SSC (English Medium) 8th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for Geography

An amount of 2% of the profits have to be utilized for which purpose by industries? 

Considering India’s population, the development of industries is a good solution to the problem of unemployment Explain.

Prepare a flow chart for the following statement.

Essential factors for the location of any one industry. 

After studying the picture have a discussion in the class and answer the following questions. 

1.  Why is the painter holding the pencil in his hand in a particular way? 
2.  How can the scene of this large landscape be depicted on paper?
3.  How is it possible to view all the countries of the world on one map?
4.  What is common to both these pictures? 

The actual distance between the two villages of Sahil and Minal is 50 km. The distance between the villages of Minal and Pragnya is 20 km and between Sahil and Praghya’s villages is 60 km. Figure given below shows the location of these villages on a map. The scale of the map is 1 cm = 10 km. Measure the distances on the map and find out which village belongs to whom? Note the names and the distances.

Give geographical reason:

There is variety in the interior of the earth.

The ______ of air is dependent on the temperature of air.

Which seismic waves can travel through liquid medium? 

The amount of vapour in 1 cu.m. of air shows the ______.

Why is the air in a region dry?

How is humidity measured?

Give a geographical reason:

Air becomes saturated.

Give geographical reasons:

The continental shelf is a paradise for fishing activity.

Give geographical reasons:

Some marine islands are actually the peaks of sea mountains.

Give geographical reasons: 

The continental slope is considered to be the boundary of continents.

Examine the given statement and correct the wrong one.

Water becomes warm near Brazil due to ocean currents. On the other hand, it becomes cold near African coast.

Explain the effect of The shape of the coast line on ocean currents.

What is the reason behind the dynamics of the ocean water?

Give geographical reasons.

Landuse for public facility are extremely important in urban areas.

Give geographical reasons.

The record of the ownership of non-agricultural land is the same as that of the agricultural land.