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A.1. Fill in the blank choosing the correct alternative : (a) The Amazon valley receives around 2000 mm of rainfall (b) The Paraguay and the Parana rivers form the catchment of River Plata

in Argentina. (c) The difference between the two extreme most points in India is about

120 minutes . (d) GMT - 03timezoneistheofficialBraziliantime.

A.2. Identify the odd man out : (a) Pantanal - It is a wetland and others are plain region. (b) Nepal Himalayas - Kashmir Himalayas, Kumaun Himalayas, Assam

HimalayasarethealternativenamesofWestern,CentralandEasternHimalayas respectively.

(c) Casino Beach -CasinoBeachisthesouthernmostbeachofBraziliancoast. Others are located along the Northern coast.

(d) Chenab -ChenabisatributaryofRiverSindhu,othersaretributariesof River Ganga.

A.3. Name the following : (Any 4) (a) Dhabyachee Ghare (b) Tides (c) Samba (d) 7500 kms (e) 2 hours 48 mins (168 mins)

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4A.4. (A) OnanoutlinemapofIndiafillthegiveninformationandmakea legend : (Any 4)

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A.4. (B) Read the map of Brazil given and answer the questions given below : (Any 4)

(a) All the various means of transport like roads, (including major roads), railways, airways (airports), and waterways (ports) are seen on the map.

(b) The roadways have a denser network. (c) The Trans Amazonian Highway can be seen prominently. (d) TheSouth-easternpartofBrazilhasdenserailwaynetwork. (e) ThenorthernandwesternpartofBrazilhavealesserdevelopmentof

transport network as compared to the other parts. (f) ManausisaprominentportininteriorBrazil.

A.5. Give geographical reasons : (Any 2) (a) (i) A person's livelihood refers to their "means of securing the basic

necessities-food, water, shelter and clothing - of life." (ii) To acquire above necessities, people work either individually or

as a group by using skills (both human and material) for meeting the requirements of the self. The activities are usually carried out repeatedly.Forinstance,afisherman'slivelihooddependsontheavailabilityandaccessibilityoffish.

(iii) So,definitelytheregionsandnecessitiesinfluencethedifferencein the means of livelihood.

(b) (i) Waterways is the cheapest mode of transportation for bulky and perishable goods over long distances.

(ii) Waterways are natural mode of transportation and do not require any special infrastructure and maintenance.

(iii) India is surroundedbyBay ofBengal, ArabianSea and IndianOcean, therefore we have a long coastline.

Sowerelyonthesearouteforinternationaltrade.

(c) (i) ThewesterncoastborderstheArabianSeaandtheeasterncoastborderstheBayofBengal.

(ii) The western coast is by and large a rocky coast. At places, spurs taking off from the Western Ghats have extended right up to the coast. The eastern coast has formed as a result of depositional work of rivers.

(iii) The width of western coast is narrow, whereas that of eastern coast is wide.

(iv) ShortandswiftriversoriginatingfromWesternGhatsformestuaries,whereasbecauseofthegentleslopetheeastflowingriversflowingat low speed deposit sediments and form deltas.

(v) Thus there are dissimilarities between the eastern and the western coasts of India.

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(d) (i) Because of the vast latitudinal extent of Brazil, it experienceswide range of climatic variations. Near the equator it is hot, while temperatetypeofclimateisfoundnearTropicofCapricorn.

(ii) ConsideringthetemperaturesinBrazil,thenorthernpartofBrazilis hot while the temperatures in the southern part are comparatively lower.

(iii) It generally snows in those areas lying in the temperate or polar regions or in the mountainous regions of very high altitude.

(iv) SnowfalldoesoccurbutisonlyconfinedtohigherelevationsinthesouthernstatesofRioGrandeDoSul,ParanaandSantaCatarina.

(v) Most part of the country lies in the tropical zone which experiences a hot and humid climate.

(vi) Sosnowfalldoesn'talwaysoccurinBrazilandisconsideredararephenomenon.

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A.6. (A) Draw a multiple bar graph to represent the data and answer the following questions :

(a) The graph shows the percentage of population engaged in tourism and thecontributionoftourisminGDPofbothBrazilandIndiafortheyear2016.

