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Table of Contents Introduction Great Plains Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Bihar Sikkim Seven Sister States Arunachal Pradesh Assam Meghalaya Manipur Mizoram Nagaland Tripura Desert Rajasthan Haryana Punjab
Highlands Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Chattisgarh Jharkhand West Bengal Orissa Coastal Plains Maharashtra Goa Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Union Territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Puducherry (Pondicherry)
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r
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with a blue
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ross the
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umber of ggious praytral prayer to pray, an
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arked on theel of Law en over the
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gompas, Byer and relihall with and attache
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which w
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a of Kashm
history, the
Sikh Empire
was a fight
1947 India
n the deta
ary runs thr
mir has see
e entire ar
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between t
a and Pakis
ails of wher
rough Kash
Great
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fell under B
the British
stan broke
re the bou
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ter Kashm
different d
ified unde
British con
and the Si
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ndary betw
ay there is
mir
dynasties o
r Ranjit Sin
ntrol after t
ikh empire
rate states
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enturies. In
rst Mahara
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his
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Ranjit Singh
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world’s larg
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that he wo
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his portrait
he crown o
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the area o
ts – shade
ed by Chine between
y India; shay Pakistan;
h.
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gest
the
he
ore
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of
of Greater
in the map
a; shade thn China and
ade that pashade tha
Kashmir. U
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n red. ade that p
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al of Himaca red star
st is the Poreservoir ier the inte
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has been dt is one of onvention.
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d Tsuglag KcLeod Ganjed by the D
t and Chinan indepennese goverhe region; the resultinthe Dalai Luge there t
a politicalTibetan Buns for his rees of tests.
This pLhamwrathseen aTibet Lamas Therein theexamrides on theher bohit withe twhere apurple
Khang. Finj, which is Dalai Lama
a for centundent natiornment senin 1959 thng violenceLama, fled to establis
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picture is oo, the Budhful deity tas a protecand of thes in particu
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d it and the home a.
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d the An
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signed betw
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ahore. Find
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age, and ci
nd the cur
imachal Pr
written her
he map and
reen.
lip Singh ente
hore escorted
ter the first An
s formed i
rested in
Sikh Wars.
by Lal Sing
Ranjit Sing
ween the
the Treaty
d Lahore o
the oppos
rcle it in re
rent capita
radesh, Shi
re Simla), o
d circle it in
Dalip S
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nglo‐Sikh Wa
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The capand draw The Yamin blue. The Himto mark Devi (at are two is northw
ital of Uttaw a red sta
muna River
malayas runthe moun7816 m, tmountainwest of Na
arakhand isar over the
r is a large
n along thetains. Twohe second s marked oanda Devi)
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river in Utt
e northern o of the highighest peon the mapand elevat
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arakha
of Dehraduhe city.
tarakhand
border. Dghest peakeak in Indiap; label thetion in me
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and
un. Find De
; find it on
Draw a lineks in Uttaraa) and Kamem with thters.
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ehradun o
n the map a
e of brown akhand aremet (7756 he peak na
on the map
and trace i
mountaine Nanda m). Thereame (Kame
p
it
s
e et
Terai A
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f the Terai
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and Uttar P
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r Prad
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re are a nuee, and tracGhaghra (
capital of Agra; Fateh) at Agra afound in UMahal on tresponding
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Uttar Pradhe map and
umber of rice as indic(purple).
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city of Luced star ove
tar Pradesga (blue), Y
was locatehal, and thations in MAgra, Fateh small buil
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h; find theYamuna (g
ed in Uttar he Red ForMughal histhpur Sikri, ding icon a
numents (
nd for the
eses green),
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city of Patnity.
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Bihar
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to the nort
h the middributaries ohe Koshi. T
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as spent trthe key po
of the Budis life; thene in order, fht, how maem below:
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acher who nknown, buor Buddhiste is consided Vishnu; f
raveling in ints in his
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founded But are genets, he is thered the avfor Baha’is
and arounlife.
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Buddhism. erally hought of avatar s, he is a
nd Bihar.
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nd Trunk
who then
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This road
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Kolkata
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w, find the
wing cities t
n connect t
), Allahaba
state of B
that are on
the dots to
d, Kanpur,
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ihar and sh
n the route
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by differehar on a lahere appro
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Sikkim
gtok. Find
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ndia, and h
Gangtok o
t, the nortthe names
has the sm
The mKangcin Sikkmap aAt 858higheand ththe w
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Kangche
on the map
h and easts of the co
mallest pop
mountain pchenjunga kim. Find and color i86 meters,st mountahe third hi
world.
painting of
enjunga.
p and draw
t, and the untries on
ulation
peak is located it on the t brown. , it is the ain in India ghest in
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n each conn is locatean atlas or a detailedthe map beent the mo
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sterr sstattess
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Assam;
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Using theach stain the mas followgreen; A– red; MNagalan– yellow The Sev
on the m
ven Sister S
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achal P
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the right, area and ce oppositechal Pradelue; Meghpurple; ge; and Tri
States sha
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the main p
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pura
re borders
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f states in n
part of Indi
places.
s with five
or in brow
northeast
ia through
e different
wn.
