ICSE Class 8 Geography · Solutions for Class 8 ICSE Around the World Geography · 60 solved questions
Exercise
1Get Set
Given below are the sobriquets or special names of some countries of Asia. Tick(✓) the correct names of the countries.
(a)The Land of the Golden Pagoda: (a) Korea (b) Myanmar
(b)The Land of the Golden Dragon: (a) China (b) Japan
(c)The Land of Thunderbolt: (a) Nepal (b) Bhutan
(d)The Land of White Elephants: (a) Vietnam (b) Thailand
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The Land of the Golden Pagoda: Myanmar
The Land of the Golden Dragon: China
The Land of Thunderbolt: Bhutan
The Land of White Elephants: Thailand
1Quick Quiz 1
Asia and Europe are together called ............... .
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Asia and Europe are together called Eurasia.
2Quick Quiz 1
Name the places which have recorded the highest and the lowest temperatures in Asia.
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The places which have recorded the highest and the lowest temperatures in Asia are:
Verkhoyansk (Russia) : -70°C
Jacobabad (Pakistan) : 50°C
3Quick Quiz 1
Mongolia is a part of Central Asia. True or False.
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False. Mongolia is a part of East Asia.
4Quick Quiz 1
Asia can be divided into five physical divisions. Name them.
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Five physical divisions of Asia are:
The northern lowlands
The central highlands
The southern plateaus
The great river basins
The island groups
5Quick Quiz 1
The (Yenisei/Amu Darya) river flows through the Turan Plain.
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Amu Darya
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Which of these places receives the highest average annual rainfall in Asia?
(a)Verkhoyansk
(b)Jacobabad
(c)Tibet
(d)Mawsynram
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Mawsynram
2Tick the correct answers
Which of these countries is not in South Asia?
(a)India
(b)Japan
(c)Bangladesh
(d)Nepal
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Japan
3Tick the correct answers
River ............... flows into the Arctic Ocean.
(a)Brahmaputra
(b)Salween
(c)Syr Darya
(d)Lena
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Lena
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Which of these mountain ranges lies to the west of the Pamir Knot?
(a)Tien Shan
(b)Kunlun
(c)Zagros
(d)Karakoram
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Zagros
5Tick the correct answers
Which of these rivers does not form the Great Eastern Plains in China?
(a)Tigris
(b)Si Kiang
(c)Chang Jiang
(d)Huang He
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Tigris
1Fill in the blanks
Asia is separated from North America by the ............... Strait.
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Asia is separated from North America by the Bering Strait.
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The ............... is the deepest lake in Asia.
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The Baikal Lake is the deepest lake in Asia.
3Fill in the blanks
The Plateau of Tibet is located between the ............... and the ............... range.
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The Plateau of Tibet is located between the Himalayas and the Kunlun range.
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The Shan Plateau is in ............... .
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The Shan Plateau is in Myanmar.
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The largest island group of the world is the ............... Archipelago.
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The largest island group of the world is the Malay Archipelago.
1Write True or False
The Plateau of Tibet is called the 'roof of the world'.
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True
2Write True or False
Saudi Arabia lies both in Asia and Europe.
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False
3Write True or False
The Yunnan Plateau is located in China.
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True
4Write True or False
The Mesopotamian Plain is in Iraq.
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True
5Write True or False
The island groups of Asia are located to the western part of the continent.
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False
1Give reasons for the following
Asia is called the 'continent of extremes'.
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Asia is called the 'continent of extremes' due to the following reasons:
It has the world's highest mountain peak, Mount Everest, and the lowest land depression, the Dead Sea.
It has recorded the lowest temperature in Verkhoyansk (-70°C), Russia, and the highest temperature in Jacobabad (50°C) in Pakistan.
Asia has the largest lake (Caspian Sea) and the deepest lake (Lake Baikal).
It receives the highest average annual rainfall at Mawsynram in Meghalaya (India) and there are vast areas which do not receive any rainfall for years.
The natural vegetation varies from tiny mosses and lichens to evergreen equatorial rain forests.
