Geography Shaalaa.com Model Set 1 2019-2020 SSC (English Medium) 10th Standard Board Exam Question Paper Solution

Select the correct option and rewrite the sentence:

In areas which receive less than 500 mm of rainfall, ---------------- forests
are found

Thorny and bushy

Evergreen

Deciduous

Semi-evergreen

According to Census 2011, the average population density of India is ______ persons per sq. km.

327

342

382

387

In North-eastern part of Brazil, which types of settlements are found?

Nucleated

Linear

Dispersed

star-shaped

Brazil’s economy is also of ---------------- type like that of India.

Developed

Mixed

Undeveloped

Capitalistic

Match the columns:

In which part of India are three crops grown in a year? How is this related to the rainfall over there?

How is the population in India distributed?

Who established the early settlements in Brazil?

Between India and Brazil, whose per capita income is less?

Give two examples of natural resources.

Observe the two satellite images given below. Describe the settlements with respect to physiography. Considering the physiography, where could these settlements be located? Find out their settlement pattern and limitations with respect to their future growth.

Observe the following graphs and answer the questions given below them:

(1) What do the above graphs show?

(2) Which country has highest male population?

(3) Which country has highest female population?

(4) Which country has rapid increase in female population after 2001?

(5) What was the female population in India in 1961?

(6) Which country has more than 1000 female population?

Give geographical reasons.
It is important to manage the waste generated during the field visits.

Write geographical reason

As compared to Amazon, pollution in river Ganga will affect human life greatly.

Give geographical reason

The northern part of Brazil is covered by dense forests.

Give geographical reason.

We rely on the sea route for international trade.

Prepare a multiple-bar graph and write the answers.

                                 Average Life of India and Brazil (Year)

1. What was the average life expectancy in India in 2010?
2. In which decade is the increase in life expectancy of both the countries same?
3. What conclusions can you draw after reading the graph of life expectancy in both countries?

On the basis of Fig, answer the following questions:

1. In which direction does the region with an altitude of more than 6000m lie in India ?
2. Look for the south-flowing river in the peninsular region. In which river basin does it lie?
3. In which direction is the slope of the region in the north shown in dark green?
4. Make a list of plateaus located in between Aravali ranges and Chhota Nagpur Plateau.
5. Name the peak shown in the Eastern Ghats
6. Which mountains demarcate the deep plains of Brahmaputra?
7. In which direction does the height of the Sahyadri hills increase?
8. The Vindhyas act as water divide between which two river basins?
9.  In which direction do the Aravalis lie?
10. Aravali ranges act as a water divide between which rivers?
11. Name the hills located on the plateaus to the east of Aravalis.
12. Across which states have the Deccan Plateau spread?
13. Give the relative location of the Nilgiri Hills.
14. Which hill ranges lie to the west of the Deccan Plateau?
15. Enumerate the characteristics of the Western Ghats.
16. Compare the Eastern and the Western Ghats.
17. Why are the Western Ghats called a water divide?

Answer the following question in detail:

How are Brazil and India different from each other in terms of location?

Answer the following question in detail:

Write the factors affecting climate of Brazil.

Which type of occupations gives a boost to the development of a country’s economy?

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