REVISION ASSIGNMENT- GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER- POPULATION

1. Which age group of people comprises Adolescent Population? NPP 2000 identified adolescents as
one of the major sections of the population that needs attention. Justify the statement with special
efforts taken towards this issue. (5)
2. Do you agree that population in India is highly unevenly distributed. Give arguments in support of
your answer. (5)
3. Explain the two ways in which population growth can be expressed. (2)
4. Enumerate the reasons for steadily increase in population growth between 1951- 1981. (3)
5. How does migration affect the population? (3)
6. Define density of population. Name the state having the highest and the lowest density of population.
(3)
7. Differentiate between internal and international migration. (2)

GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER- CLIMATE

1. Give reasons why: (3)

a) Shillong is rainier than Kolkata.
b) The Tamil Nadu coast receives winter rainfall.
c) Mumbai and Kolkata has moderate where as Delhi and Agra has extreme type of
climate

2. What are western cyclonic disturbance? Which part of India gets affected due to it? (3)
3. Explain the mechanism of Indian Monsoon. (3)
4. State the factors that influence the climate of India. Discuss any three of them in detail.
(5)
5. “India has diverse climatic conditions”. Support this statement by giving examples, each
of temperature and precipitation. (5)

GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER- DRAINAGE

1. Why Godavari is called the Dakshin Ganga? (2)

2. Name the place from where the river Ganga originates. Name any of its tributaries (2)
3. Name the river which rises from Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh. Give one unique feature of
this river. (2)
4. Identify the source of river Krishna. (1)
5. Brahmaputra is known as ---------------------- in Tibet. (1)
6. Why the river Brahmaputra carries a smaller volume of water and less silt while flowing
from Tibet? (1)
7. Suggest two ways to resolve the problem of river water pollution at the local level. (2)

8. Trace the similarities between Narmada and Tapi rivers. (3)

9. Categories the below mention lakes under natural and man made: (3)
a) Nainital b) Wular c) Rana Pratap Sagar d) Chilika
e) Hirakund f) Nizam Sagar g) Gobind Sagar h) Rana Pratap Sagar
i) Sambhar j) Hirakund

10. Differentiate between Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers. (3)

11. Complete the following table with correct information regarding river Indus. (1)

Indus LENGTH( in km) SOURCE TRIBUTARIES

(A)----------------------- (B) Satluj, Beas, Ravi,
--------------------- Chenab & Jhelum

a) (A)2900 km (B) Mansarovar Lake

b) (A)2700 km (B) Amarkantak Hills
c) (A)2500 km (B) Arabian Sea
d) (A)2400 km (B) Gangotri Glacier
e)
GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER- PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

1. Name the highest mountain peak of the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats (1)
2. Find the odd one out? (1)
a) Coromandel b) Kannad c) Konkan d) Malabar
3. Which of the following statement is not true regarding Shiwaliks? (1)
a) They are outer most range of the Himalays.
b) They have an average altitude of 900 to 1100 meters.
c) This region is well known for hill stations.
d) The longitudinal valleys lying between lesser Himalayas and the Shiwaliks are known as Duns.
4. Name the two broad divisions of Peninsular Plateau. Discuss them in detail. (3)
5. Give the characteristics features of the Indian desert (3)
6. How Andaman and Nicobar islands are different from the Lakshadweep Islands with respect to their
formation and size. (2)
GEOGRAPHY- INDIA- SIZE AND LOCATION

1. . Which one of the following states shares its boundry with China (1)
I. Meghalaya
II. West Bengal
III. Sikkim
IV. Arunchal Pradesh

a)I and II correct

b) II and III correct
c) I and IV correct
d) III and IV correct

2 . Identify the state which is not landlocked (1)

a) Tripura b) Maharashtra c) Chhattisgarh d)Bihar

3. Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have common frontier with (1)
a) Nepal b)Bangladesh c) Bhutan d) Myanmar

4. Why the difference between duration of a day night is hardly felt at Kanyakumari but not so in
Kashmir? (2)
5. A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as (1)
(a) Coast (b) Island
(c) Peninsula (d) Beach

6. India has .............. states and ............ union territories. (1)

(a) 28 States 8 union territories (b) 29 States 9 union territories
(c) 29 States 8 Union Territories (d) 28 States 9 union territories