Indian Geography Quiz 2

A mushroom rock, rock pedestal, or gour is a typical mushroom-shaped landform that is formed by the action of wind erosion. These rocks are found in desert land forms.

The Thar Desert also known as the Great Indian Desert. Tt is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200,000 km² and forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. It is the world's 20th-largest desert, and the world's 9th-largest hot subtropical desert.

Nilgiris is known for its eucalyptus oil and tea, and also produces bauxite.

Most of the major rivers of the peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Cauvery (Kaveri) flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bengal. West flowing rivers such as the Narmada, the Tapi drained into the Arabian Sea.

India lies in the Northern hemisphere, with the mainland extending between latitudes 8°4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E. Since India lies in Asia, which is in the Eastern Hemisphere.

The Yarlung Tsangpo, also called Yarlung Zangbo or Yalu Zangbu is the upper stream of the Brahmaputra River located in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

The Mettur Dam is the largest in Tamil Nadu, located across the river Cauvery where it enters the plains. Mettur Dam Hydro Power Project is a small town in Salem District, Tamil Nadu.

Sabarigiri Hydro Electric Project (IHEP) is the second-largest hydroelectric project in Kerala (Mudirapuzha River).

There are more than 8000 registered factories only in the Greater Mumbai, out of which 350 belong to cotton textile. The other industries of the region are engineering goods, chemical industries, food-processing industries, leather goods, pharmaceutical, and film industries.