Geography Question Bank

Note : Students are requested to read the text book for the objectives, the questions which are in BOLD LETTERS are very important .

[SHORT NOTES]

1. Item to be carried for a field visit.
2. The coast of Brazil
3. Minning in India.
4. Importance of field visit.
5. The coastal type of vegetation in India.
6. Importance of standard time.
7. Precaution to be taken continuously during field visit.
8. Western coastal plain.
9. Amazon river Basin.
10. Himalayas.
11. Coast of India.
12. The Indian Peninsula.
13. The Great Escarpment.
14. Fishing and Tourism in India/Brazil
15. Importance of “Go West” policy in Brazil.

[GIVE REASON]

1. Population is an important resource.
2. Brazil is seen as an important global market in future.
3. Brazil called ‘coffee pot’ of the world.
4. Himalayan rivers are perennial in nature.
5. There are fewer natural ports on the eastern coast of India.
6. There are no west flowing rivers in Brazil.
7. Snowfall doesn’t always occur in Brazil.
8. India receives precipitation from the northeast monsoon winds too.
9. Tropical cyclones occur rarely in Brazil.
10. Vegetation is scarce in the high altitude of Himalayas.
11. Brazil’s population density is very less.
12. The density of population is sparse in Amazon basin.
13. Rainforests in Brazil are called the “lungs of the world”
14. Deciduous type of vegetation are found in India.
15. A wide variety of species insects is found in Brazil.
16. India’s population density is high.
    
17. There are limitations on mining in the interior parts of Brazil.
18. Settlement are sparse in northeastern Brazil.
19. A dense network of railways has developed in the North Indian Plains.
20. Population density is high in ganga plains.
21. Why is India looked upon as a young country?
22. The northern part of Brazil is covered by dense forest.
23. In Brazil, majority of population is found in the eastern coastal areas.
24. There is mixed economy in Brazil and India.
25. Per capita land availability is more in Brazil as compared

[DISTINGUISH BETWEEN]

1. Location of India and Location of Brazil :
2. Physiography of Brazil and India.
3. Forest Types of India and Forest Types of Brazil :
4. Urbanisation in India and Urbanisation in Brazil :
5. Human Settlements in Ganga River Basin and Human Settlements in Amazon
   River Basin :
6. Eastern & Western Coast of India.
7. Communication in Brazil and Communication in India :
8. Ganga River Basin and Amazon River Basin :
9. Fishing in India and Fishing in Brazil
10. IST and BRT

[MAP FILLING]

Q.Mark the following in the outline map of Brazil. Write the names and give index :
a) Places, Rivers, Plains, Mountains & Deserts.

1) Areawise smallest state in Brazil & India. 2) . Capital of Brazil

3) Delhi 4) Amazonas State

5)Parana state. 6) Amapa State

7) Western Himalayas 8) Eastern Himalayas

9) Punjab-Haryana Plain 10) Thar Desert

11) Western Coastal Plains 12) Eastern Coastal Plains

13)Western Ghats. 14) Sikkim

15)River Narmada 16) Cold Desert.

17)Eastern Ghats 18) Kaveri river.

19)Andaman & Nicobar Island 20) Lake Chilka

21)Lakshadweep Island. 22) Marajo Islands

23)Pico-de-Neblina 24) Pantanal Wetland

25) Drought Quadrilateral 26) Caatinga

27) Casino Beach 28) Parana River.

29)Sundarbans 30) Escarpment

31) Equator 32) Sea Port of India & Brazil

33) Ladakh. 34) Casino Beach.

35) Parana River 36) Narmada River

37) North Indian plain 38) Norte De grando

b) Animals & Forests

i. Brazil :

1) Golden Lion – Tamarin 2) Anaconda 3) Condor 4)Pink Dolphins 5) Pampus Grasslands 6)Region of thorny shrubs.

ii. India :

1) One horn rhino 2) Bengal Tiger 3) Sundarbans 4) Regions of Sundari trees.

c) Population. :

1) Highly Populated States (India) 2)Highly Populated States (Brazil) 3) States with moderate density of population (India) 4)States with moderate density of population (Brazil) 5)State and union territories with least density of population (India)

d) Production. :

1) Coffee production in Brazil. 2) Corn (Brazil) 3)Rice (Brazil) 4)Tea Production in India. 4)Banana, Rubber, Orange & Soyabean

e) Ports :

1)Chennai 2)Porbandar 3)Kochin 4)Kandla 5)Kolkata. 6) Vitoria 7) Manaus.

f) Railway :

1) Mumbai 2) Itarsi 3) Kota 4) Nagpur. 5)Sao Paulo 6) Rio de Janeiro

g) Airports :

1)Bengaluru 2)Delhi 3) Pune 4) Thiruvananthapuram. 5)Brasilia 6) Campo Grande.

[ANSWER IN BRIEF ]

1. How will you manage the litter during field visit?
2. Prepare a questionnaire for a field visit to a sugar factory.
3. (A) what items will you take with you for the field visit?
   (B) What care will you take when you visit a seashore?
4. What is field visit? What are the things you carry for field visit?
5. What problems did Brazil and India face after independence?
6. Write in detail about historical background of India and Brazil.
7. Explain the characteristics of the North Indian Plains.
8. (A) What are the five physical divisions of India?
   (B) Write in brief about the Indian Islands.
9. What measures are being taken to control pollution in the rivers of India?
10. Explain the importance of Himalayas and the Indian Ocean with respect to the
    climate of India.
11. Compare the climates of Brazil and India.
12. Give information about Drought Quadrilateral in Brazil.
13. What problems did Brazil and India face after independence?
14. Why has mining not developed in the western part of Brazil.
15. Write in detail about mining occupations in India