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(b) (i) Unlined well.

PART I (80 Marks] (ii) North-West.
Atte mpt a,U qu.estion.s fmm this Part. (i)
(c) Settlement pattern in 0725--l}j
Qu esti on 1. Settlement pattern in lda rla -N ~
a Map
Stu dy the extract of the Survey of Indi (ii) Drainage patt ern in 0624-Treru
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follo wing
Sh.eet No. 45D/10 and ans wer the Drainage patt ern in 0824--Dendritie
questions :
reference of (d) Value of contour line in square &ne a 30o
(a) (i) Give the fou,r figure grid
Contour interval of the map = 20 Dl. Ill.
the settlement of Hamirpura.
of the Evidence for the region, is a rura) regi
(e)
(ii) Give the six fiugre grid reference Oil :
(i) There is no metalled road.
tem pk in the settlement of Jolpur. [2] n.
ured circle in (ii) Agriculture is the main occupatio
(b) (i) What does the blue colo hl&Q
the grid square 0619 represent ? (i) Broken ground is indicated by the
(f)
curv es in 0721. The se features
(ii) What is compass direction of
from Jolpur ?
Dantrai
[2] mainly formed due to alternate wet ~1
· dry spe lls ther efor e the rainfall 18•
(c) What is the difference between
the :
indicated as seasonal.
(i) pattern of settlements in 0725
and the
Car t tracks are motorable in the dry
settlement of ldarla ? seasons in the map extract.
(ii) drainage pattern of the streams
in 0624
(i) Two nat ura l feat ures in 0527 are--
(g)
[2]
and those in 0824 ? seasonal stre am and seasonal tank.
(d ) Wha t is the value of the con
tour line in are-
(ii) Two man· made features in 0325
square 0226? What is the con tour interval
hut and cart track.
[2]
in the map ? Dan trai is more imp orta nt because :
(h)
(e) Men tion any two factors whi
ch pro vide chauk:i.
(i) It has a post office and police
evidence that the region in the map extract (ii) It is well connected by cart rack
s with
[2]
is a rural region. othe r settlement.
(f) (i) How does the feature, indi
cated by the
(i) Are a= L x B
black curves in 0721, show that the
=3k rnx 10k m
rain{all in this region is seas ona l ?
= 30 krn2
(ii) Men tion one man -ma de feat ure in the
(j) (i) Longitude.
map which also provides evidence that
[2] ' (ii) Spot heig ht 302 m.
the rain{all is seasonal.
in 0527. Que stio n 2.
(g) (i) Name two natu ral features
in 0325. On the outline map of Indi a provided :
(ii) Name two man mad e features Standard
[2] (a) Dra w, nam e and num ber the.
[1]
e Dantrai a Meridian.
(h) Nam e two features which mak [l]
r (b) Lebal the river Yamuna.
more imp orta nt settlement than the othe mbh at. [l] ,
[2] (c) Sha de and nam e the Gul f of Kha
settlements in the map extract. a Pass. [l] ·
which lies (d) Mark and name the Nathu-L
(i) Calculate the area of the region Range. [l]
to the sou th of nor thin g 21- in squ are (e) Mark and name the Karakoram
[2] (f) Sha de and name a sparsely polulated
State
kilometres. [1]
(j) What are the following? in Northeast India.
eastings (g) Sha de a region with laterite
soil in Eastern
(i) The black vertical line between [11
Indi a.
09 and 10.
[2] (h) Mark with a dot and name Vis
ha kha ~
(ii) 302 in grid square 0425.
Ans wer . g roin[~
men t of Ham irpu ra. (i) Mark and name the win d that brin
(a) (i) 012 3-S ettle . l]
ent of West Bengal in summer.
(ii) 078187-Temple in the Sett lem Sing hbh wn. [
(j) Print S on the iron mine in
Jolpur.
