1. Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) Name the major physical divisions of India.
Answer:
The following are a major physical division of India:
- The great Himalayas
- Northern Plain
- Peninsular India
- Coastal Plains
- The Group of Islands that is Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar
(b) India shares its land boundaries with seven countries. Name them.
Answer:
The following are seven countries in which India share land boundaries:
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- China
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- Bangladesh
(c) Which two major rivers fall into the Arabian Sea?
Answer:
- Narmada and Tapi
(d) Name the delta formed by the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
Answer:
- Sundarban Delta
(e) How many States and Union Territories are there in India? Which states have a common capital?
Answer:
- At present(2021), there are 28 states and 8 Union territories in India
- Chandigarh is the common capital of the Punjab and Haryana
(f) Why do a large number of people live in the Northern Plains?
Answer:
Because northern plain has the following features;
- Very fertile Land made up of Alluvial soils
- Existence of Perennial rivers
(g) Why is Lakshadweep known as a coral island?
Answer:
- Because it is made up of Coral Polyps.
- When the coral polyps die; they left their hard skeleton; above this Skelton other polys develop and these processes continue over time. Skelton grows higher and higher and thus coral islands emerge.
2. Tick the correct answers.
(a) The southernmost Himalayas are known as
(i) Shiwaliks (ii) Himadri (iii) Himachal
Answer:
i. Shiwaliks
(b) Sahyadris is also known as
(i) Aravali (ii) Western Ghats (iii) Himadri
Answer:
ii. Western Ghats
(c) The Palk Strait lies between the countries
(i) Sri Lanka and Maldives
(ii) India and Sri Lanka
(iii) India and Maldives
Answer:
ii. India and Sri Lanka
(d) The Indian islands in the Arabian Sea are known as
(i) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(ii) Lakshadweep Islands
(iii) Maldives
Answer:
ii. Lakshadweep Islands
(e) The oldest mountain range in India is the
(i) Aravali hills (ii) Western ghats (iii) Himalayas
Answer:
i. Aravali hills
3. Fill in the blanks.
(a) India has an area of about ________32.8 lakh or 3.28 million square km________.
(b) The Greater Himalayas are also known as____Himadri_____________.
(c) The largest state in India in terms of area is__________Rajasthan________.
(d) The river Narmada falls into the _________Arabian_________ sea.
(e) The latitude that runs almost halfway through India is _______Tropic of Cancer( 23.5 degrees )____.
4. Map skills
1. On an outline map of India, mark the following.
(a) Tropic of Cancer
Answer:
- It passes through 8 states of India via Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.
(b) Standard Meridian of India
Answer:
- It is 82.5 degrees East, Passes through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh
(e) the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats
Answer:
the Western Ghats passes through the following states:
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
- Goa
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
the Eastern Ghats passes through the following states:
- West Bengal
- Odisha
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
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