Q1.

Choose the correct option

1) Measures to combat climate change

a) Banning the use of pesticides and insecticides
b) Promoting afforestation and banning deforestation
c) Banning public transport
d) Banning fossil fuels

2) This landform develops due to depositional work of wind. The windward slope of this
landform is gentle.
a) Loess plains
b) Barchans
c) Seif
d) Sand hills
3) The region with high diurnal range of temperature:
a) Tropical rainforests
b) Tropical grasslands
c) Tropical desert regions
d) Tropical Monsoon regions

4) The tools for studying climate change

a) Ice cores.
b) Coral reef
c) Tree rings
d) Ancient forts
5) The causes of global warming
a) Emission of greenhouse gases
b) Deforestation
c) Apparent movement of the sun
d) Industrialization
6) Lumbering flourished as an occupation from the Newfoundland to Alaska in North
America because:
a) Tundra Climatic Region
b) Taiga Climatic Region
c) West European Climatic Region
 d) China-type climatic region

7) The main reason behind the months of precipitation in the graphs of Monsoon climatic
regions being different is:
a) ITCZ
b) Orographic rainfall
c) hemisphere are different
d) apparent movement of the sun

8) A : South-East Asia, Japan and islands in the Pacific Ocean are most
vulnerable to earthquakes and Volcanic eruption.
R : They are located in ‘Ring of Fire’.
a) Only A is correct.
b) Only R is correct.
c) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
9) A : Faulting leads to development of fold mountains
R : Faulting occurs when tensional forces move away from each other.
a) Only A is correct.
b) Only R is correct.
c) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

10) A : More deposition occurs in the continental slope.

R : The slope is steeper here.
a) Only A is correct
b) Only R is correct
c) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
11) A : The islands are actually peaks of submerged mountains
R : Some peaks of submerged mountains come above the sea level
a) Only A is correct.
b) Only R is correct.
c) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
12) Water or snow enters the cracks in the rocks and makes it weak. When
the glacier passes on these rocks, it pulls the rocks at the bottom along
with it. This process is called
a) Plucking
b) Abrasion
c) Attrition
d) Transportation
13) Sometimes, the river starts erosion upstream. This happens when the
head stream gets a lot of water in the early stages of river’s flow.
a) Downcutting
b) Headword erosion
c) Lateral erosion
d) Vertical erosion
14) Soft rock erodes beneath the hard rock due to sea waves. This results
into landforms which further develop as sea arches. The landform is
a) Sea cave
b) Sea stack
c) Sea cliff
d) Wave-cut platform
15) River, glacier, wind, sea waves and groundwater are the agents of
erosion. Following work in the correct order is responsible to form various
landforms
a) Disintegration, picking up, transportation, weathering
b) Deposition, transportation, picking up, disintegration
16) This landform develops due to depositional work of wind. The windward
slope of this landform is gentle
a) Loess plains
b) Barchans
c) Seif
d) Sand hills
17) A : Sodium chloride and potassium are parts of inorganic oceanic
resources.
R : Salt extraction is a major activity in coastal areas.
a) Only A is correct
b) Only R is correct
 c) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
18 A : Continental shelf is a storehouse of mineral oil and natural gas.
R : Continental shelf receives large quantities of load from continental
areas.
a) Only A is correct.
b) Only R is correct
c) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of
A.
19. A : The abyssal plains are the deepest parts of the ocean.
R : They lie at the bottom of the ocean.
a) Only A is correct.
b) Only R is correct.
c) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of
A.

Q2. Complete the chain

A B C
Widespread Volcanic Zone V I to XII
eruption
Andaman and Nicobar Fissure Eruption Block Mountain
Islands
Mercalli scale Intensity Very high seismic
vulnerability
Slow Movements Faulting Solid
Phillipines Volcanic bombs Deccan Trap
Volcanic Material Circum Pacific belt Mayon
Melting of snow Methane Flooding
Effects of Insolation Average temperature of the Agriculture
earth
Greenhouse gases Erratic rains Existence of life on
earth
Climate change Increase in sea level Increase in frequency
of cyclones
 A B C

1) Pacific Ocean Christmas Bab-al-Mandeb

2) Chagos Atlantic Ocean Lakshadweep

3) Ashmore Maldives Indian Ocean

4) Hormuz Malacca Cocos

5) Continental Deeper part Manganese

shelf nodules

6) Oceanic Abyssal plains Whales

microorganism
s
7) Oceanic Fishing Sunda
trenches
8) Vast flat area Plankton Dogger Bank

Q1. Complete the chain

Rock type Name of the Dominant

rock type of
weathering
Igneous Dolomite Physical Weathering
Sedimentary Slate Chemical
Weathering
Metamorphic Basalt
Limestone
Granite

Q3. Draw diagrams

1. Deflation
2. Types of folds
3. Wave-cut platform
 4. Biological weathering
5. Mushroom rocks
6. Block disintegration
7. Freeze and thaw weathering
8. Types of faults
9. Shadow zone
10. Volcanic landforms

Q4. Differentiate between :

a) Monsoon and Mediterranean Regions
b) U shaped valley and V shaped valley
c) Syncline and Anticline
d) Normal fault and Reverse fault
e) Folding and Faulting
f) Rainforests and Savannah Climatic Regions
g) Slow Movements and sudden movements
h) Attrition and Abrasion
i) Taiga and Tundra regions
j) Mercalli scale and Ritcher scale

Q5. Write short notes on :

2) Flash floods
3) Oceanic resources
4) Depositional and Continental slope
5) Mineral resources in Indian ocean
6) Exfoliation
7) Preparedness for floods
8) Bleaching of coral reefs
9) EEZ
10) The width of continental shelf in Bay of Bengal and Arabian
Sea
11) Vulnerability
Q4. Give Geographical reasons :
1. The eastern coastal part of Indian Ocean is seismically
active
2. There is a great possibility that we may not see Maldives
on the world map in the future.
3. In Monsoon climate region, rainfall occurs in specific season.
4. Salinity is less in the Bay of Bengal in Indian Ocean
5. It is important to study climate change
6. Oxidation changes the size and colour of the rocks.
7. Our knowledge regarding the oceanic trenches is limited
8. Effect of mass movement will be greater along the western slope of the
Sahyadris than the eastern slope.
9. Fishing has developed in continental shelves.
10. Like the land, there are landforms below the ocean too.
11. Gyre develops in Southern Indian Ocean.
12. Compared to all the agents, sea waves work ceaselessly.

Q5. Answer in detail

1) Explain with examples, different types of landforms produced by volcanic eruption.
2) Explain the landforms formed by different agents through the process of abrasion.
3) Explain the types of disaster according to origin
4) Discuss how development of oceanic tourism should be carried out without
disturbing Marine life.
5) Explain the landforms formed by different agents through the process of abrasion.

Q6. On an outline map of the world, locate the following and make an index:

• Sunda Trench
• Diego Garcia
• SW Monsoon
• Agulhas Current
• West Australian Current
• Ninety East ridge
• Chabahar port
• Savannah Climatic Region in Africa
• Highland climatic region in India
• Chile and Russia
• Ice cap climatic region
• Desert climatic region
• Chagos Range
• Mariana Trench
• Dogger Bank
• Mumbai High
• Sunda Deep
• Grand Banks