(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Geography

From the following information about the regions A, B, C, state the kind of natural vegetation growing there and mention the name of a typical tree of the respective region:

A : Annual rainfall 100-200 cm. Trees shed their leaves in March and April.
B : Annual rainfall less than 50 cm. Trees are stunted and widely scattered.
C : Forests are found in submerged coastal plains, especially on the edges of deltas.

Name two important factors responsible for the various vegetation belts in India.

Name the chief types of natural vegetation found in India.

Name the regions of the Tropical Evergreen forests.

Name one region for the following:

Tropical Evergreen Forests

Name one region for the following:

Deciduous Monsoon Forests

Name one region for the following:

Desert Vegetation

Name one important commercial tree growing in the deciduous forests of Madhya Pradesh.

Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. G43S7 and answer the following question:

What is the contour interval used in the given map extract?

Which type of forest is found mostly in the coastal areas of India?

Mahesh went for an excursion with his friend and came across a marshy area with trees that had stilt like roots.

Name an area in India where this kind of vegetation is found.

Describe the following term:

Contour Interval

Describe the following terms:

Vertical Interval

Describe the following terms:

Horizontal Equivalent

Describe the following terms:

Gradient

What is meant by relief?

State the three methods used to show the earth’s relief features on a map.

How do contour lines show different slopes of land?

Why are ‘True North’ and ‘Grid North’ different?

With regard to scale, answer the following question:

Convert the following statement into R.F. 

25 cm on the map = 5 km on ground.