424 + Interview Questions in Geography in Class 12 Page 2 InterviewSolution

51.	Write a short note on the following in about 30 words: (ii) Manufacturing:
Answer» SOLUTION :Manufacturing adds value to natural resources by transforming raw materials intofinished goods of HIGHER value for SALE in local or distant markets. It involves a full array of production from HANDICRAFTS to moulding iron and steel and stampingout plastic toys to assembling DELICATE computer components or space vehicles.

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52.	Why do people migrate in large number from rural to urban areas in India?
Answer» Solution :In India people migrate from rural to urban AREAS MAINLY due to poverty, high POPULATION pressure on the LAND, lack of basic infrastructural facilities like health care, EDUCATION, etc.

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53.	Which country has proclaimed 'Gross National Hapiness' as the measure of a country's progress ?
Answer» Solution :BHUTAN has proclaimed .Gross National HAPINESS. as the MEASURE of a country.s PROGRESS.

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54.	Why is there great variation among various regions in doubling their population?
Answer» Solution :DEVELOPED countries have controlled their growth rate due to expansion of educational FACILITIES and advancement in medical facilities. Developed countries are taking more time to double their POPULATION. Developing countries are taking less time to double their population due to LACK of educational and medical facilities.

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55.	Where is the Nanda Devi peak located ?
Answer» Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Sikkim Nepal Solution : NANDA DEVI Peak (7817 m) is SITUATED in Uttarakhand

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56.	1.Which industries are included in traditional industries?
Answer» SOLUTION :Iron and STEEL industry, cotton industry and SUGAR industry are considered as TRADITIONAL industries.

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57.	Which one of the following separates North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Answer» Foveaux Strait Bass Strait COOK Strait Torres Strait Solution :Cook strait SEPARATES North and South islands of NEW ZEALAND.

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58.	Why have many European countries have deficit males?
Answer» SOLUTION :Many EUROPEAN countries have deficit of males because of better status of females and male dominanted out migration to DIFFERENT parts of the WORLD.

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59.	Where is the highest replenishable water concentrated?
Answer» Solution :The total replenishable groundwater resources in the country are about 432 cubic KM. The Ganga and the Brahamaputra basins, have about 46 PER cent of the total replenishable groundwater resources. The level of groundwater utilisation is RELATIVELY high in the river basins lying in north-western region and parts of south India.

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60.	Which country is ranked no. 1 in HDI?
Answer» ANSWER :NORWAY is RANKED no. 1 in HDI.

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61.	Why do people migrate in large number from rural to urban areas in India ?
Answer» Solution :In india people migrate from rural to urban AREAS mainly DUE to poverty, HIGH population PRESSURE on the land, lack of basic infrastrucral facilities like health care, education,etc.

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62.	Write a note on Volga waterway.
Answer» SOLUTION : Russia has a LARGE number of developed waterways, of which the Volga is one of the most important. It provides a navigable waterway of 11,200 km and drains into the Caspian SEA. The Volga b Moscow Canal CONNECTS it with the Moscow REGION and the Volga-Don Canal with the Black Sea.

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63.	Which one among the following explains the earthquakes of the eastern margins of Asia?
Answer» Subduction of Pacific plate under ASIATIC plate Subduction of AFRICAN plate below European plate Subduction of Indian plate under Asiatic plate Subduction of American plate under the Pacific plate Solution :In 1906, Montessus DE Bailore DESCRIBED the earthquakes and their characteristics within a specific region It generally occurs by subduction of pacificplate under Asiatic PIATE and triggered a series of devastating Tsunamis

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64.	Which one of the following National Highways links Jabalpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Madurai ?
Answer» NH5 NH7 NH9 NH11 Solution :National Highway (NH 7) deals with VARANASI and KANYAKUMARI. It is the LONGEST Highway of India.

