Chapter: 1

Check points
Answer the questions briefly.
1. What are the two parts of the Sothern Plateau?
Ans: The two parts of the Southern plateau are the Central Highlands and the Deccan plateau.
2. Name two plants found in the plateau.
Ans: Two plants found in the Southern Plateau are sal, sandalwood.
3. What is another name of Thar Desert?
Ans: Another name of Thar Desert is the Great Indian Desert.
4. Name the two groups of islands in India?
Ans: The two groups of islands in India are Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islans.
5. Name few crops grown on islands?
Ans: Crops grown on islands are cashew nut, clove, rice and coconut.
E. Answer these questions.
1. What are the major physical divisions of India?
Ans: The major physical divisions of India are the Himalayas, the Thar Desert, the Northern
Plains, the Southern Plateaus, and the Islands.
2. Describe the Himalayas.
Ans: The Himalayas lie in the north of India. They consist of three ranges such as the Great
Himalayas, the Lesser Himalayas, and the Outer Himalayas. The Himalayas have many snow-
covered peaks. Many slow-moving rivers of ice, that means, glaciers are found in this region.
3. What is the main occupation of people in the Northern Plains?
Ans: The main occupation of people in the Northern Plains is agriculture.
4. What kind of plants grows in the Thar Desert?
Ans: Plants grown in the Thar Desert are cactus, thorny shrubs and date palms.
5. What is an island? Name the groups of islands in India.
Ans: An island is a landform surrounded by water on all sides.
Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar islands are the groups of islands in India.
6. What is a lagoon?
Ans: A lagoon is a small water body separated from the sea by land.
7. What is terrace farming?
Ans: Terrace farming is farming done on hilly or mountainous areas in which steps or flat
surfaces are made for farming crops.