SSC (English Medium) 6th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for Geography

For describing the extent of a region, it is necessary to assume the latitude and longitude of the centre of the adjoining region.

Read the following statement and correct the wrong one.

0° East meridian and 180° East meridian

The extent of a road or a river course is described with the help of the latitude of a point in the source and the longitude of a point at the end.

8° 4' N parallel to 37° 66° N parallel is the correct description of a location.

Find the location of the following city from a world map, a map of India, or a globe, and write down its latitude and longitude.

Mumbai

Find and write down the extent of the following. (Check it on the internet/mobile).

Maharashtra (State)

Draw important parallels and meridians in the figure given below and label them with appropriate angular measures. (Use the protractor.)

Write the important parallels in the following table: 

Which device will be useful to show your village/city?

Who am I?

I am not the same at all places.

Why is the climate of Mahabaleshwar cool?

Why is the climate near the sea humid?

Find the odd man out.

Find the odd man out.

Why is there a difference in the climates of regions close to the oceans and regions far away from the oceans?

Which continents are located along the coast of the Pacific Ocean?

How is sand that flows in a river formed? Collect some information about where the sand comes from.

Which of the following monuments are built-in igneous rock?

1. The Taj Mahal
2. Fort Raigad
3. The Red Fort
4. Ellora Sculpture

Find the difference between:

Igneous and sedimentary rocks

Which types of rocks are predominantly found at the following locations?

1. Central Maharashtra
2. South Konkan
3. Vidarbha