Commerce (English Medium) Class 11 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Geography

What is a weather chart?

Discuss how weather maps and charts are prepared.

How weather maps and charts are useful to us?

Study the following figures and answer the following questions.

1. Which seasons are shown in these maps?
2. What is the value of the highest isobar in Figure A and through which part of the country does it pass?
3. What are the values of the highest and the lowest isobars in Figure B and where are they located?
4. What are the patterns of temperature distribution in both the maps?
5. In which parts do you see the highest and the lowest mean temperature in Figure A?
6. What relationship do you see between the distribution of temperature and pressure in both the maps?

Figure A

Figure B

Which one of the following was the purpose of Project Tiger?

How can people’s participation be effective in conserving forests and wildlife?

What are the basic requirements for the formation of a cyclone?

How do you distinguish between the process of soil formation and soil-forming factors?

What is the role of climate and biological activity as two important control factors in the formation of soils?

What are conventional signs?

Which of the following is not used in visual interpretation technique?

Why is remote sensing a better technique than other traditional methods?

Lines connecting the places of equal pressure are called______.

What are Isotherms?

Which meteorological symbols are used to mark the following on a weather map?

1. Rain
2. Mist
3. Sunshine
4. Lightning
5. Overcast Sky

Which one of the following states of India experiences floods frequently?

Which one of the following states receives floods in the winter months?

In which of the following rivers is the Majuli River Island situated?

How are the floods in Eastern India different from the ones in Western India?

Why are there more droughts in Central and Western India?