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65.	Which of the following statements regarding hurricanes is are correct? 1.They develop over the ocean between 8^@-15^@ N 2.They are almost absent in the South Atlantic Ocean. 3. They do not develop close to the equator. Select the correct answer using the code given below
Answer» 1 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1,2 and 3 Solution :Hurricanes develop over the oceans between `8^@-15^@`N. The term "tropical" refers to the geographical origin of these systems, which usually form over the tropicaloceans. The term "CYCLONE" refers to their cyclonic nature, with wind blowing counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. The opposite direction of circulation is due to the Coriolis FORCE. DEPENDING its location a tropical cyclone is referred to by names and strenricane, typhoon simply cyclone such as tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression

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66.	Why is traditional cropping pattern changing in India nowadays?
Answer» Solution :Traditional cropping PATTERN is CHANGING nowadays because: (i) Expansion in irrigation facilities hasfacilitated growth of non-traditional crops. For example, growing rice in Punjab, wheat in West Bengal ETC. (ii) Modem technology or advent of PACKAGE technology. (iii) Changing food habits of people. (iv) Initiation of policy of LIBERALISATION and free market economy. (v) Easy credit facility to farmers.

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67.	Which one of the following devices is used to measure atmospheric pressure ?
Answer» Ammeter Barometer Potentiometer Lactometer Answer :B

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68.	What percentage of people in India live in urban centres ?
Answer» Solution :`31.16%` PEOPLE live in URBAN CENTRES in INDIA.

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69.	Which one of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of river Cauvery?
Answer» Hemavati Arkavati Indravati Amravati Solution :Indravati River is a tributary of the Godavari River. Its starting POINT is found to be the Ghats of Dandakaranya range, in the Kalahandi district of the state of Odisha, The River follows a westerly path and enters Jagadalpur in the state of Chhattisgarh. The river MOVES from here in a SOUTHERN route, before EVENTUALLY UNITING with the Godavari at the borders of three states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

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70.	Which sector (economic-activity) uses most of the surface and groundwater in India?
Answer» SOLUTION :AGRICULTURE

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71.	Which one of the following pairs of rivers and tributaries is not correctly matched?
Answer» GODAVARI :Indravati Ganga :PENGANGA Krishna :Bhima Luni :Sukri Solution :The correct COMBINATION of river and its TRIBUTARY is, Godavari- Indravati Krishna Bhima Luni-Sukri Penganga is one of the tributaries of wardha river.

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72.	Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?
Answer» 1. COFFEE 2. Sugarcane 3. Wheat 4. Rubber Answer :C

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73.	Which one among the following is the largest tiger reserve of India in terms of area of the core/critical tiger habitat?
Answer» Manas Pakke Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Periyar Solution :Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) is the largest tiger reserve in India. The reserve SPREADS over five districts, Nalgonda District, Mahbubnagar district, KURNOOL District, PRAKASAM District and Guntur District The TOTAL area of the tiger reserve 153,568 km2 (1,378 sq MI). The core area of this reserve is 1.200 km2 (460 sq mi)

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74.	Which one of the following types of cloud is characterized by continuous precipitation ?
Answer» Cirrocumulus Cumulus Nimbostratus Cumulonimbus Answer :D

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75.	When the winds blow from all sides to the central low in an anticlockwise direction, then this phenomenon is known as
Answer» anti-TROPICAL CYCLONES of SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE temperate cyclones of NORTHERN hemisphere tropical cyclones of northern hemisphere tropical cyclones of southern hemisphere Answer :D

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76.	Which of the following statements regarding south-west monsoon in India is/are correct ? I.Monsoon reaches the Malabar coast first II.Rajasthan does not get rainfall from south west monsoon III.South-west monsoon retreats when the permanent wind belts start shifting to the south Select the correct answer using the code given below
Answer» I , II and III I and II only III only I and III only Solution :Monsoon MAY be considered as large SCALE sea breezes, because of seasonal heating. The south west monsoon brings rain TOWARDS the end of summer It ARRIVES in two branches - The way of Bengal branch and the ARABIAN sea branch

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77.	What would be the total population at the end of the year if population at the beginning of the year is 5000 and population changed during the year is-birth 250, death 60, immigration 30 and emigrant 15?
Answer» 5205 5235 5310 5180 Solution :TOTAL POPULATION =Population at the BEGINING of the year + [BIRTH +IMMIGRATION]-[Death+Emigration]5000+[250+30]-[60+15]=5205