(b) Brazil’stourismhasalargershareinthecontributiontowardsGDP. (c) India has a larger population engaged in tourism sector but contributes

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A.6. (B) Study the following graph and answer the questions based on it :

(a) It is aCompoundBarGraph. The graph shows the contribution ofvarious sectors in the National Income and the percentage of population engagedinvarioussectorsinIndia,Brazilintheyear2016.

(b) India has a lower percentage of population engaged in tertiary sector. It is about 27%.

(c) ShareofthesecondaryactivitiesintheGDPismoreinBrazil.Itisabout27.5%.

(d) BrazilhasalessershareofprimarysectorinGDP.Itisonlyabout5.5%. (e) PrimarysectorinIndiaisleastefficientbecauseinIndiaalmosthalf

the population is engaged in the primary sector, but its contribution to the GDP is only about 18%.

(f) No,IndiaisnotanindustrialeconomylikeBrazil.Thisisbecauseabouthalf the population (48.8%) is engaged in the primary sector.

A.7. Answer the following in detail : (Any 2) (a) (i) ThedenselyforestedlandsofAmazonRiverBasinandtheSwampy

landshavelimitedthedevelopmentofRailwaysinBrazil. (ii) LargepocketsofBrazilareunpopulated (iii) Roadways are the most common mode of transportation in Eastern

partofBrazilandwaterwayshavedevelopedonacommercialbasisin the Amazon River.

(iv) The trains are used for long distance transportation of passengers only a few urban tourist routes.

ThesearethedifficultiesinthedevelopmentoftherailwaysysteminBrazil'sinternalareas.

(b) (i) This division lies between Himalayan Mountains in the north and the Peninsula in the south.

(ii) Similarly, it extends fromRajasthan andPunjab in thewest toAssam in the east.

(iii) Itismostlyaflatlowlyingarea. (iv) The North Indian Plains are divided into two parts. The part lying

to the east of the Aravalis is the basin of the river Ganga and is therefore known as the Ganga Plains. It slopes eastward.

(v) Mostof theWestBengalstateof IndiaandBangladeshtogetherconstitutethedeltaofGanga-Brahmaputrasystem.ItisknownasSunderbans.Itisconsideredtobetheworld'slargestdelta.

(vi) The western part of the North Indian Plains is occupied by desert. It is also known as Thar Desert or Marusthali. Most of Rajasthan is occupied by this desert.

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(vii) To the north of the desert lie the plains of Punjab. This region is spread to the west of Aravalis and Delhi ranges. These plains have formedasaresultofthedepositonalworkbyriverSatlujanditstributaries. The slope of the plains is towards the west.

(viii)Becausethesoilhereisveryfertile,agricultureislargelypractisedin this region.

(c) (i) Geography is a science to be learnt through observation. (ii) Fieldstudygivesusanopportunitytogetfirsthandinformationof

the place of visit. (iii) Studentslearntherelationshipbetweenphysicalandculturalfactors

and how man adapts himself accordingly. (iv) They also learn to compare the areas and their activities. (v) They develop the skill of observation and reasoning. (vi) They get an opportunity to interact with the local people and

understand their problems. (vii)Studentsdevelopthefeelingofbelongingtotheseregions.

(d) (i) India'sclimateisof'monsoon'type.Butthereisdiversityinclimaticconditions of India due to the latitudinal location and altitude of the place.

(ii) AstheTropicofCancerpassesthroughthemiddleofIndia.Indiais considered to be in the tropical region.

(iii) TheTropicofCancerdividesthecountryintotropicalregioninthesouth and temperate region to the north.

(iv) Temperature increases towards the south as perpendicular sunrays arereceiveduptotheTropicofCancerandtheaveragetemperatureis high throughout the year. Also humidity is higher in the south than north.

(v) In the north summers are very hot and winters are cool and dry. (vi) Inwinter,temperaturedropto–48ºCinJammuandKashmirand

parts of mountainous regions of Himalayas, due to high altitude. (vii) It rains heavily in the coastal regions and in the north east, due

to orographic rainfall but the interior parts of the Deccan Plateau receive less rain as they lie in the rain shadow region.

(viii) The amount of rainfall keeps decreasing as we go from the south to the north.

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