Write short notes on the following.
[question] Question. Write short notes on the following. (i) The Indian Desert (ii) The Central Highlands (iii) The Island groups of India [/question] [solution] Solution: (i) Lying towards the west of the Aravali Hills, the Indian Desert is an undulating sandy plain covered with crescent-shaped and longitudinal sand dunes. This region is characterised by very little rainfall, an arid climate and low vegetation cover. Streams appear only during the rainy season. Luni is the only large river in t...
Give an account of the Northern Plains of India.
[question] Question. Give an account of the Northern Plains of India. [/question] [solution] Solution: The Himalayan upliftment out of the Tethys Sea and the subsidence of the northern flank of the Peninsular Plateau resulted in the formation of a large basin. Gradually, the rivers flowing from the mountains in the north and the peninsular plateau in the south filled up this depression with deposits of sediments. This led to the formation of the Northern Plains of India. The formation of the Nor...
Which are the major physiographic divisions of India?
[question] Question. Which are the major physiographic divisions of India? Contrast the relief of the Himalayan region with that of the Peninsular plateau. [/question] [solution] Solution: The major physiographic divisions of India are: (i) The Himalayan Mountains (ii) The Northern Plains (iii) The Peninsular Plateau (iv) The Indian Desert (v) The Coastal Plains (vi) The Islands [/solution]...
Describe how the Himalayas were formed.
[question] Question. Describe how the Himalayas were formed [/question] [solution] Solution: According to the Theory of Plate Tectonics, the Earth’s crust was initially a single, giant super-continent called Pangea. Its northern part was the Angara land and the southern part was the Gondwana land. The movement of the molten material below the Earth’s crust caused the crust or the lithosphere to break up into a number of large fragments called lithospheric or tectonic plates. Another important fe...
Distinguish between
[question] Question. Distinguish between (i) Converging and diverging tectonic plates (ii) Bhangar and Khadar (iii) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats [/question] [solution] Solution: (i)The Earth’s crust is broken up into several lithospheric or tectonic plates. These plates are constantly moving atop the Earth’s mantle (semi-solid layer of molten rocks). Based upon their motion, tectonic plates are referred to as converging or diverging. Converging tectonic plates move towards each other and form...
Project/Activity
[question] Question. Project/Activity Locate the peaks, passes, ranges, plateaus, hills, and duns hidden in the puzzle. Try to find where these features are located. You may start your search horizontally, vertically or diagonally. [/question] [solution] Solution: Vertical CHOTANAGPUR ARAVALI KONKAN JAINTIA MALWA NILGIRI SHIPKILA VINDHYA BOMDILA SAHYADRI SATPURA Horizontal NATHULA CARDEMOM GARO KANCHENJUNGA ANAIMUDI EVEREST PATLI [/solution]...
Answer the following questions briefly.
[question] Question. Answer the following questions briefly. (i) What are tectonic plates? (ii) Which continents of today were part of the Gondwana land? (iii) What is the bhabar? (iv) Name the three major divisions of the Himalayas from north to south. (v) Which plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan ranges? (vi) Name the island group of India having coral origin. [/question] [solution] Solution: (i) The convectional currents present below the solid layer of Earth’s crust split the c...
Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
[question] Question. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) A landmass bound by sea on three sides is referred to as (a) Coast (c) Peninsula (b) Island (d) None of the above (ii) Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are collectively called as (a) Himachal (c) Purvachal (b) Uttarakhand (d) None of the above (iii) The western coastal strip, south of Goa is referred to as (a) Coromandel (c) Kannad (b) Konkan (d) Northern Circar ...