The largest delta in the world, the Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta, is found in this continent.
The Plateau of Tibet is the highest and the largest plateau in the world.
2Give reasons for the following
The West Siberian Plain has marshes and swamps.
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The West Siberian Plain is made up of silt brought by Ob, Yenisei and Lena rivers. The lower course of these rivers remain frozen during long winters and that's why the water that comes from the upper course spreads over large parts of the West Siberian Plain and form marshes and swamps.
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Name two mountains that separate Asia from Europe.
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Two mountains that separate Asia from Europe are:
Ural mountains
Caucasus mountains
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The largest delta of the world is in Asia. Name the delta.
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The Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta is the largest delta of the world.
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Name the groups in which the countries of Asia are classified.
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The groups in which the countries of Asia are classified are:
South-East asia
South Asia
East Asia
West Asia
Central Asia
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Which countries lie both in Asia and Europe?
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Russia and Turkey lie in both Asia and Europe.
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How is the west siberian plain formed?
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The west siberian plain is formed by the deposition of silt brought by the north-flowing rivers such as the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena.
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Where is the Turan Plain located?
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The Turan Plain is located in the South-west of the northern lowlands, around the Aral Sea.
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Name two rivers that flow into the Aral Sea.
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Amu Darya and Syr Darya are two rivers that flow into the Aral Sea.
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Name the mountain ranges which are to the west of the Pamir Knot?
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The mountain ranges which are to the west of the Pamir Knot are:
The Hindu kush mountains.
The Sulaiman Range
The Alai Range
Zagros Mountains
Elburz Mountains
Mount Ararat
Pontic
Taurus
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Which plateau is also called Asia Minor?
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The Plateau of Anatolia is also called Asia Minor. It lies between the Pontic and the Taurus mountains.
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Name three plateaus that lie to the south of the central highlands.
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Three plateaus that lie to the south of the central highlands are:
The Plateau of Arabia
The Deccan Plateau of India
The Plateaus of Shan and Yunnan
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Name a river that flows through the Shan Plateau.
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Salween is a river that flows through the Shan Plateau.
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Name two rivers that have formed the Great Eastern Plains in China.
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Two rivers that have formed the Great Eastern Plains in China are:
Huang He
Chang Jiang
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Why some islands in Asia experience frequent earthquakes?
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Some islands in Asia experience frequent earthquakes because they have dormant and active volcanoes.
1Get Set
Meena loves to travel. Write the name of the country/place she has to go to if she wants to do these things. Choose from the box.
Sumatra, Gulmarg, Siberia, Turkey, Taklamakan
(a)Ski on the snow-covered slopes of a hill station in the Himalayas.
(b)See the cold desert located between the Kunlun Range, the Pamir Mountains and the Tien Shan in China.
(c)Enjoy the Mediterranean climate.
(d)Visit a wildlife reserve in the equatorial rainforest to see orangutans swing from the trees.
(e)See the world's largest coniferous forests.
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Gulmarg
Taklamakan
Turkey
Sumatra
Siberia
1Quick Quiz 1
Name the factors which affect the climate of Asia.
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The factors which affect the climate of Asia are:
Latitudinal extent
Distance from the sea
Physical features
Winds
Ocean currents
2Quick Quiz 1
During ............... season, a low pressure area develops over Central Asia.
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Summer
3Quick Quiz 1
Siberia receives less than 50 centimetres of rainfall in a year. True or False?
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True
4Quick Quiz 1
The (Gobi/Thar) Desert experiences mid-latitude desert climate.
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Gobi
5Quick Quiz 1
South Korea experiences warm summers, cold winters and occasional destructive storms. Which type of climate is this?
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China type climate
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Sl. No.
Climatic types
Location
Characteristics
1.
Equatorial climate
2.
Northern coast of Asia
3.
Manchurian type of climate
4.
Hot Wet summers and cool, dry winters along with a marked rainy season.
5.
Gobi Desert and Mangolia
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Sl. No.
Climatic types
Location
Characteristics
1.
Equatorial climate
Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the southern parts of Philippines
High temperature (average 30°C) throughout the year. Heavy convectional rainfall, accompanied by lightning and thunder.