 (g)
laterite Soil - -........-.,jlj,

PART II [50 Marks] \,• (c) Mention a geographical reason for each of
Att,emp any five questions from this Part. . _the folloUJing:
Question 3. 11 (i) Patna receives heavier rain than Delhi.
(a) Mention the different sources of rain 1,n
(ii} · Western · Rajasthan receives no rain
Punjab and Tamil Nadu during the winter ·
season. [2] from the Arabian Sea branch of the
(b) State the benefits tha:t are derived from the South West Monsoon winds.
local wind that blow in summer in the (iii) Mangalore is not cold even in the month
following states : [3]
·of December.
(i) Kerala (ii) West Bengal. [2]
(d) Study the climatic data given below and answer the questions that follow : ·

Month JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Temp. °C 25.0 25.5 26.3 27.1 30.0 36.2 36.0 35.9 30.3 28.4 27.0 24.6
Rainfall cm 24.5 23.1 15.0 2.4 0.1 11.0 9.3 7.2 4.0 9.4 14.5 20.4
(i) Calculate the annual temperature range.
(ii) What is the total annual rainfall ?
(iii) Presuming that the station is located in India, give a reason for its location being on the
east coast or the west coast of India. [3)
Answer. the winds (Bay of Bengal current)
(a) (i)Sources of rain in Punjab are temperate advances towards the north west.
cyclones or western disturbances. (ii) Western Rajasthan receives no rain
(ii) Sources of rain in Tamil Nadu are from the Arabian Sea branch because
North east monsoon winds. winds run parallel to Aravalli hills as
(b) Keraia : Mango showers helps in ripening such they pass without any obstacles.
mangoes and blooming of coffee cherries. (iii) Mangalore is not cold even in the
We~t Bengal: Kai Baisakhi helps the crop month of December because it lies on
of nee and jute. the western coast therefore have the
(c) (i) Patna receives heavier rain than Delhi moderating influence of the sea.
because Patna lies to the east of Delhi (d) (a) Annual range of temperatu re
and the amount of rain decreases ·as =36.2 - 24.6 =11.6°C
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ea, s o ved Pa pas
;otal annu al rainfa ll :::: 140.9 cni
(b)
(c) ( h ue 011,,, i111pnrlnnt w~e o( each
(c) rhe ~tution li eR on t.h r wrRt. ronRt. of /i>llowin.{;( ly p1'8 of lrt'P.<t : ()f lJi ~
!ndin l>eenu ~(' t.lw nmonnt of rn infnll (il 8 1111dri. lll1
is h igh in t.hr month nf .Jun<' nnd ,Jul y. (ii ) S n11dolwood .
Question 4. ·
(iii) l fo ,qewood.
(a) State any t11•0 methods of c·ontro/1ing .<::oil (d) No m ,, ti,,, 11a/11 m l l!<'f.If' /oli on lo ruel
erosion . 121 i 11 I he f i,llow i 11!{ repf ion .'f : .Y fo ,l/Jr[
(b) Me ntion t11•0 di/l1·1) •n,,es lwt,u,•en nl111Pinl twil (i) '/'/, e rle!la <>( l/u, Oan,/:(o ri l!Pr . ra1
and red s()i/. 121 (ii) '/ '/w windw ard sir/e of llu, W
(c) Gi11c a l8'0f;rophiml ,w,son for : 131 (r'1l (t / 8. e.qt"r" 17,

\i) dl/f'crcnt regions in India ha m:n{? (iii) 'J'he n ecm.n l'latPWl .

difT<'l'cnt !rinds of' soil. Answer.
\ii) hlacl,· soil hrin{! s11itahle for prowth of (A) Two rear.;ons :
cotton. (i) They are found in pure stands.
the const'l'mtion of soil as a natural
(iii) (ii) They a re not very dense t he ref
resource. easily accessibl e. ore
ld) Name thr soil which : [3] (b) (i) Forests temper's down the temperat
(i) is good for the cultiva tion of cashew . brmgmg
an d h e1ps m . . ram.
