| Climate India :
| varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
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| Terrain India :
| upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
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| Elevation extremes lowest India :
| Indian Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest India :
| Kanchenjunga 8,598 m
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| Natural resources India :
| coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
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| Land use arableland India :
| 54,40%
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| Irrigated land India :
| 590,000 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards India :
| droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
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| Environment current issues India :
| deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources
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| Geography note India :
| dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes
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