Give geographical reasons for the following

Question 13 Marks

Brazil is a good fishing ground.

Answer

Brazil is a good fishing ground because :

Brazil has a sea coast of around 7400 km and excellent fishing grounds off the South Atlantic coast.
The meeting of the warm Brazil current and the cold Falkland current off the coast of South-East Brazil makes it a good fishing ground.

Question 23 Marks

USA is a developed country.

Answer

The United States is a developed country because:

Question 33 Marks

The North Eastern part of the Indian Peninsula has a high concentration of heavy metallurgical industries.

Answer

The north eastern part of the Indian Peninsula has a high concentration of heavy metallurgical industries because:

Chattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal are rich in minerals.
Large quantities of coal deposits, an important raw material in metallurgical industries is available.
There are availability of refractory materials, cheap power from the Damodar Valley Corporation and a number of thermal power projects.
There is availability of cheap labour in and around this region.

Question 43 Marks

The distribution of industries in India is highly uneven.

Answer

The distribution of industries is India in highly uneven due to the following reasons:

Uneven distribution of the necessary raw materials and power resources.
There is concentration of enterprises, financial resources and other necessary conditions in large towns.

Question 53 Marks

Fishing plays an important role in the economy of India.

Answer

India has a coastline of about 7500 km.
India is one of the largest producer of fish, both marine and inland.
Marine fishing accounts for about 40% of the total annual fish production and the remaining 60% is by freshwater fishing.
Fisheries help in augmenting food supply, generating employment, raising nutritional level and earning foreign exchange.
Fish forms an important part of the diet of many people living in all the coastal states.
Thus, fishing plays a significant role in the economy of the country.

Question 63 Marks

Unlike Brazil, India’s agriculture contributes more towards the GDP.

Answer

Around 60% of land in India is under cultivation.
Agriculture has been a long standing activity here with a large chunk of population engaged in it.
The enormous expanse of level plains, rich soils, high percentage of cultivable land, wide climatic variety, long growing season, etc. provide a strong base for agriculture in India.
So, unlike Brazil, India’s agriculture contributes more towards the GDP.

Question 73 Marks

There is mixed economy in Brazil and India.

Answer

In a mixed economy there is a co-existence of public sector and private sector.
In Brazil, sectors like health, banking, telecommunications, railways and airways are owned and managed by both public and private sectors.
In India railways is largely a public sector whereas all the other sectors are owned and managed by both private and public sectors.
So it is said that there is a mixed economy in Brazil and India.

Question 83 Marks

Per capita land availability is more in Brazil as compared to India.

Answer

India occupies 2.4% land area of the world and supports 17.5% of the world’s total population.
Brazil occupies 5.6% of land area of the world and supports only 2.75% of the world’s total population.
Average density of population in India is about 382 persons per sq. km. while average density of population in Brazil is around 23 persons per sq. km.
Thus Brazil’s population is lesser than India, but it occupies a larger land area than India.
So, the per capita land availability is more in Brazil as compared to India.

Social Studies Give geographical reasons for the following