. Ure
nuts. (ii) Forests bind the soil particles by their
(ii) cm1ers almost all of West Bengal. roots and absorbs water.
(iii) is a result of leaching. (c) (i) Sundri tress are ideal for building boats
Answer. as they are hard wood, light weight
(a) Two methods of controlling soil erosion are : and durable.
(i) Planting trees and indiscriminate felling (ii) Sandal wood is a fragrant wood which
of trees must stop. is used to make incense sticks
(ii) Terraced farming checks erosion. decorative articles and oil. '
(b) Differences between alluvial soil and red soil (iii) Rosewood is termite resistant and is
are : used for making expensive furniture.
(i)Alluvial soil is more fertile and deep (d) (i) Tidal forest.
whereas red soil is not water retentive (ii) Tropical EvE:rgreen forest.
and less fertile. (iii) Tropical Dry forest.
(ii) Alluvial soil is yellow in colour and red Question 6.
soil is red in colour. (a) State two reasons why tank irrigation is
(cJ Geographical reasons : popular in South India. [2]
(iJ Different r egions in India having (b) Mention two advantages that surface wells
different kinds of soil because different have over inundation canals. [2]
regions have different parent material (c) Give one geographical reason for each of the
and climatic conditions. following statements : [3]
(iiJ Black soil is suitable for growth of (i) Ir rigation is nec essary d espite the
cotten because it is moisture retentive monsoon.
and it is rich in iron, potash, lime,
(ii) The drip m ethod of irrigation is the best
calcium, alumina humus etc.
(iii) Afforestation or planting of tress saves
among all modern met hods of
irrigation.
the soil from erosion.
(d) (i) (iii) Canal irrigation leads to the ground
Laterite soil.
(ii) Alluvial soil.
around it becoming unproductive.
(d) Give three reasons for conservation of water
(iii) Laterite soil.
resources. [3]
Question 5.
Answer.
(a) Write two resons why monsoon deciduous
(a) Tank irrigation is popular in South India
forest are commercially more valuable than
because :
other types of forests. [2]
(i) The hard rocks underlying large ar~as
(b) How do forests : [2]
in the deccan do not allow percolation
(i) have a favo urable effect on the climate of water easily.
of the region ? 1
(ii) The undulating surface forms natura
(ii) act as a flood control measure ?
depressions.
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ical
ree di fferences in the geograph
e w el l s ov er (c) M en tio n th
dv an ta ge1s of .su rf ac tion of rice an d whea
t.
rwo a ar e . cond iti on s an d cu lti va [3]
(b) . undation cana s
tru ct ed wh er e ev er of th e
~ They cadn be co ns ph ica l re ason for each
(1) require . . (d ) (h ve a {fe og ra [3]
the yeRr. follmoing :
(ii) Th eY su pp ly w at er th ro ugho ut in M ah ar as htra.
soon ar e se as on al
in (i ) ()otton 14row8 wi de(y for
(i) Because m on g is th e best m et ho d
(ij) Cl on al pl an tin
nature.
(c)
en ts th e loss of w at er tea propaf{ ation.
ii) Because it prev im po rta nt co m m erci
al
n a nd di n~ct ly (iii) Oilseed s are an
( th ro ug h ev ap or at io
reaches th e gr ou nd . crop g ro wn in In di a.
ar ou nd it su ffer
... Beca use th e gr ou nd 'reh: or salts in A ns w er .
oblem of fragm en ta tio n of la nd
( ) from th e pr (a) Povert y an <l farm
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the upper layers of th

e s011 . d un ec on om ic la nd
r es ul ts in sm al l an
ns for co ns er va tio
n of w at er hectare becomes low .
holding an d yiel d pe r e:
l R,easo pl an ta tio n farming ar
(d resources : e (b) Two foatures of
. Because ou r
w at er r eso u rc e s ar practiced .
te rs . (i) Mono cultu re is
po11uted by foreign m at
1
large in size.