India. They
the Siligur
countries.
y are group
ri Corridor
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ped
in
ese
The capmap and ArunachWrite th There arfrom we Most of capital, tmap abo
ital of Arund draw a re
hal Pradeshhe names o
re four maest to east:
the state ithere is a sove; draw
Ar
nachal Praed star ove
h is borderon your ma
in rivers, f: Kamang
is covered smaller ranseveral sm
runach
desh is theer the dot f
red by whicap.
ind them aR., Subans
by the Himnge called mall green h
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hal Pra
e city of Itafor the city
ch countrie
and trace isir R., Dihan
malayas. Inthe Dafla Hhills along
adesh
anagar. Finy.
es to the e
n blue. Lang R., Dibo
n the soutHills. Find the line, a
h
nd Itanaga
east, north
bel them aong R.
hern part, the arc linnd label th
ar on the
and west?
as follows,
near the ne on the hem.
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The larg
Pradesh
with Tib
Find Taw
Dharma
There a
Mahaya
each br
the map
TheravaMahayaVajraya
gest Buddh
h at the cit
betan Budd
wang on th
acakra (Wh
re three m
ana and Va
anch is con
p below to
ada (India, ana (Chinana (Tibet,
hist monas
y of Tawan
dhism and
he map, an
heel of Law
main branch
ajrayana. W
ncentrated
o indicate w
Cambodia, Japan, ViBhutan, M
stery in Ind
ng. Found
can house
nd draw th
w) on the d
hes of Bud
While they
d in certain
where each
a, Laos, Myetnam, Ko
Mongolia, N
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dia is locate
ed in 1680
e up to 700
he Tibetan
dot.
ddhism ‐‐ T
y are sprea
n geograph
h branch is
yanmar, Threa, SingapNepal) blue
ed in Aruna
0, it is asso
0 monks.
symbol
Theravada
ad around t
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gest land lude: fe, Walrus,r Buffalo. rect ther mal, and India.
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he original account folow, fill in percentag
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36
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38
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39
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Christianity in India Christianity is the third largest religion in India after Hinduism and Islam. Over the centuries, and even today, various missionary groups have gone to India to spread their religion there. Historically Christianity has existed in India nearly since its beginning in the early years of the Common Era. Use the data below to color in the map; make sure to color the key as well.
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50+% (Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram)
30% ‐ 49% (Manipur)
20% ‐ 29% (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa)
10% ‐ 19% (Kerala)
5% ‐ 9% (Tamilnadu, Sikkim)
1% ‐ 4% (Punjab, Assam, Tripura,
Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Orissa,
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area of the location domapur, andes in brownbetween Inal from BurImphal in d part of As
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vade Indiamit of a padle of a Brital (in Manian to run o
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43
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ngladesh oNepal to thnorth, and Find the caes, and colo
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n became id two section decided Pakistani ge in East PWest Bengangladesh with Pakistare Benga
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independeons, West it wanted governmenakistan; argal, Bihar, became antan (West li, and 30%
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44
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49
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how many
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the city ofthe dot fo
na is Faridalue.
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ction of the fi
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51
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f Chandigarr the city.
abad. Find
ee historicr vs. the Deu emperor tha ruler Ball symbol
irst Battle of
niature.
a
rh. Find C
Faridabad
battles thelhi SultanHemu, andBhau. Findof two cro
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52
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tal of Punjaw a red star
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s massacrefire on a crfor indepew many peond Amritsa
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at the cityarmed citiom British killed, but
map and cir
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53
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ndigarh. Fie city.
Find Ludhia
y of Amritszens in therule in 191t over 350 rcle in purp
nt shrine foda (the Sikded swordn two curve
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ana on the
sar, when Be beginnin19. There and perhaple.
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and circle
54
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9th centuryd Bhai MaDev. Bhaiu Nanek, wwith a rebahe two comning? The
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55
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njab are kh majorityury in the u Nanek passed nine morehe Sikh
y shows all rdana, twoi Bala is while Bhai ab, a mpanions ilarger figu
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After several attempts at starting a business, Gandhi accepted a job offer in 1893
in South Africa. Find Durban, South Africa on the map; draw a line connecting
Rajkot to Durban. In 1915 he returned to Gujarat and from there began his work
towards India’s independence; draw a line from Durban back to Gujarat.
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The capital of Karnataka is the city of Bangalore (Bengaluru). Find Bangalore on the map and draw a red star over the dot for the city. Karnataka is bordered by a sea. Draw a blue line along this border, and write the name of the sea along that border. The coastline is known as the Malabar Coast. Write “Malabar Coast” along this coastline. Find the following reservoirs on the map and color them: Linganamakki, Bhadra, Tungabhadra. The highest plunge waterfalls in India are the Jog Falls; find the Jog Falls on the map and draw a small waterfall icon next to its location dot. The Western Ghats run along the Malabar Coast in the state. Find the arc line, draw a series of small mountains along the line, and label them. Mysuru, or Mysore, was the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Wodeyar dynasty for 550 years when the British colonized India. It is famous for its distinctive culture. Find Mysuru on the map and circle its location dot in purple.
There are a series of historic Hindu temples in the northern half of the state. Locate them and draw a small temple icon next to each location dot: Badami temples, Pattadakal temples, and AIhole temple complex.
The city of Bijapur is famous for its historic Islamic architecture – it existed for 200 years as an independent Muslim state before it was conquered by the Mughals and remained under their control until the British took over in 1818. Find Bijapur and draw a small crescent and star as an icon.
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