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Calcutta University Geography II Answer Key

The document is an answer key for Calcutta University's Geography Semester II exam, providing suggested solutions for multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions. It covers various geographical concepts such as weather vs. climate, demographic transition theory, the hydrological cycle, and industrial location factors. The key includes definitions, examples, and explanations relevant to the course material.

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Calcutta University Geography II Answer Key

The document is an answer key for Calcutta University's Geography Semester II exam, providing suggested solutions for multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions. It covers various geographical concepts such as weather vs. climate, demographic transition theory, the hydrological cycle, and industrial location factors. The key includes definitions, examples, and explanations relevant to the course material.

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Calcutta University - Geography Semester II

Answer Key (Suggested Solutions)

Group A: Very Short Answer / MCQs


1. (c) Convectional rainfall
2. (a) Loess
3. (b) Coriolis Force
4. (d) Pacific Ocean
5. (a) Endogenic
6. (c) Niger Delta
7. (b) 23.5° N
8. (a) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
9. (c) Black cotton soil (Regur)
10. (b) Malthus

Group B: Short Answer Type (30 marks)


11. Difference: Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions, Climate is long-term average.
12. Meanders: looping bends in rivers; Oxbow lake: cut-off meander forming crescent lake.
13. Demographic Transition Theory: explains population growth stages (High birth-death → Low
birth-death).
14. Igneous rocks: formed by cooling magma/lava; e.g., granite, basalt.
15. Types of precipitation: Convectional, Orographic, Cyclonic.
16. Population density = Population / Area (worked out for a given example).
17. Plate boundaries: Convergent, Divergent, Transform.
18. Significance of contour maps: show relief, slope, landform representation.
19. Primary activities: agriculture, fishing; Secondary: industry, manufacturing.
20. Distribution of tropical cyclones: Indian Ocean, Caribbean, Pacific regions.

Group C: Long Answer Type (60 marks)


21. Hydrological Cycle: Describe stages (Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff,
Infiltration) with diagram.
22. Earthquake waves: P, S, and L waves; distribution of earthquakes (circum-Pacific belt,
Himalayan belt).
23. Industrial location factors: raw materials, labor, power, transport, market, government policies.
24. Monsoon mechanism: role of ITCZ, differential heating, Tibetan Plateau, jet streams; regional
variations in India.
25. Soil profile: Horizons O, A, B, C, R; significance in fertility and agriculture.
26. Population growth: exponential vs arithmetic; challenges include food, resources, urbanization.
27. Coral reefs: fringing, barrier, atoll reefs; distribution (Australia, Caribbean, Indian Ocean);
significance (biodiversity, coastal protection).
28. Map projection errors: distortion in area, shape, distance; suitable uses of conformal,
equal-area, cylindrical projections.

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