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SHARADA MANDIR SCHOOL STD.10 GEOGRAPHY FIRST TERM EXAM - AUG 2017 MARKS: 80 TIME: 2 HRS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Attempt seven questions in all. Part1 is compulsory. A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II Part I (30 marks) er z. co m Question 1 (20) Study the extract of the Survey of India map sheet No. 45 D/10and answer the following questions: a) What is the compass direction of Pamera (1622), from Gulabganj (1920)? [1] b) In what way does the pattern of drainage in grid square 2118 differ from that in grid square1723? [1] c) Name the types of vegetation found in the map extract? [1] d) What does the brown line in grid square 1718 represent? What does the figure written along the line indicate? [1] e) What is the R.F. shown in the map extract? Interpret the ratio. [1] f) Calculate the total area of the map extract. [1] g) Identify the landform in grid square 2315. [1] h) What does the term brackish in grid square 1621 mean? [1] i) State the nature of the canal. [1] j) What is the general pattern of settlements in the map extract? What is the main form of transport connecting the settlements? [2] k) Give a six figure grid reference of: [2] 1. The 20 kilometer stone 2. The highest peak l) On which bank of the Sipu Nadi is the village Gulabganj (1920) situated? Where does the village get its supply of water throughout the year? [2] m) Which is the most important settlement in the map extract? Justify your answer. [2] n) What does 10r in grid square 2221 represent? [1] o) Measure the length of the Sipu Nadi from where it is dammed to the causeway in grid square 1820. [2] (10) Te st Pa p Question 2 On the outline map of India provided: a) Name and shade the coastal plain in Tamil Nadu. b) Name and shade a region of alluvial soil above the tropic of Cancer. c) Mark and shade the lake that freezes in winter. d) Indicate with arrows and name the summer monsoon winds over the Lakshadweep islands. e) Mark and shade Kanchenjunga. f) Mark Chandigarh. g) Mark and label the important longitude passing through Allahabad. h) Name and shade a state with high population density in south India. i) Mark and name a centre for iron ore. j) River Ravi PART II (50 marks) Attempt any five questions Question 3 a) The cricket match at Mohalli Stadium, Punjab, on the 16th of January, had to be cancelled due to bad weather. Give an explanation for the weather condition. b) Give an important reason for the following: 1. The fishermen on the Coromandel Coast are warned not to venture out into the Bay, in November. 2. The north-east monsoon brings almost no rain to most of India. 3. Western Rajasthan does not receive any rainfall from the Arabian Sea branch of the south west monsoons. 4. India experiences cold season in the months of December and January. c) State a benefit of the Kalbaisakhi to the agricultural sector in West Bengal. d) What is meant by Monsoon Burst ? [1] [4] [1] [1] Cont d .. 1 www.testpaperz.com
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