ch - 3 The Climate of India — Geography STD 10 — Question

Forests are called ‘handmaids of agriculture’.

Two characteristics of Tropical rain forest:

Name four products other than edible oil which are obtained from oilseeds grown in India.

Give reason why Shillong gets hardly 200 cm., rainfall during the year, whereas Cherrapunji gets more than 1250 cm, of rainfall although they are situated very close to each other.

The places that supply iron ore and coal to TATA Steel Plant.

Tea bushes are pruned at regular intervals.

With reference to the cultivation of tea in South India:
After tea is picked it has to go through various states of processing.

How do the monsoon affect cultivation in India?

What is ’Pearl Millet’ and ‘Finger Millet’?

Name the factors which have made Mumbai the most important cotton-manufacturer of India.
Or
Give two reasons why the cotton textile industry has developed around Mumbai.
Or
Why has Mumbai a large number of cotton textile units.