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78.	Which is the famous pipeline of the USA? State four advantages of pipeline transport.
Answer» Solution :Big Inch is the famous pipeline transport of USA which CARRIES mineral oil from the WELLS of Gulf of Mexico to the north EASTERN states. The advantages of the pipeline transport: (i) It is a fast means of transport and it ensures uninterrupted supply of raw material to the refineries and finished products to the consumers. (ii) It is a cheap means of transport as once constructed it has a very low OPERATIONAL cost. (iii) It involves use of some energy for pumping only, which is small. (iv) It saves the problem of LOADING and unloading of the raw materials and finished products.

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79.	Which one of the following does not characterise the Himalayas?
Answer» VARIOUS parallel ranges of the Himalayas form a CONVEX arc There EXIST syntaxial bends at both the terminals of the Himalayas Indus, Sutlej And Brahmaputra rivers are EXAMPLES of antecedent drainage The Himalayas are wider in the east than in the west Answer :D

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80.	Who are the red collar workers?
Answer» ANSWER :People engaged in PRIMARY ACTIVITIES are called red COLLAR workers due to the oudoor NATURE of their work.

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81.	Why did the development of cotton textile industries occur in and around Mumbai?
Answer» Solution :It was very close to the cotton PRODUCING areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Raw cotton used to be brought to Mumbai port to be transported to England. Therefore, cotton was AVAILABLE in Mumabi city itself. Mumbai was the financial centre and the CAPITAL NEEDED to start an industry was available there. Employment opportunities attracted labour in large NUMBERS. The machinery required for a cotton textile mill could be directly imported from England .

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82.	When was the latest census survey conducted? When was the last day and time of census survey?
Answer» Solution :In India, the LATEST census SURVEY was 5 CONDUCTED in 2011. It was based on the data till 28 February, 2011 at 12 mid night.

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83.	Which one among the following lakes is situated on the west coast of India?
Answer» Chilika ASHTAMUDI Pulicat Kollers Solution : Ashtamudi lake is SITUATED in the KOLLAM District of KERALA

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84.	Which of the following sequences is correct for rainfall?
Answer» Slow ascent of air slow condensation - heavy downpour Rapid ascent of air LARGE raindrops heavy downpour Pressure decreased air compressed heavy downpour Descent of air air warmed-heavy downpour Solution :There is negative relationship between rainfall and pressure. When the air pressure is lower, more rainfall occurs When there is low pressure in the atmosphere the air bubbles that is RISING, are always hotter than the air AROUND. If the ground is heated then air will rise The cool air will PRODUCE condensation that will ultimately LEAD to rainfall

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85.	Which one of the following is the correct sequence about various levels of organization of Biosphere?
Answer» ECOSYSTEM-BIOSPHERE-Community-POPULATION Population - ORGANISM - Eco system - Biosphere Organist - Community - Population - Biosphere Organism - Population - Eco system - Biosphere Solution :Organism `to` Population `to` Ecosystem `to` Biosphere

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86.	1.Who is a main worker?
Answer» SOLUTION :A worker who works for more than or equal to 183 days in a year is CALLED main worker.

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87.	Which one of the following rivers has the highest replenishable ground water resource in the country?
Answer» The INDUS The BRAHMAPUTRA The Ganga The Godavari Solution : The Indus

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88.	Why there is spatial variation in FDI in India?
Answer» Solution :Major share of both DOMESTIC investment as WELL as foreign direct investment went to already developed states. For example, out of the total proposed investment by the industrial entrepreneurs during 1991-2000 nearly one fourth (23 PER cent) was for industrially developed Maharashtra, 17 per cent for Gujarat, 7 per cent for Andhra Pradesh, and about 6 per cent for TAMIL Nadu while Uttar Pradesh, the state with the largest population has only 8 per cent. In spite of several concessions, SEVEN north-eastern states could get less than 1 per cent of the proposed investment. In fact, economically weaker states could not compete with the developed states in open market in attracting industrial investment proposals and hence they are likely to suffer from these processes.

