Geography of Pakistan · The land of Pakistan. The idea in plain words, the rules to remember, the mistake to avoid and a worked example, written and checked by Mega Lecture.
Pakistan lies in South Asia, north of the Tropic of Cancer. Lines of latitude run east to west and tell you how far north a place is. The Tropic of Cancer (23½°N) passes just south of Karachi, 30°N crosses the middle of the country and 36°N crosses the mountainous far north.
Lines of longitude run north to south and tell you how far east a place is. 64°E crosses western Balochistan, 70°E the centre and 76°E the far north-east.
Pakistan has four neighbours and a coast on the Arabian Sea. Its ports give landlocked Afghanistan and Central Asia a short route to the sea.
Students mix up latitude and longitude. Latitude is given as °N and shows north or south position; longitude is given as °E and shows east or west position.
Answer: It lies in lower Sindh (this is the position of Hyderabad).
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