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

On the outline map of India provided:

1. Mark and label the Satpura.
2. Shade and label the Gulf of Kutch.
3. Mark and label the River Chambal.
4. Mark and label Delhi.
5. Mark and label 80°30' E longitude.
6. Mark and label Jharia Coalfield.
7. Mark with arrows and name the Southwest Monsoon winds.
8. Mark and label the Karakoram Pass.
9. Shade and label a sparsely populated region in Western India.
10. Shade an area having Alluvial soil.

Which of the following is a ground water source?

On the outline map of India provided:

1. Mark and label the river Krishna. [1]
2. Mark and label the Eastern Ghats. [1]
3. Shade and label a densely populated area in the southern part of India. [1]
4. Shade and label the Konkan coastal plain. [1]
5. Mark with an arrow and label the direction of western disturbance. [1]
6. Shade and label the Thar Desert. [1]
7. Shade and label the Andaman Sea. [1]
8. Mark and label the city Chennai. [1]
9. Mark and name the highest peak of Himalayas in India. [1]
10. Mark and label Mumbai High. [1]

Study the climate data of Station X and answer the questions that follow:

1. Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station X.
2. Name the rainiest month of the Station X.
3. Is the Station X located in coastal area or in the continental interior?

Give one difference between the following:

Transported soil and residual soil.

On the outline map of India provided:

1. Shade and label an area of alluvial soil in the north-east.
2. Mark using a dot and name the commercial capital of India.
3. Mark and name the highest peak of the Himalayas in India.
4. Shade and label Gulf of Kutch.
5. Mark with arrows and name the wind bringing rainfall to Punjab in the winter.
6. Shade and label a sparsely populated area.
7. Mark and label Eastern Ghats.
8. Mark and name a tributary of an important peninsular river.
9. Mark and label the most important latitude passing through the country.
10. Mark and label Coromandel coast.

Study the climatic data of station X and answer the following questions:

1. What is the annual range of temperature of station X?
2. Which is the driest month?
3. Name the wind that brings maximum rainfall to this station.

With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:

Why do the trees in this forest grow aerial roots?

With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:

Name one area in India where this forest is found.

Name a state in India where thorn and the scrub forest is found.

Give two ways in which forests are important.

Mention two reasons to explain as to why we are facing water scarcity in most parts of India.

Name the forest which is commercially most important in India.

Name two trees which grow in this forest.

Name the forests which grow on the windward slope of the Western Ghats.

Why do tropical evergreen forests grow in Western Ghats region?

To which type of forest do the following trees belong?

Hintal and Sundari

To which type of forest do the following trees belong?

Rosewood and Ebony

To which type of forest do the following trees belong?

Deodar and Chir Pine

Give three reasons for rapid depletion of forest resources in India in the past.