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89.	Which one of the following Himalayan vegetation species is found between the altitudes of 1800 to 2600 metres?
Answer» SAAL Chir Spruce Deodar Solution :Deodar/deodar deodar is a species of cedar native to the western HIMALAYAS in Eastern AFGHANISTAN, NORTHERN Pakistan and India, Southwestern Tibet and Western Nepal, occurring at 1,500-3,200 m altitude.

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90.	Which canal has shortened the distance between Europe and Asia? Give five points on the canal.
Answer» Solution :Suez canal has shortened the distance between Europe and Asia. This canal had been constructed in 1869 in Egypt between Port Said in the north and Port Suez in the south linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. (i) It gives Europe a new gateway to the Indian Ocean and reduces DIRECT searoute distance between Liverpool and Colombo COMPARED to the Cape of GOOD Hope route. (ii) It is a sea-level canal without locks which is about 160 km and il to 15 m deep (iii) About 100 ships travel daily and each ship takes 10-12 hours to cross this canal. (iv) The tolls are so heavy that some find it cheaper to go by the longer Cape Route whenever the consequent delay is not important (v) A railway follows the canal to Suez, and from Ismailia there is a branch LINE to Cairo. (VI) A navigable fresh-water canal from the Nile also joins the Suez Canal in Ismailia to supply fresh-water to Port Said and Suez.

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91.	1. Which animals are used as carriers?
Answer» SOLUTION :Different animals are used in different places as carriers. (a) Horses are used as a draught animal even in the Western countries. (b) Dogs and reindeers are used in North America, North Europe and Siberia to draw SLEDGES over snow-covered ground. (c) Mules are preferred in the mountainous regions, while camels are used for CARAVAN movement in deserts. (d) In India, bullocks are used for PULLING CARTS.

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92.	1. Which shipping canal links the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean? .
Answer» Solution : Panama canal has shortened the distance between eastern and western coasts of North America. This canal connects the Atlantic OCEAN in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. Its ECONOMIC significance are: (i) The canal is about 72 km. long and involves a very deep cutting for a length of 12 km. (II) It has a six lock system and ships cross the different levels (26 m up and down) through these locks before entering the Gulf of Panama. (iii) It shortens the distance between New York and San Francisco by 13,000 km by sea. (iv) Likewise the distance between Western Europe and the West-coast of U.S.A., and North-eastern and Central U.S.A. and East and South-east Asia is shortened. (v) The economic significance of this Canal is relatively less than that of the Suez. HOWEVER, it is vital to the economies of LATIN America.

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93.	"Why is the large integrated steel industry located close to the source of raw material?"
Answer» Solution :Because the raw materials such as limestone, DOLOMITE, MANGANESE, etc., for these industries are WEIGHT losing and heavy.

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94.	Which factors differentiate states with high HDI value from low HDI value ?
Answer» Solution :There are SEVERAL socio - political, economic and historical REASONS that differentiate the STATES with high from states with LOW HDI values.

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95.	Which is not a factor of industrial location?
Answer» 1. Market 2 CAPITAL 3. Population Density 4. Power Solution :Population Density

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96.	Which means of transport is extensively used for carry water, petroleum, natural gas and other liquids? Describe the network of this means of transport in the world.
Answer» Solution :Pipelines are used for carry water, petroleum, natural gas and other LIQUIDS. Cooking gas is SUPPLIED through pipelines in many parts of the world. In New Zealand, milk is being supplied through pipelines from farm to factories. Big Inch is one of the famous pipelines in USA which carries petroleum from the oil wells of the Gulf of Mexico to the north-eastern states. About 17 per cent of all freight per tonne-km is carried through pipelines in USA. In Europe, Russia, West Asia and INDIA pipelines are used to connect oil wells to REFINERIES and to ports or domestic MARKETS. Turkmenistan in central Asia has extended pipelines to Iran and also to parts of China.

