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प्रश्न
Why is South Asia referred as Indian Sub-continent?
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उत्तर
A sub-continent is a big geographical unit which stands out distinctly from the rest of the continent. Politically the continent is divided into many countries (SAARC countries). India forms the main part of the sub-continent so South Asia is often referred as Indian sub-continent.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention any two factors which provide evidence that the region in the map extract is a rural region.
Name one region shown on the map which is unsuitable for the cultivation of crops.
On the outline map of India provided:
a) Mark and name Chennai
b) Label the river Godavari
c) Shade and label the Chota Nagpur Plateau
d) Shade and name the Gulf of Kachchh
e) Mark and name the Indo Gangetic Plains
f) Shade and label the area with Red Soil
g) Mark and name the winds which bring rain to Mumbai in July and August
h) Mark and name the Satpura Range
i) Mark and name Jharia Coal Field
j) Shade and label the Northern Circar coastal region.
By what name is the parallel of latitude 23° 33′ known? Name the zones or belts into which it divides India almost equally.
On the outline map of India provided:
- Draw, name and number the Tropic of Cance
- Label the river Narmada
- Shade and name Lake Chilka
- Shade and name Wular lake.
- Mark and name the Aravali Mountains
- Mark and name the Karakoram Pass
- Shade and name a densely populated state in South India
- Shade and name a region with black soil
- Mark with a dot and name Srinagar
- Mark with a dot and name Chandigarh
- Mark and name the winds which bring rain in winter to the Coromandel Coast
- Name and print O on an oilfield in North-east India.
On the outline map of the Indian sub-continent provided to you at the end of this question paper:
(i) Mark with a bold line and label:
(a) The Karakoram Range.
(b) The Eastern Ghats.
(c) The Nilgiris
(ii) Shade and name one region for the : Black soil.
(iii) Mark and label:
(a) The Khyber Pass
(b) The capital city of Assam.
(c) River Godavari.
(iv) (a) Identify, shade and name:
(1) A region of sparse population (less than 50 pp sq.) in North-Eastern India.
(2) A region of ‘Equatorial Forests’.
(b) Mark with one long arrow, the direction of the Summer Monsoon over the Bay of Bengal.
On the map of India.
(a) Mark and name the Himalaya Mountains.
(b) Mark and name the Passes : Bolan, Gomal, Shipkila (Shipki).
On the map of India,
- Mark and name the Shiwalik Range.
- Mark and name the Western Ghats with two gaps, Bhor Ghat and Palghat Gap.
- Mark and name the peak on the Karakoram Mts, (Mt. Godwin Austien or Mt. K2).
- Mark and name, the highest peak on the Himalayas, (Mt Everest).
- Mark and name Mt. Kanchenjunga.
- Mark and name the Maikal Range.
- Shade and name the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
On the outline map of India provided:
- Mark and label the river Krishna. [1]
- Mark and label the Eastern Ghats. [1]
- Shade and label a densely populated area in the southern part of India. [1]
- Shade and label the Konkan coastal plain. [1]
- Mark with an arrow and label the direction of western disturbance. [1]
- Shade and label the Thar Desert. [1]
- Shade and label the Andaman Sea. [1]
- Mark and label the city Chennai. [1]
- Mark and name the highest peak of Himalayas in India. [1]
- Mark and label Mumbai High. [1]
On the outline map of India provided:
- Shade and label an area of alluvial soil in the north-east.
- Mark using a dot and name the commercial capital of India.
- Mark and name the highest peak of the Himalayas in India.
- Shade and label Gulf of Kutch.
- Mark with arrows and name the wind bringing rainfall to Punjab in the winter.
- Shade and label a sparsely populated area.
- Mark and label Eastern Ghats.
- Mark and name a tributary of an important peninsular river.
- Mark and label the most important latitude passing through the country.
- Mark and label Coromandel coast.
