D. R. Khullar solutions for Geography [English] Class 12 ISC chapter 20 - Regional Economic Development: Case Studies [Latest edition]

What is meant by development?

Define a planning region.

Mention any two characteristics of a planning region.

What is meant by multi-level planning?

Describe briefly silk industry of Chhattisgarh.

Give a reason for the following:

Bengaluru is known as the Electronic Capital of India.

Discuss the location and growth of Haldia Port.

Which areas form the hinterland of Haldia Port?

Define a planning region.

Discuss the hierarchy of planning regions.

Give an account of mining in Chhattisgarh.

Write a brief account of farming in Chhattisgarh.

Distinguish between District level planning and Block level planning.

State the latitudinal extent of Chhattisgarh.

State the longitudinal extent of Chhattisgarh.

Name the largest coalfield of Chhattisgarh. State its importance.

Define the term micro-region.

Name any one micro-region in India.

Discuss the importance of the Haldia Planning Region under the following heading:

Location of the main centre.

Discuss the importance of the Haldia Planning Region under the following heading:

Reason for construction.

Discuss the importance of the Haldia Planning Region under the following heading:

Two important industries located in the region.

Discuss the importance of the Haldia Planning Region under the following heading:

Extent of hinterland.

Name two important minerals forming the resource base of the Chhattisgarh region.

What is sericulture?

Why is sericulture important to the people of the Chattisgarh region?

Name two varieties of silk produced in Chhattisgarh.

Explain the difference between a mesa-region and a micro-region with the help of an example of each.

What is meant by multi-level planning?

What are the advantages of multi-level planning?

What is the Planning Region? 

Mention any two characteristics of a planning region.

Mention any three factors which have led to the emergence of Bengaluru as the electronic capital of India.

What is the significance of the coal deposits of Chhattisgarh?

Which countries import iron ore deposits of Chhattisgarh?

Explain the following term briefly:

Regional development

Explain the following term briefly:

Multi-level planning

Explain the following term briefly:

A Planning region

Give a reason for the following:

Bengaluru is known as the Electronic Capital of India.

Give a reason for the following:

Chhattisgarh is the ‘Rice Bowl of India.’

Give a reason for the following:

Haldia Port was developed to support Kolkata Port.

Name the two main districts for silk production in Chhattisgarh.

State two characteristic features of the silk industry in Chhattisgarh.

Explain the following term briefly:

A Planning region

Name two centres in Chhattisgarh where the following is mined:

iron ore

Name two centers in Chhattisgarh where the following is mined:

bauxite

Why was the state of Chhattisgarh created?

Name two bordering states of Chhattisgarh.

Mention three factors which have influenced the development of the Electronic City of Bengaluru.

With reference to Haldia Port, answer the following question:

At the confluence of which two rivers is it located?

With reference to Haldia Port, answer the following question:

Why was the port developed?

What is a micro-region?

Give an example of micro-region.

Which river drains into the Chhattisgarh basin?

What is the predominant crop of Chhattisgarh region?

Why does the need for the development of a region arise? Give any three points in support of your answer.

Distinguish between multi-level planning and single-level planning.

Explain the following level of planning in the regional economical development:

Block level planning

Explain the following level of planning in the regional economical development:

Panchayat level planning

With reference to mining in Chhattisgarh, name two minerals mined from the following centre:

Surguja district

With reference to mining in Chhattisgarh, name two minerals mined from the following centre:

Bastar and Durg districts

What is an economist’s contribution to the development of a region?

With reference to Haldia Port, answer the following question:

Location of the port.

With reference to Haldia Port, state the following:

The two main items of trade.

What is the Planning Region? 

Mention any two characteristics of a planning region.

Distinguish between multi-level planning and single-level planning.

Mention any three factors which have led to the emergence of Bengaluru as the electronic capital of India.

Name the mineral for which Chhattisgarh is the only producing state in India.

Name the city that is located 105 km upstream from Haldia.

What is meant by development?

What is the geographer’s perspective of development?

Apart from the Central Level Planning, what are the other levels in the multilevel planning?

With reference to Haldia Port, answer the following question:

Location of the port.

Which areas form the hinterland of Haldia Port?

With reference to Haldia Port, answer the following question:

Reason for its development.

With reference to mining in Chhattisgarh, name the following:

The largest coalfield.

With reference to mining in Chhattisgarh, name the following:

The largest iron-ore mine.

With reference to mining in Chhattisgarh, name the following:

A bauxite mining centre.

What is the Planning Region? 

Mention any two characteristics of a planning region.

Explain giving two reasons why there is a need for planned development for a country like India.

Mention any two factors which have influenced the development of the Electronic City of Bengaluru.

What is sericulture?

Name two main districts of Silk production in Chhattisgarh.

With reference to Haldia Port, answer the following question:

Location of the port.

With reference to Haldia port, answer the following:

State the need for the development of this port.

Locate and label the following on an outline map of India:

Shade and name the Chhattisgarh Planning Region.