HSC Arts (English Medium) 11th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

Give a geographical reason:

Snowline decides the limit of glacier work as an agent of erosion.

Distinguish between:

U shaped valley and V-shaped valley

In which diagram of the three will you find end moraines?

Comment upon the rate of weathering in the arid climate.

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

1. Name the months of highest and lowest rainfall. What is the difference between the values of rainfall?
2. Name the months of highest and lowest temperatures.
3. Are the months of rainfall the same in both places? If not, why?
4. What could be the factors which influence the climate of these places?
5. What difference do you find between the previous and these graphs?
6. Write a concluding statement about the climate of both the places.

See the figure given below A, B, C. Answer the following questions.

Questions:

1. What differences do you find in the three figures?
2. Identify the landforms formed due to erosion by glaciers.
3. Where can U–shape valley be formed?
4. In which region will deposition start?
5. Identify the landforms formed by deposition by glaciers.

Choose the correct alternative:

The region with a high diurnal range of temperature:

Give a geographical reason:

The diurnal range of temperature is more in desert areas.

Answer in detail:

Explain, with examples, how winds affect the climate of a place.

With the help of the Internet, find out the details of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), 2008, and its missions.

The marine pollution is ultimately going to be harmful to the man himself. Discuss.

Explain the Indian ocean with respect to the following aspects:

Ocean Trenches

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

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

A person staying in the Sahara Desert and a person staying in the Arabian Desert belong to the same biome or ecosystem?

1. The tropical deserts are mainly found in which direction of the continents? What could be the reason behind their formation there?
2. In which continent is desert not found?

Give a geographical reason:

Desert biomes have thorny vegetation.

Give an account of the desert biome with the help of the following points:

1.  location
2. plant life
3. animal life
4. human life

Select the inappropriate factor or statement.

Major hot deserts in the world are -

Write notes on Man-made disasters

Answer in detail:

Explain, with an example, how will you carry out disaster management in your region/ premises.