HSC Arts (English Medium) ११ वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for Geography

Give a geographical reason:

Though Mussoorie and Dehradun are located on the same latitude, why is their climate different?

Write a short note on:

Ocean currents in the Indian ocean

Answer in detail:

Evaluate the strategic location of India with respect to its location in the Indian Ocean.

1) Various biome regions have been shown on the map. Considering the latitudinal location, select the Temperate Grasslands biome and write the name in its respective place in the index.

2) Write the names of the major countries that lie in the Temperate Grasslands biome.

Find out the regions in the tropical rainforest biome where plantation agriculture has developed.

Distinguish between:

Tropical and temperate grassland biomes.

Select the inappropriate factor or statement

Temperate grasslands in the world.

Answer in detail:

Write about the preparedness in Disaster Management in India.

Choose the correct alternative: 

The Meteorological Department has given information that a cyclone is likely to make a landfall at Odisha in 2 days. Which of the following group shows the correct sequence of management processes?

Who is responsible for looking after disaster management in our country?

Find out about the role of the military and paramilitary forces in disaster management of India.

1. Why does Chile recur frequently in examples of geographical distribution?
2. Why has fishing developed in Chile?

Read the graphs figure a and b and answer the following questions. Locate the places on the map:

1. In which months do you find the temperature is the lowest?
2. In which months is the precipitation the lowest?
3. What are the highest values of precipitation?
4. Name the months with no precipitation at all.
5. Write a concluding paragraph about these climatic regions.

Write a short note on:

Mineral resources in the Indian ocean.

Write a short note on:

Oil and natural gas in the Indian ocean

Answer in detail:
Outline the importance of the Indian ocean with respect to trade and transport routes.

Why is the Taiga biome not found in Southern Hemisphere?

1) Various biome regions have been shown on the map. Considering the latitudinal location, select the Taiga biome and write the name in its respective place in the index.

2) Write the names of the major countries that lie in the Taiga biome.

Give geographical reasons:

The lumbering activity has developed in Taiga forests.

Write a short note on:

Human life in the Tundra biome