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What is a subcontinent? Why is India referred to as an Indian subcontinent?

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A landmass which is separated from the rest of the continent by water bodies or mountains is called a subcontinent.

India is called a subcontinent because of its : 

(a) Vast size, 

(b) diversity, 

(c) the ice-covered lofty Himalayas in the North, 

(d) the vast Indo-Ganga plain to its south, 

(e) the Thar desert, 

(f) the uneven Deccan plateau, 

(g) the high temperature and heavy rainfall . 

from the tropical monsoon climate.



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