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

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Like there are landforms on land, ocean floor also has submerged landforms because _________.

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Which part of the ocean floor is
most useful to the man ?

(a) Name the landforms shown in the figure.

(b) Which of these landforms is useful for deep sea research?

(c) Which of these are appropriate to be used for the protection of marine borders and naval-base building?

Give geographical reasons:

The study of ocean floor is useful to
man.

Observe the map on Pg 27 in 'Give it a try' and answer the following questions:

(a) Madagascar and Sri Lanka are related to which landform of the ocean floor?

(b) Near which continent are these land forms located?

(c) Which islands in our country are examples of peaks of submerged mountains?

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In which ocean does the Labrador
current flow?

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Which current out of the following
flows in the Indian Ocean?

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Which factor out of the following does
not affect the region along the coast?

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Which of the following occurs in the
area where the cold and warm
currents meet?

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Which of these following currents flows from the northern polar region upto Antarctica?

Explain the effect of -

Meeting of warm and cold ocean currents.

Explain the effect of -

The transportational capacity of ocean currents

Look at the map of ocean currents and answer the following :

Which currents are absent in northern part of the Indian Ocean and why?

Look at the map of ocean currents and answer the following :

In which regions do the cold and warm ocean currents meet?

Answer the following questions:

How do winds give direction to the ocean currents?

Answer the following questions:

Why do the ports in the eastern coast of Canada freeze in winter?

Examine the statements and correct the
incorrect ones.

(A) Mining is not a type of land use.

(B) There are factories in the Central
Business District.

(C) In urban areas, the largest area is used
for residential purposes.

(D) The village attendant issues the 7/12
extract.

(E) In rural areas residential areas occupy
large tracts.

(F) Extract 7 indicates Record of Rights.

(G) Extract 12 indicates change in
ownership.

Complete the following sentence.

If the birth rate is greater than the death rate then the population ___________

Examine the following statement and correct the incorrect one.

There is an adverse impact on manpower in the regions of out-migration.

Examine the following statement and correct the incorrect one.

Greater economic prosperity indicates the development of a region.