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2010-11
CLASS – XI
GEOGRAPHY (THEORY)
SET-B
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION

WATER (OCEANS)
What are the forms of precipitation?
The forms of precipitation are
1. Rainfall
2. Snowfall
3. Hailstone

SOILS
Why is soil important
It produces food for all forms of life. It sustains plants, animals and human beings.

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION AND WEATHER SYSTEMS

Name the instrument by which the atmospheric pressure is measured.

Barometer

NATURAL VEGETATION
Name three important tree found in tropical evergreen forests
Rosewood, Ebony, Gurjan.

COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF ATMOSPHERE

What is tropopause?
The tropopause is an imaginary plane lying between stratosphere and troposphere.

INTERIOR OF THE EARTH

Which of the earthquake waves travels fastest?
P waves

WATER IN ATMOSPHERE
What factors control the evaporation?
1. Aridity,
2. Temperature,
3. Movement of air.

STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY

Which is the ancient crustal block in India?
Deccan plateau.
 INDIA- LOCATION
What is the length of coastline of India?
6100Km.

MINERALS AND ROCKS

What are metamorphic rocks?
The rocks which have been formed due to metamorphism or physical, chemical and
mineral alteration of the rocks due to internal heal or pressures are termed as
metamorphic rocks.

BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

What are the different types of biodiversity?
There are three types of biodiversity:
1. Genetic Diversity.
2. Ecosystem Diversity.
3. Species Diversity.

CLIMATE
what is jet stream?
The high velocity winds blowing in the upper trosphere is termed as jet stream.

WORLD CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Give the classification of climate according to ancient Greeks.
They divided earth into:
1. Torrid Zone,
2. Temperate Zone
3. Frigid Zone.

SOLAR RADIATION, HEAT BALANCE AND TEMPERATURE

What are the ways in which the atmosphere is heated?
The atmosphere gets heated in the followings ways:
(a) Radiation
(b) Conduction,
(c) Convection,
(d) Advection.

DRAINAGE SYSTEM
What is a drainage basin?
The watersheds of large river are called drainage basin.

LANDFORMS AND THEIR EVOLUTION

Name the geomorphologists who considered that landforms were the best indicators of
earth’s history.
S.W. Wooldridge and M.M. Davis.

GEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLINE
Define Economic Geography
The science which studies the economic –activities of the people which relate to
production of a commodity, its marketing and distribution is known as economic
geography.

WATER (OCEAN)
Which are the two main banks of the world?
1. the Dogger Bank(Northern sea)
2. the Grand Bank (Atlantic sea)

NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS

Name three states which are affected by cyclones.
Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION AND WEATHER SYSTEMS

Name the hot winds which blow in USA and Canada.
Chinooks.

COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF ATMOSPHERE

Which is the lowermost layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere.

NATURAL VEGETATION
Name the state in India noted for Deodar trees.
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh.

INTERIOR OF THE EARTH

Name the wave that follows the circumference of the earth.
L waves

LIFE ON THE EARTH

Name the part of the earth in which all life forms exist.
Biosphere.

SOILS
Mention the tree horizons of a soil profile.
Three horizons of soils are:
1. Top soils,
2. Sub soils,
3. Parent rock.

WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE

Name the various types of clouds.
a) Cirrus clouds,
b) Stratus clouds,
c) Cumulus clouds,
 d) Nimbus clouds.

INDIA- LOCATION
Name the state which has the longest coastline.
Gujarat.

GEOMORPHIC PROCESS
What is weathering?
Breaking of rocks by agents related to atmosphere is called weathering.

STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY

Name two passes of the Western Ghats.
Thal Ghat and Bhor Ghat.

BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

How have humans disturbed biodiversity?
The humans have directly influenced the kind and distribution of the Earth’s biotic stock.

WORLD CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE

What are the characteristics types of climate?
This climate region is found in North America and Eurasia. It is characterized by meager
rainfall, low temperature, located in the interiors and is affected by the mountain barriers.

CLIMATE
Name the coastal states struck by tropical cyclones.
Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh, West Bangal and Orissa.

SOLAR RADIATION, HEAT BALANCE AND TEMPERATURES

What are isotherms?
These are imaginary lines joining places having equals temperatures, reduced to sea level.

DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Name the sources of Indus.
Mansarover Lake.

LANDFORMS AND THEIR EVOLUTION

Which forces are involved in the creation of landforms?
Internal and external forces are involved in the creation of landforms.

GEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLINE
Define climatology?
The science which studies weather patterns of an area of the world over a time interval is
known as climatology.

MOVEMENT OF OCEAN WATER

What are ocean currents?
Regular movements of the surface water of the oceans in the particular directions are
called ocean currents.

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION AND WEATHER SYSTEMS

What is the normal rate of pressure decreases with altitude?
1cm for every ascent of 110 meters.