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

One the map of India:

(a) Label the rivers: Mahanadi, Kaveri, Chambal, Betwa.
(b) Show by an arrow and name the Gulfs: Khambat, Kutch, Mannar
(c) Name the Lakes: Chilka and Pulicat.
(d) Write in bold letters Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean in their appropriate places.

 Name the ranges in the western branch of the Himalayas.

Name the five most important peaks of the Himalayan Range.

Mention the important passes in the western branch of the Himalayas.

Which forest regions of India are also known as ‘Rain Forests’?

How is it that the main regions of the Monsoon forests is the interior of the Southern Peninsula?

What are Littoral forests or Tidal forests? Name the principal trees that grow in these forests.

Give two characteristics of tidal forests.

What are Sundarbans?

Classify the following trees as Soft-wood and Hard-wood trees:
Fir, Pine, Teak, Spruce, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Chir, Sal, Shisham and Silver Fir.

Give one important use of the following types of trees:
Sundri

Give one important use of the following types of trees:

Sandalwood

Give one important use of the following types of trees:

Rosewood.

Name any three trees found in monsoon deciduous forests and state one use of each of these trees.

Describe the type of trees found growing in the monsoon forests of Western India. Which one of these trees is the most valuable? Why has the Government designated the areas where these trees are cultivated as ‘reserves’?

What are the characteristics of the Mangrove and give one use.

Name the various uses of the coconut tree.

Give the importance of the date-palm (Khajera)

Name two important trees each of the Srinagar Valley in Kashmir and the Dandakaranya’ region in South India, indicating their commercial importance.

Describe briefly the value of forests to man.