PERIYAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
- SARISKA NATIONAL PARK
- SHIVPURI NATIONAL PARK
- SUNDARBANS
- TADOBA NATIONAL PARK
- CHAPTER 5 THE MAJOR CITIES OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN INDIA
- DELHI
- LANDSCAPE
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- OTHER IMPORTANT NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN INDIAN CITIES
- ALLAHABAD
- AMRITSAR
- AYODHYA
- GWALIOR
- JAIPUR
- JODHPUR
- KANPUR
- LUCKNOW
- SRINAGAR
- CHAPTER 6 THE MAJOR CITIES OF NORTHEASTERN INDIA
- KOLKATA
- CHARACTER OF THE CITY
- LANDSCAPE
- ECONOMY
- ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- OTHER IMPORTANT NORTHEASTERN INDIAN CITIES
- DARJILING
- GANGTOK
- GUWAHATI
- PATNA
- SHILLONG
- TAMLUK
- VARANASI
- CHAPTER 7 THE MAJOR CITIES OF CENTRAL INDIA
- MUMBAI
- LANDSCAPE
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- OTHER IMPORTANT CENTRAL INDIAN CITIES
- AHMADABAD
- BHOPAL
- INDORE
- JABALPUR
- NAGPUR
- NASHIK
- PUNE
- SURAT
- VADODARA
- CHAPTER 8 THE MAJOR CITIES OF SOUTHERN INDIA
- CHENNAI
- HISTORY
- THE CONTEMPORARY CITY
- OTHER IMPORTANT SOUTHERN INDIAN CITIES
- BIDAR
- HYDERABAD
- KOCHI
- KOZHIKODE
- MANGALORE
- MYSORE
- THANJAVUR
- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
- CHAPTER 9 SELECTED NORTHERNAND NORTHWESTERN INDIAN STATES
- PUNJAB
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- RAJASTHAN
- LAND
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- UTTAR PRADESH
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- CHAPTER 10 SELECTED NORTHEASTERN INDIAN STATES
- ASSAM
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- LAND
- BIHAR
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- SIKIM
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- LAND
- WEST BENGAL
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- CHAPTER 11 SELECTED CENTRAL INDIAN STATES
- GUJARAT
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- MADHYA PRADESH
- LAND
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- MAHARASHTRA
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- CHAPTER 12 SELECTED SOUTHERN INDIAN STATES
- ANDHRA PRADESH
- LAND
- ECONOMY
- PEOPLE
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- GOA
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- LAND
- KERALA
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- TAMIL NADU
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CULTURAL LIFE
- HISTORY
- CHAPTER 13 INDIA'S UNION TERRITORIES
- ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- CHANDIGARH
- HISTORY
- THE CONTEMPORARY CITYAND TERRITORY
- DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI
- GEOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- DAMAN AND DIU
- GEOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- LAKSHADWEEP
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- PUDUCHERY
- GEOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- CHAPTER 14 THE KASHMIR REGION
- REGIONAL HISTORY
- KASHMIR TO 1947
- THE KASHMIR PROBLEM
- CHINESE INTERESTS
- JAMMU AND KASHMIR
- LAND
- PEOPLE
- ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX: STATISTICAL SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- FOR FURTHER READING
- INDEX
- BACK COVER
