Mineral Based Industries — Geography STD 10 — Question

The term used for the area of land where water collects when it rains.

Name any two raw materials derived from coal.

Name the largest tea producing country in the world.

State the SAARC country which-has the largest Iron Ore reserves. Mention two states in the country named by you, where the reserves are abundant.

Tea bushes are pruned at regular intervals.

Give the names of four important products of forests. Why are forests grown in and around iron and steel cities?

Explain why Vishakhapatnam has become an important ship-building centre.

Mangalore is not cold even in the month of December.

This crop's fibre is termed as golden fibre.

Name the principal trees of this region.