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Give geographical reason
6 Q→02Mark and name the following on the outline map of the world with suitable index.
2 Q→03Write short note
4 Q→04Answer the following question in detail
14 Q→05Identify the correct and incorrect factor:
10 Q→06Distinguish between
3 Q→07Observe the following graph , chart or map and answer the question given below.
2 Q→08Complete the chain and rewrite in your answer paper
4 Q→Sample Questions
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Lumbering is practiced more in coniferous region than in tropical region.
Extensive agriculture is a commercial type of agriculture.
Lumbering is developed on a large scale in Canada.
Mining is developed in Chhota Nagpur plateau of India.
(a) Dogger Bank fishing area.
(b) Area of lumbering in Asia.
(c) Area of animal husbandry in Australia.
(d) An area of agriculture in Europe.
(e) Mining area in Arabian Sea.
(f) Fishing area in South-West Atlantic Ocean.
(b) Area of lumbering in Asia.
(c) Area of animal husbandry in Australia.
(d) An area of agriculture in Europe.
(e) Mining area in Arabian Sea.
(f) Fishing area in South-West Atlantic Ocean.
(a) Horticultural area in Europe
(b) Plantation agriculture area in Asia
(c) Extensive commercial agriculture area in USA and Russia
(d) North-East Atlantic fishing
(e) Countries leading in commercial lumbering in Europe,
(f) Mining areas in Africa
(b) Plantation agriculture area in Asia
(c) Extensive commercial agriculture area in USA and Russia
(d) North-East Atlantic fishing
(e) Countries leading in commercial lumbering in Europe,
(f) Mining areas in Africa
Hunting and loss of ecosystem
Lumbering on a commercial scale
Physical factors and fishing
Plantation agriculture
Look at the Fig. and answer the following questions
(i) In which part of the North American continent is mining mainly found?
(ii) Mining activity is located along which coastal side of South America?
(iii) Comparing other primary economic activities, do you think the extent of mining is related to latitude.
(iv) Looking at the concentration of mining in the world, can you relate it with the economic development of the country?
(i) In which part of the North American continent is mining mainly found?
(ii) Mining activity is located along which coastal side of South America?
(iii) Comparing other primary economic activities, do you think the extent of mining is related to latitude.
(iv) Looking at the concentration of mining in the world, can you relate it with the economic development of the country?
Look at the map in fig. and answer the following questions.
(i) Do you think there is correlation between animal husbandry and grassland?
(ii) In which continent animal husbandry not practiced on large scale?
(iii) In which regions of the world do animal husbandry and agriculture coincide?
(iv) Animal husbandry is found in between which latitude of the world?
(v) In which zone between 30°North to 30°South latitudes, is animal husbandry not found on large scale? What could be the reason behind.
(vi) What could be the reason of concentration of animal husbandry in the eastern part of Australia?
(vii) Why is animal husbandry developed more in the arid regions of the interior of the continents?
(i) Do you think there is correlation between animal husbandry and grassland?
(ii) In which continent animal husbandry not practiced on large scale?
(iii) In which regions of the world do animal husbandry and agriculture coincide?
(iv) Animal husbandry is found in between which latitude of the world?
(v) In which zone between 30°North to 30°South latitudes, is animal husbandry not found on large scale? What could be the reason behind.
(vi) What could be the reason of concentration of animal husbandry in the eastern part of Australia?
(vii) Why is animal husbandry developed more in the arid regions of the interior of the continents?
Observe the map in figure. and answer the questions given below.
(i) Along which bank of North America is Grand bank located?
(ii) Along which coast of South America is the fishing mostly practiced?
(iii) In which part of Australian continent fishing activity developed?
(iv) Fishing is carried on large scale on the western coast of Africa than on the eastern coast of Africa. Give reasons.
(v) Commercial fishing is practiced on the southern coastline of Greenland. Give reasons.
(i) Along which bank of North America is Grand bank located?
(ii) Along which coast of South America is the fishing mostly practiced?
(iii) In which part of Australian continent fishing activity developed?
(iv) Fishing is carried on large scale on the western coast of Africa than on the eastern coast of Africa. Give reasons.
(v) Commercial fishing is practiced on the southern coastline of Greenland. Give reasons.
Observe the given map in fig. and answer the following questions.
(i) Which countries in the monsoon region practice lumbering on large scale.
(ii) In which part of Australia is lumbering carried on?
(iii) Why do you think lumbering is not carried out in the Northern part of Africa?
(iv) Write a note on relationship between latitudes and lumbering.
(v) Why lumbering is not developed on commercial level in Equatorial region?
(i) Which countries in the monsoon region practice lumbering on large scale.
(ii) In which part of Australia is lumbering carried on?
(iii) Why do you think lumbering is not carried out in the Northern part of Africa?
(iv) Write a note on relationship between latitudes and lumbering.
(v) Why lumbering is not developed on commercial level in Equatorial region?
What is the difference between fishing and pisciculture?
The following economic factors are essential for agriculture.
- ATransport
- BStorage facilities
- ✓Climate
- DCapital
Answer: C.
View full solution →The following physical factors are important for agriculture.
- AClimate
- ✓Transport
- CSoil
- DRelief
Answer: B.
View full solution →Animal husbandry is developed on a commercial basis in the following continents.
- ANorth America
- BAustralia
- ✓Asia
- DSouth America
Answer: C.
View full solution →Agriculture is developed in the following continents.
- ✓Antarctica
- BAsia
- CEurope
- DNorth America
Answer: A.
View full solution →Commercial fishing is carried along the following coastlines.
- ANorth-East Atlantic coastline
- BNorth-West Atlantic coastline
- ✓Eastern coastline of Africa
- DNorth-West coastline of Pacific Ocean
Answer: C.
View full solution →Mining and Fishing
Plantation Agriculture and Extensive Commercial Agriculture
Lumbering in Equatorial forests and Temperate forests.
Observe the map and an swer the following questions
(i) What production does the symbol of mining shown in seas and oceans depict?
(ii) In which continent mining is not found?
(iii) In which ocean is the world’s fishing mostly carried out?
(iv) Which primary economic activities are found to the south of Tropic of Capricorn?
(vi) Which primary activity is found in the islands of South East Asia?
Observe the map and an swer the following questions
(i) Which economic activities are shown in the following map?
(ii) In which region do you don’t find any activity? what could be the reason?
(iii) In which latitudes do you primarily find the distribution of lumbering activity?
(iv) Why is fishing occupation only found in certain areas in the oceans?
(v) Which primary economic activities are mostly found in Europe?
Characteristics of extensive commercial agriculture
- Amonoculture, use of water, tropical, cereal production.
- ✓monoculture, use of machinery, tropical cereal production.
- Cmonoculture, use of manual labour, equator, Thailand, horticulture.
- Dmonoculture, use of scientific know how, sub-tropical, production of pulses.
Answer: B.
View full solution →Primary economic activities not related directly to latitudinal locations
- Alumbering
- Bfishing
- ✓mining
- Dagriculture
Answer: C.
View full solution →Ideal location for fishing
- Arugged coasts, shallow seas, hot climate, growth of planktons.
- ✓shallow seas, the confluence of warm and cold ocean currents, growth of planktons, cold climate.
- Ccontinental shelf, growth of planktons, good fishing skills, cold climate.
- Dcontinental shelf, rugged coasts, growth of planktons, cold climate.
Answer: B.
View full solution →The gathering of various products from the forests for livelihood is mainly carried out in
- ATemperate coniferous forests.
- BTemperate deciduous forests.
- CTropical deciduous forests.
- ✓Equatorial evergreen forests.
Answer: D.
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