2.
Tundra
Northern coast of Asia
Long and very cold winters, Short and cool summers. Low precipitation in the form of snow and sleet.
3.
Manchurian type of climate
North-east China, North Japan
Short warm summers, long cold winters. Moderate rainfall in summers and heavy snowfall in winters.
4.
Monsoon climate
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Combodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, parts of the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
Hot Wet summers and cool, dry winters along with a distinct rainy season.
5.
Mid-latitude desert climate
Gobi Desert and Mongolia
Hot summers with scanty rainfall and very cold winters. Precipitation in winter in the form of snow.
1Tick the correct answers
Which of these currents affects the climate of coastal Japan?
(a)Humboldt
(b)Canary
(c)Gulf Stream
(d)Kuroshio
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Kuroshio
2Tick the correct answers
October to mid-March is ............... in Asia.
(a)Summer
(b)Winter
(c)Autumn
(d)Spring
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Winter
3Tick the correct answers
Which of these countries experiences hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters?
(a)Sri Lanka
(b)Russia
(c)Mongolia
(d)Turkey
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Turkey
4Tick the correct answers
Which of these trees is found in the temperate forests?
(a)Olive
(b)Ebony
(c)Magnolia
(d)Pine
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Magnolia
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The fur-bearing animals are mostly found in the
(a)Taiga region
(b)Desert region
(c)Steppe region
(d)Equatorial region.
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Taiga region
1Give reasons for the following
Most parts of Asia do not get rainfall during winter.
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During october to mid-march, the sun shines over the southern hemisphere. Central Asia, which is at a great distance from the sea, becomes extremely cold and temperature drops below freezing point. This leads to the development of a high pressure area there. Thus, the cold and dry winds blow outward from this region. As a result, most parts of Asia do not get rainfall during winter.
2Give reasons for the following
Hardly any wildlife is found in the Mediterranean forests
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Most of the forest land of the Mediterranean region have been cleared to provide land for agriculture. Therefore, hardly any wildlife is found in the Mediterranean forests.
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Why the cold, northern polar winds do not reach the southern parts of Asia?
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The mountain ranges of Asia run in west-east direction. Thus, they form barriers and prevent the cold northern polar winds from reaching the southern parts.
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What is the source of winter rain in the western parts of Asia.
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The source of winter rain in the western parts of Asia are cyclones that originate in Mediterranean sea. These are known as western disturbances.
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How are winter monsoon different from summer monsoon?
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Sl. No.
Winter Monsoon
Summer Monsoon
1.
High pressure in central Asia causes winds to blow outwards. These winds pick up moisture and cause winter monsoon.
Low pressure in central Asia causes winds to blow inwards. These winds gather moisture from Indian ocean and Pacific ocean and cause Summer Monsoon.
2.
They cause rainfall in coastal regions of Japan, South-east Asia, South-east India and Sri Lanka.
They cause rainfall in southern part of Asia.
3.
They cause less rainfall.
They cause heavy rainfall.
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Name two areas that receive winter monsoon.
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Two areas that receive winter monsoon are:
Japan
Sri Lanka
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Why is there a great difference between the day and night temperature in the tropical deserts?
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There is a great difference between the day and night temperature in the tropical deserts due to rapid heating of land during the day and cooling at night.
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Name three countries where temperate grassland climate is found.
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Three countries where temperate grassland climate is found are:
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
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Mention two characteristics of taiga climate.
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Two characteristics of taiga climate are:
Very cold and long winters and warm and short summers.
Precipitation is low and mostly occurs in the form of snow. Very low rainfall occurs during the summer.
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Name the animals found in the hot and cold deserts.
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The animals found in hot and cold deserts are:
Camel and Ass in hot deserts.
Yak in cold deserts.
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Name three trees that grow in the Mediterranean forests.
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Three trees that grow in the Mediterranean forests are:
Oak
Chestnut
Olive
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Mention the uses of the trees that grow in taiga forests.
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The uses of the trees that grow in taiga forests are:
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