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

Name the left bank tributary of the main river.

State the direction in which this left bank tributary is flowing

Mention a special feature associated with the streams in grid square 9879.

Name the types of drainage pattern found in grid square 9374.

Give four grid reference of each of the following:

1) Open scrub

2) Bantawada

Name two relief features that can be seen in grid square 9782 and 9574.

Why do you find limited cultivation in the map extract? Give two reasons for your answer

What is the compass direction of Antroli (9576) and Chelkha (9281) from Sangla?

What type of rainfall is experienced in the region shown in the map extract? Justify your answer giving one reason.

Calculate the distance in kilometres along the cart track between Chitrasani (999747) and Pirojpura (978753).

Name two common diseases that are caused as a result of gaseous pollution.

What was the cause of the following?

The Minamata Disease

Study the extract of the Survey of India Map sheet No. 45D/10 and answer the following questions:

1. 1. Give the six-figure grid reference for the temple that is located to the southwest of Pithapura settlement.  (1)
   2. Give the four-figure grid reference for a settlement where people of the region meet socially and for trade at least once in year. (1)
2. 1. What is the pattern of drainage seen in the grid square 2118? (1)
   2. What is the pattern of settlement seen in the grid square 1923? (1)
3. What do each of the two numbers (281 printed in black colour and 20 printed in red colour) in the grid square 1818 indicate? (2)
4. 1. Name any two man-made features in grid square 2419. (1)
   2. Name any two natural features in grid square 2118. (1)
5. What is the significance of the following?
   1. Fire line in grid square 2417. (1)
   2. Water body found in grid square 2221. (1)
6. Calculate the area of the region between 16 and 19 Eastings and 18 and 22 Northings. Give your answer in square kilometers. (2)
7. Give a reason for each of the following:
   1. The water in some of the wells in the north-west quarter of the map is not fit for drinking. (1)
   2. The region near Anadra and Gulabgani has many causeways. (1)
8. 1. What is the main means of irrigation used by people living in the area shown on the map? (1)
   2. What is the main occupation of the people of the region shown on the map? (1)
9. Which, according to you, is the most important settlement?  Give a reason to support your answer. (2)
10. Name any two means of transport used by the people living in the area shown on the map extract. (2)

 Quality of air around us. 

 Quality of water around us.

Mention two ways in which the decomposition of waste in open areas can affect human health. 

What is a Flat land?

What do you understand by the term Grid?

What are ‘National Grid Reference’?

Describe the importance of colours on the toposheet?