(i
:d of w at er du e to (ii) Fa rm la nd s ar e
(iil Increasing dema1 Examples : Rubber an
d tea.
increasing populat10n. e geograph ical conditi
on s
liii ) Uneven di str ib
ution of w at er all ov
er (c) Differences in th
e an d w he at :
the country. an d cultivation of ric
W he at
R ic e
Question 7. of m an ga nesel . · [2d
]
uentwn any two uses · · f qu rie s te m pe ra tu re
(a) m, ich of the different va rieties o coa
is use Re qu rie s te m pe ra Re
tween l0 °C to 15 °C.
(i)
Wh
oses a~ d why ?
[2] tu re between 22°C be
(b) for d,omestic pu rp tu re
th e m an uf ac [3 to 32°C
) Name the mineral us ed in ]
rie s ra in fa ll Re qu ire s ra in fa ll
be t-
(ii) Re qu .
(C
ee n 50 to 10 0 cm
of:
between 150 to w
(i) Ce ment**
300 cm . d
(ii ) Alumin iu m
qu ire s flo od ed Requires well dr ai ne
(iii) Re
(iii ) Sy nthetics. th e fields.
lea d ing pr od uc er of fields.
(d) Whi,ch State is the [3 ]
following m ine ra ls ? (d ) Geographica
l reasons :
idel y in M ah ar as tr a
(i) Coal (i) Cot to n grows w
fo un d th er e.
(ii) Oil beca us e black soil is
(iii ) Manganese. l pl an ti ng he lp s to
(ii) B ec au se cl on a
ily, be t te r yield
Answer. produce su pe rio r qu at
(a) Two uses of Man
ganese : r of th e m ot he r
an d sp ec ia l fl av ou
(iJ Making of iron an
d steel. It m ak es it
pl an ts.
tough. very im port an t ro le in
of pa in ts an d glass. (iii) Oils eeds pl ay a
(ii) Manufacturing y. Th ey pr ov id e
used th e In di an ec onom
(bJ An thracite and bi
tuminous va rie ty ar e us in du st rie s.
ca us e it ha s hi gh ra w m at er ia l to vario
for domestic pu rpose be ss as h.
calorific valu e and leave
s le Q ue st io n 9. y
th e man ufacturin g of
: e tw o te xt ile in du st ri es us ing an
(c) Mineral used in (a ) N am
e an im port an t St
at e
(i) Alumini um -B au
xi te an im al fi bres. N am [2]
role um e th es e in du tr ies are located .
(ii) Synthetics- Pet wh er wi ng :
!d) L d fo r th e following o re as on s for ea ch of th e fo llo
~a ing producer st ates (b) Gi ve tw
uf ac-
minerals . (i) Kolk at a is an
im po rta nt cotton m an
oug h Wes t B ga len
;~! Co al ~a rk ha nd . tu ri ng centre even th
l d ucer of co tto n.
u) Oil-Maharastra · is no t a ea ing pr od l
C-' ) Manganese-Orissa . du s tr y is n ot as w el
Qu ~ (ii) d l T h e wo ol in
ed to th e co tto n
( est ion 8 eve op ed as co mp ar [2]
a) llow h. gm en ta tio n of la nd
beconi as poverty an d fra tural In di a ? [21 in du stry in In di a. *-'f,
agricul e j ute te xt ile
fu) lit _e problems of (c ) 1:fen tio n _ t hree 1:r~b lem s of th [3]
ur es of pl an ta tio n in du str y tn l nd ta. ·Y<·*
fa:;:~on stan ! two fe at ples . [2]
exam
-:---.:._•·g ating twoh
·~ A n s w ~
er as not · sylla bu s.
ue to ou t of presen t
 280 I ICSE Last W Year.c:. Solved Po.p<'r.c:.
(d) Mention three factors that hnve hl'lpPd f ht'
sugar industry f1ourish i11 th e pcnin.cwlnr
region rat her tha.11 in th e north,,rn reRion .c:.
of India .
