Why is India considered as a subcontinent? Elaborate your answer with geographical arguments.

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Physical geography, distribution of key natural resources, factors for industrial location, geophysical phenomena (earthquakes, cyclones, volcanoes).

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Discovered through overlapping concepts: Indian Subcontinent, Physiography, Geographical Isolation

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