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

Name the natural vegetation found in the following regions:

The western slopes of the Western Ghats

Name the natural vegetation found in the following regions:

The Nilgiris

Name the natural vegetation found in the following regions:

Western Rajasthan

Name the following: 

The winds that bring heavy rain to Cherrapunji.

Name the following: The local wind that brings a light rainfall to South India and is good for tea and
coffee crops.

Give geographical reasons for each of the following

Kanpur has extreme temperature conditions.

Give geographical reasons for each of the following:

Kochi is warmer than Mumbai even though both lie on the western coast of India.

Give geographical reasons for each of the following:

The Ganga Plains gets the monsoon rain much later than the west coast of India.

Study the climatic data of station x given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Calculate the total annual rainfall experienced by the station.
2. What is the annual range of temperature?
3. On which coast of India does the station lie? Give the reason for your answer.

State two differences between the rainfalls that occur from June to September and that from December to February in North India.

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

Kerala has the longest rainy season.

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

The Konkan coast experience orographic rainfall.

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

The city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has a higher range of temperature than that of Chennai in Tamil Nadu.

Study the climate data given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Identify the hottest month.
2. Calculate the annual rainfall.
3. Name the winds that bring the maximum rainfall to this city.

Identify the tree as per its characteristics mentioned below:

It yields wood that is hard and scented and is usually found in high altitudes.

Identify the tree as per its characteristics mentioned below:

It is generally found in the deltaic region and is used to make boats.

Identify the tree as per its characteristics mentioned below:

The furniture made from this tree is generally the most expensive.

Mention the different sources of rain in Punjab and Tamil Nadu during the winter season.

Mention the geographical reasons for the following:

Patna receives heavier rain than Delhi.

Mention the geographical reason for the following:

Western Rajasthan receives no rain from the Arabian Sea branch of the South West Monsoon winds.