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Question 2.
Answer the following questions briefly.
(iv) Name the three major divisions of the Himalayas from north to south.
Ans. (a) The Greater Himalayas or Himadri (Inner Himalayas)
(b) Himachal or Lesser Himalayas (Middle Himalayas)
(c) The Shiwaliks (Outer Himalayas)
(v) Which plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan ranges?
Ans. Malwa plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan range.
Question 3.
Distinguish between:
(a) When tectonic plates come towards each (a) When tectonic plates move away from
other,they are called converging plates. each other, they are called diverging plates.
Ans:
Bhangar Khadar
(a) This is a highland composed of old alluvium. (a) This is a lowland composed of new alluvium.
(c) It is often saturated with calcareous (c) It is often characterised by clay soil, which is very
(d) This is not much suited for cultivation. (d) It is ideal for intensive agriculture.
(a) Western Ghats mark the western edge of (a) Eastern Ghats mark the eastern edge of
(b) They are continuous and can only be (b) They are discontinuous and irregular and
crossed through passes only, e.g., Pal Ghat, Bhor have been dissected by the rivers draining into
(c) They lie parallel to the Western coast along the (c) They lie along the eastern coast along the Bay of
(d) They are higher in south and the (d) They are higher in the north and the
Question 5.
Which are the major physiographic divisions of India? Contrast the relief of the Himalayan region with that of the
Peninsular plateau.
Answer:
The major physiographic divisions of India are:
(a) Himalayas are young fold and loftiest mountains (a) It is a high tableland made up of old crystalline
of the world comprising of several parallel ranges. igneous and metamorphic rocks.
(b) They were formed due to folding of sedimentary (b) The Peninsular Plateau was born by breaking up
rock strata in the bed of the Tethys Sea. of the Gondwana land.
Question 6.
Give an account of the Northern Plains of India.
Answer:
1. (a) The Northern Plains of India are alluvial plains of India. They are formed by the sediments brought from the mountains and
deposited by the rivers in the depression formed after the uplift of the Himalayas namely the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra
and their tributaries.
2. (b) The plains spreads over an area of 7 lakh sq. km. The length of this plain is 2,400 km long and 240 km broad.
3. (c) It is densely populated and intensely cultivated area.
4. (d) With adequate water supply and favourable climate, it is agriculturally a very productive part of India.
5. (e) The Northern Plains of India are divided into three divisions.
Punjab Plains covers the western part of the Northern plains. They are formed by Indus river and its tributaries.
Ganga Plains extends between Ghaggar and the Teesta river, spread over the states of Haryana, Delhi, UP, Bihar,
Jharkhand and West Bengal.
The Brahmaputra Plain lies to the east of the Ganga plains. It covers the area of Assam.
Question 7.
Lakshadweep Islands:
(a) These island groups are located in the Arabian Sea i.e., west of Malabar coast of Kerala.
(b) These islands are of coral origin formed by deposition of the dead remains,
(c) The total area of islands are 32 sq km. In Lakshadweep, administrative headquarters is in Kavaratti islands.
(d) They have a wide diversity of flora and fauna. The Pitti island, an uninhabited island has a bird sanctuaiy.
Question 8.
On an outline map of India show the following.
(i) Mountain and hill ranges – the Karakoram, the Zaskar, the Patkai Bum, the Jaintia, the Vindhya range, the Aravali and
the Cardamom hills.
(ii) Peaks – K2, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat and Anai Mudi.
(iii) Plateaus – Chotanagpur and Malwa
(iv) The Indian Desert, Western Ghats, Lakshadweep Islands.
Answer: