Morning Star solutions for Total Geography [English] Class 10 ICSE chapter 6 - Location, Extent and Physical Features [Latest edition]

Distinguish between the following:

Western Coastal Plains and Eastern Coastal Plains.

What kind of mountains are the Himalayas?

By what name are the offshoots of the Eastern Himalayas known?

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The rivers of south India are less suitable for irrigation than the rivers of north India.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The Peninsular Plateau of India is considered to be a part of Gondwanaland hundreds of millions of years ago.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The Narmada and Tapi do not form deltas.

State how the Northern Plains were formed.

Give two differences between the Plains of North India and the Coastal Plains.

Name two rivers of the Peninsular Plateau that flow towards the Arabian Sea.

Name two rivers that flow into the Bay of Bengal.

“Less land is available for agriculture on the west coast than on the east coast.” Why?

“Access through Western Ghats is difficult.” Why?

Give a geographical reason of the following:

The Peninsular Plateau of India is rich in mineral resources.

Name the four parts of the Peninsular Plateau of India.

Name the landforms that form the boundaries of the Peninsular Plateau.

Give any three differences between Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats.

Name the source of the river Ganga.

Where does Ganga river enter the plains?

The northern plains of India are one of the most densely populated regions of the world. Why?

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The Deccan Plateau is an example of a dissected plateau.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Tourists to Uttarakhand can indulge in sports like river-rafting.

Name any two left bank tributaries of the Ganga.

Is Ganga a perennial river? Give reason.

Give two differences between rivers of Northern India and the rivers of Southern (Peninsular) India.

Name the only significant river of the Rajasthan Plains.

Name the largest river island in the world.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Most of the rivers in South India flow into the Bay of Bengal.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The Rann of Kutch is not cultivated.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The Rajasthan Plains are an area of inland drainage.

How is cultivation carried out in the Rajasthan Plains?

Name the fertile tracts of these plains.

On the outline map of India shade and mark the following:

1. Mountains and Plateaus: Himalayas, Karakoram Range, Aravali Range, Vindhyas, Western and Eastern Ghats, Deccan Plateau, Satpura Range, Garo, Khasi, Jaintia Hills, Chota Nagpur Plateau and Malwa Plateau.
2. Passes: Karakoram, Nathu La.
3. Plains: Gangetic Plains, Coastal Plains.
4. Rivers: Indus, Ravi, Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Sutlej, Ganga, Yamuna, Ghaghra, Gomti, Gandak, Kasi, Chambal, Betwa, Son, Damodar, Brahmaputra, Tapti, Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri and Tunghbhadra.
5. Water Bodies: Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhat, Gulf of Mannar, Palk Strait, Andaman Sea, Chilka Lake, Wular Lake.
6. Cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Visakhapatnam, Prayagraj (Allahabad).