Pramila Memorial Institute

Half Yearly Examination 2021-22

Class-VII ; Subject-Geography
Time-2hrs Full Marks: 80
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PART-I (40 marks)
Answer all the questions
Question 1: Answer the following [2x10=20]
a. Mention two factors that made Africa unexplored for a long time.
b. Name two instruments for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere.
c. Why is the city of Lucerne popular among tourists?
d. What do you mean by normal lapse rate?
e. Name any two clouds which cause rainfall.
f. Differentiate between thermal and dynamic metamorphism.
g. Mention the features represented by white colour in a toposheet.
h. List any two factors which control the rate of weathering.
i. Name any two lowland countries of Europe.
j. Draw and label the process of weathering found in higher latitudes and altitudes.

Question 2 : On the given map of Europe,mark and name the following: [10]
a. River Danube
b. Mediterranean sea
c. Strait of Gibraltar
d. Scandinavian mountains
e. English channel
f. Iceland
g. Iberian Peninsula
h. Arctic circle
i. London
j. Black sea

Question 3: Differentiate between the following: [2x5=10]

a. Extrusive and Intrusive rocks
b. Physical weathering and Chemical weathering
c. Weather and Climate
d. Anemometer and Barometer
e. Dew and frost.

Part-II (40 marks)

Answer all the questions
Question 4
a. i.What do you mean by contour line? [2]
ii.Draw the following conventional symbols with colour.- Metalled road, Post office. [1]
b. Draw a well labelled diagram of the structure of the atmosphere. [3]
c. What activities lead to global warming? Mention any two effects of global warming.
[ 2+2]

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Question 5
a. Give reasons: [3]
i. Alcohol and mercury are the common liquids used in thermometers.
ii. In summer season, humidity in the air is high.
iii. Aneroid barometer is handy and popular.
b. Picture Study- [1+2]

i. Identify the instrument.

ii. What precautions should be taken before installing the above instrument?
c.What do you mean by diurnal range of temperature? Draw and label the instrument
which measures the diurnal range of temperature. [1+3=4]

Question 6
a. Picture study- [1+2]

i. Identify the farming technique.

ii. How is the farming technique useful to us?
b. ‘Soil erosion is caused by both physical and human factors’-explain. [3]
c. Explain the process of exfoliation with a well labelled diagram. [2+2=4]

Question 7
a. Enumerate the factors that have contributed to the development of tourism in
Switzerland . [3]
b. Name the following; [3]
i. The largest lake in Europe.
ii. The source of the longest river in the world.
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 iii. The banking capital of Switzerland.
c. Explain the formation of the Great Rift Valley of Africa with a well labelled
diagram.[2+2=4]

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