GEOGRAPHY PAPER (8th STD)

Q.1
(2)

FILL

IN

THE

BLANKS

1. In 1969, India launched its first rocket from ____________.

(Bangalore, Thumba, Sriharikota, Hyderabad)
2. The continent of Antarctica ranks _______________ in terms of area.
(second, third, fourth, fifth)

Q.2 MATCH THE FOLLOWING :

(5)
GROUP A

GROUP B

1. Chandrayaan Launch Date

a.Sima

2. Upper portion of the crust

b.Vinson Massif

3. Richter scale

c. 28th April 2008

4. Highest peak in Antartica

d. Sial

5. Highest peak in Australia

e. 14th November 2008

f. Mount Kosciuszko
g. Measure the magnitude of
earthquake
h. Measure the magnitude of
earth
movement

Q.3 Anwer In One Sentence : (ANY 3)

(3)
1. Which plateau is situated on the Antarctic Peninsula?
2. Name the reef of coral rocks that runs parallel to the Queensland coast.

3. What is a volcanic eruption?

4. What is Global Positioning System?

Q.4 GIVE REASONS : (ANY 3)

(6)
1. The inner core is called Nife.
2. Recently, restrictions have been imposed on the hunting of seals and
whales.
3. The region to the south of Himalaya is called a subcontinent.
4. Debris in the space leads to space pollution.

Q.5

WRITE

SHORT

NOTES

(9)
1. Space Launching
2. Folding
3. Environmental problems in Australia
4. Types of volcanoes according to the nature of eruption

(ANY

3)