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97.	Which country has the highest density of railway network?
Answer» 1. Brazil 2. U.S.A 3. Canada 4. Russia Answer :B

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98.	When the sun is 30^@ above the horizon, shadow of one tree is 17.3 m long What is the height of this tree ?
Answer» 20 m 17.30 m 10 m 1.73 m Solution :From trigonometry TAN `30^@="height of free AB"/"BC"` `therefore` Height of tree , `AB= tan 30^@ BC=1/sqrt3xx17.3` =10 cm

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99.	Which approach was followed by Lucian Febrre and Vidal De La Blache in the study of Human Geography? Mention two characteristics of this approach
Answer» SOLUTION :. Possibilism was the approach followed by Lucian Febrre and Vidal De LA Blache in the study of HUMAN geography. Its character (i) Humans create possibilities with the resources OBTAINED from theenvironment. (ii)Lifestyles of people were the product and reflection of a civilizations

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100.	Which one of the following is the second largest producer of sugar:
Answer» 1. MAHARASHTRA 2. UTTAR PRADESH 3. PUNJAB 4. Tamil Nadu Solution :Uttar Pradesh

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Write a short note on the following in about 30 words: (ii) Manufacturing:

Why do people migrate in large number from rural to urban areas in India?

Which country has proclaimed 'Gross National Hapiness' as the measure of a country's progress ?

Why is there great variation among various regions in doubling their population?

Where is the Nanda Devi peak located ?

1.Which industries are included in traditional industries?

Which one of the following separates North and South Islands of New Zealand?

Why have many European countries have deficit males?

Where is the highest replenishable water concentrated?

Which country is ranked no. 1 in HDI?

Why do people migrate in large number from rural to urban areas in India ?

Write a note on Volga waterway.

Which one among the following explains the earthquakes of the eastern margins of Asia?

Which one of the following National Highways links Jabalpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Madurai ?

Which of the following statements regarding hurricanes is are correct? 1.They develop over the ocean between 8^@-15^@ N 2.They are almost absent in the South Atlantic Ocean. 3. They do not develop close to the equator. Select the correct answer using the code given below

Why is traditional cropping pattern changing in India nowadays?

Which one of the following devices is used to measure atmospheric pressure ?

What percentage of people in India live in urban centres ?

Which one of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of river Cauvery?

Which sector (economic-activity) uses most of the surface and groundwater in India?

Which one of the following pairs of rivers and tributaries is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?

Which one among the following is the largest tiger reserve of India in terms of area of the core/critical tiger habitat?

Which one of the following types of cloud is characterized by continuous precipitation ?

When the winds blow from all sides to the central low in an anticlockwise direction, then this phenomenon is known as

What would be the total population at the end of the year if population at the beginning of the year is 5000 and population changed during the year is-birth 250, death 60, immigration 30 and emigrant 15?

Which is the famous pipeline of the USA? State four advantages of pipeline transport.

Which one of the following does not characterise the Himalayas?

Who are the red collar workers?

Why did the development of cotton textile industries occur in and around Mumbai?

When was the latest census survey conducted? When was the last day and time of census survey?

Which one among the following lakes is situated on the west coast of India?

Which of the following sequences is correct for rainfall?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence about various levels of organization of Biosphere?

1.Who is a main worker?

Which one of the following rivers has the highest replenishable ground water resource in the country?

Why there is spatial variation in FDI in India?

Which one of the following Himalayan vegetation species is found between the altitudes of 1800 to 2600 metres?

Which canal has shortened the distance between Europe and Asia? Give five points on the canal.

1. Which animals are used as carriers?

1. Which shipping canal links the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean? .

"Why is the large integrated steel industry located close to the source of raw material?"

Which factors differentiate states with high HDI value from low HDI value ?

Which is not a factor of industrial location?

Which means of transport is extensively used for carry water, petroleum, natural gas and other liquids? Describe the network of this means of transport in the world.

Which country has the highest density of railway network?

When the sun is 30^@ above the horizon, shadow of one tree is 17.3 m long What is the height of this tree ?

Which approach was followed by Lucian Febrre and Vidal De La Blache in the study of Human Geography? Mention two characteristics of this approach

Which one of the following is the second largest producer of sugar: