CARMEL SCHOOL

Padmanabhanagar, Bengaluru – 70
ONLINE EXAMINATION, 2020-2021
STANDARD - VIII (ICSE)
SUBJECT : GEOGRAPHY

Time: 1 hr 15 Min Max. Marks: 40

Answers to this paper must be written on the paper separately
You will not be allowed to write during the first 10 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers
This paper is divided into two sections, Section I and Section II
Attempt all the questions from section I and any five questions from section II
Write neatly and legibly
The intended marks for questions and parts of questions are given in the brackets [ ]

Section I [15 Marks]

Question - 1 Give One Word

1) Official enumeration of population once in a decade. [1]

2) An area or town near a large city but away from its center. [1]
3) The World’s wettest place. [1]
4) The southernmost point of Indian Territory in Nicobar group of islands. [1]
5) Upper most layer in a forest, formed by the crown of the trees. [1]

Question – 2
On the Outline Map of India mark and label the following using appropriate colors. [10X1 = 10]

1) Mark and label Tropic of Cancer.

2) Mark and label Karakoram Range.
3) Shade and label the Andaman Sea.
4) Mark and label the Karakoram Pass.
5) Mark and label River Narmada.
6) Mark and label Chota Nagpur Plateau.
7) Mark and label Chennai.
8) Shade and label Sundarbans Delta.
9) Shade and label Malabar Coast.
10) Mark and label River Yamuna.

Section II [25 Marks]

[Answer any five questions]

Question - 3

1) Define the terms ‘Age Composition’ and ‘Crude Death Rate’. [1+1]
2) Distinguish between negative impact and positive impact of under population. (Any 3) [3]
Question - 4

1) Define the terms ‘Migration’ and ‘Depopulation’. [1+1]

2) Distinguish between Miscellaneous migration and Voluntary migration. (Any 3) [3]

Question - 5

1) Define the terms ‘Urbanisation’ and ‘Light House Cities’. [1+1]

2) Urbanisation and Modernization go hand in hand. Give reasons [3]

Question - 6

1) Define the terms ‘Jet Streams’ and name the two types of Jet Streams. [1+1]
2) Distinguish between Tropical Rain Forest and Tropical Deciduous Forest. [3]

Question - 7

1) Define the terms ‘Atolls’ and ‘Fringing Reef’. [1+1]

2) Distinguish between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats. [3]

Question – 8

1) Indicate the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India. [1+1]

2) Why are Northern Plains important? [3]

Question – 9

1) Asia is often called as ‘continent of extremes’. Give any four reasons. [2]
2) Define ‘Brain Drain’. State any two economic causes and any two social causes which influence
the Brain Drain in India. [3]

Copy of the outline Map of India for downloading and marking.