Maps · Module 12 · GS1 · GS3
Environment overlays
Conservation answers are stronger with two or three correctly placed examples. These layers show selected, well-known sites, not complete lists, which change every year; pins are approximate.
India’s external and state boundaries: Survey of India–based data via DataMeet (CC BY-SA 2.5 / ODbL), generalised for teaching. World land: Natural Earth (public domain). Physical features: Natural Earth (public domain). Places are approximate and routes schematic, for teaching.
Tap a state or a place on the map.
Quiz
Tap Start, then find each place or feature on the map.
Practise in the sketch lab
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Themes that use this map
T33 Oceans & marine environment: currents, salinity, dead zones, oil pollution, marine resourcesT34 Coastal zone: resources, erosion & hazard preparednessT41 Forests, natural vegetation & biodiversityT42 Wetlands & Ramsar sitesT159 Climate change impacts on India: food security, Himalayan & coastal statesT160 Disaster management frameworks: DM Act, Sendai, resilience, community, dam safety