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

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.

Give geographical reasons.

A region can be classified as developed or developing on the basis of landuse. 

Why is agriculture important in rural land use?

State the factors affecting land use.

Clarify the differences between rural and urban land uses.