Sample Question Paper

We follow S.I. system to measure distances in India.

The conventional signs and symbols are also known as a legend.

The ocean account for 71 % of the earth.

Natural gas occurs in association with Petroleum.

A plateau surrounded by mountain ranges intermontane plateau.

Bering sea

Rubber

USA

Fold Mountains

NSEW

Minerals

Ores

Canyon

Prairies

Map

R.F. — The numerical fraction method that show the ratio between the distance on the map to the distance on the ground.

Globe — A model of the earth, representing the three-dimensional spherical shape of the earth in miniature form. It is not drawn to scale.

Delta — A triangular raised area formed by the deposition of silt at the mouth of the river is called Delta.

Sketch — A rough drawing, drawn without scale that is used to give an idea of the location with the help of a drawing and arrows to show directions is called sketch.

Magnetic compass — A Magnetic compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It is also called Mariner's compass as it is mostly used by sailors.

(i) Diagram showing formation of a Delta is given below:

(ii) Diagram showing eight cardinal points is given below:

Map is more useful than a globe because:

1. A map is more accurate than a globe and provides more precise information as maps are drawn to scale whereas a globe is not drawn to scale.
2. A globe represents the relative shapes and sizes of the continents, countries and oceans of the entire earth in 3D whereas maps can be of different types like Large Scale maps, Small scale maps, Physical Maps, Political Maps, Thematic maps, etc. helping us to accurately find location of a country, distance, direction and distribution of crops, etc.
3. All details of a place cannot be shown on globe while it can be easily shown on a map.

The colours in the map help us to identify the features of that place easily. As these colours are universally accepted, hence they do not cause any confusion to the map reader. For example, blue colour is used to show water bodies, red colour is used to denote settlements and so on.

Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa is a volcanic mountain.

The continuous interchange of water between the oceans, atmosphere and land is called Hydrological cycle or Water cycle. It connects all the three realms of the earth: lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.

The differential heating of the earth by the sun causes water to evaporate. The atmospheric blanket around the earth does not allow water vapour to escape. When the water vapour comes in contact with the cooler layers of atmosphere, it condenses to form clouds and falls back on the earth in the form of rain, snow or hail. This water flows into rivers or goes underground or back into the oceans. This circulation of water in different forms is called water cycle.

Subsistence farming is a type of farming that aims to cultivate crops for consumption by the farmer and his family. The farmer has a small piece of land on which he and his family works. Two features of this type of farming are:

1. It is characterised by the use of simple techniques, family labour and a poor standard of living.
2. Any surplus crop could be exchanged for goods or stored for future use in times of poor harvest.

Green Revolution refers to the global increase in agricultural productivity that was brought by introduction of chemical fertilizers, synthetic herbicides and pesticides, high-yield crops, and the method of multiple cropping.

Copper is in great demand in the industrial field because of its high ductility, and high thermal and electrical conductivity. Following are the important uses of copper:

1. It is mainly used in electrical machinery, automobile industry, stainless steel and telephones.
2. Copper is also used in railway equipment industry and other engineering works.
3. The nickel-copper alloy (morel metal) is very tough and resists corrosion and is largely used as a material for construction in the chemical industry.

Three uses of uranium are:

1. Nuclear defence system and nuclear generation of electricity.
2. Nuclear medicine and x-ray machines
3. Atomic dating and electronic instrument

South America lies between 13° N latitude to 55° S and 35° W to 81° W longitude. The major part of South America is in Southern Hemisphere and only a small part lies in Northern Hemisphere.

The characteristic features of Andes mountain range are:

1. It is the longest mountain system of the world. Their average height is about 4000 m above sea level.
2. It is an unbroken stretch of young fold mountains which flank the Pacific coast from Caribbean Sea to Cape Horn.
3. It has two parallel ranges from western and eastern sides.

The major physical divisions of South America are:

1. Western Mountains — Andes
2. The Western Coastal Strip
3. The Central Plains
4. The Eastern Highlands
5. The Islands

The Prairies are known as the 'Granaries of the World' because it is fertile area which produces large quantity of Wheat.

The Continental Drift theory was invented by Antonio Snider.

(a) Differences between Extensive farming and Intensive farming are given below:

(b) Differences between Food crops and Cash crops are given below:

(c) Differences between Mineral and Ore are given below:

(a) Southern Ocean is not navigable because it remains frozen for the most part of the year.

(b) Young fold mountains have high and pointed peaks because they are younger and have not been much eroded by wind or water. On the contrary, old fold mountains have been subjected to the forces of denudation (such as weather, rivers, glaciers) for a longer geological period. Due to this prolonged erosion, they are lower in height and have round peaks.

(c) Rift valley have steep sides because they are formed as a linear depression or trough by the sinking of the intermediate crustal rocks between two or more parallel faults. Sudden rifting of tectonic plates leads to steep sides of Rift valley.