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Answer.
(a) Two textilPs industlie s arP :
(i) Woollen Jndust.rv Statc- Pm\j ab.
(ii) Silk lndn i:-try · State- Karnata ka.
(b ) Reasons-
li) Because Kolkat.a has wanns a11d humid
climate inexpensive labour, excellent
means ~f transport and power is easily
available. It has water from river Ganga.
(d ) Three fa ctors tha t have helped sugar
industrv flourish in peninsular region are :
(i ) P~ninsular region has tropical climate
which is ideal for growing sugarcane.
(ii) The crushing season is longer in the
peninsular region than in the nort~.
(iii) In peninsular region, most of the mills
are new, efficient and very large. In
North, mills are outmodeled leads to
low efficiency.
Questio n IO.
(a) Name one integrated iron and steel plant in
the private sector. Where does it obtain its
iron and coal from ? [2)
(b) Name two ra w materia ls used in the
pertrochemical industry and state two
advantages of petrochemical products. [2]
(c) Give a reason for each of the following : [3]
(i) Vishakhapatnam is a leading centre for
ship-building.
(ii) Mini steel plants cause less pollution
than integragted steel plants.
(iii) The electroni c industry has made an
impact on both entertai nment and
education.
(d) Name a manufacturing centre for each of the
follo wing industrie s : [3]
(i) Engine for MIG aircraft
(ii) Diesel locomoties
(iii) Software.
Answer.
(a) Integrated steel plant in private sector is
Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO). It
obtains its iron from Singhb hum and
Mayurbhanj and coal from Jharia.
(b) Raw Material used in petrochemical industry
are benzene and ethylene.
Advantages of petrochemical products :
(1) They are cheaper.
(2) They are durable.
(c) (i) ViRhakhnpatn11m is a leading ce
8 hip building because Vish akhantre for
Rteel plant 1.s cIose t o 1t
. and itP::ii . t""~tn
deepest land locked natural Port~ a.1~r1
(ii) Mlni Rteel plant8 produce leAl'i Poll u .
because they use electric furn ac tin~
(iii) Electronic indu stry helps in rn:·k·
education smart and practical th 1!\~
smart classes and new H.D. televt~~h
mobiles have work ed .m entertains1on~ ,,
field. ll1en1,
(d) Manufacturing centres :
(i) Engines for MIG aircraft- Banglu
Nasik. I'll/
(ii) Diesel locomotives-Varanasi.
(iii) Software-Bangluru/Pune/Hyderabact.
Question 11.
(a) Why is road transp~rt in India considered
more useful than rail transport ? State tw
reasons in support of your answer. [2]
(b) Mention one advanta ge and on
disadvantage each of inland waterways. [2]
(c) How does waste accumulation affect the
environment ? [3]
(d) What is acid rain ? Mention two of its effects.
[3]
Answer.
(a) Road transpo rt is more useful than rail
transport as :
(i) Door to door service is most attractive
feature of road transport.
(ii) They can be constructed in hilly areas
as they can negotiate sharp bends and
slopes.
(b) Advantage of Inland waterways : They
are cheaper than any other transport.
Disadvantage : Because of slow speed it
can not compet e with other means of
transport.
(c) Waste accumulation results in landscape
degeneration, pollution of air, water and soil,
health problems and loss of terrestrial and
aquatic life.
(d) Acid rain is a type of air pollution. Sulphur
dioxide emitted by industries, volcanoes and
release d during combus tion of sulphur
bearing fossil fuels combines with water
vapour in the atmosphere to form sulphuric
and nitric acid. This acid brought down by
the rainfall is called acid rain.
Effects :
(1) It is responsible for scarring buildings
and monuments.
(2) It corrods metals and turn soil aD d
water acidic.
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