74 + Interview Questions in Geography in Class 9 Page 2 InterviewSolution

51.	Why do some states of India have sparse population?
Answer» Solution :RUGGED terrain and unfavourable CONDITIONS are primarily RESPONSIBLE for SPARSE population in some states of India.

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52.	Where are the famous Passes of Himalayas located?
Answer» SOLUTION :Shipki LA Pass: It is located on the Tibet-Himalaya Road. It lies in the Satluj valley in Himachal Pradesh. Nathula Pass: It is on the way from India to Lhasa. It lies in the Chumbi valley in SIKKIM. Bomdila Pass: It lies further east in Arunachal Pradesh. It leads to Arunachal-China BORDER.

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53.	Why do Nortern plains and Kerala have very high density of population?
Answer» Solution :NORTHERN plains and Kerala have a very high density of POPULATION because of flat plains with fertile SOILS and ABUNDANT rainfall.

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54.	Writeon the following. The Central Highlands
Answer» Solution :The Central Highlands Ans. The Central Highlands are the part of the PENINSULAR plateau lying to the NORTH of the Narmada RIVER covering a major area of the Malwa plateau. The Vindhyan range is bounded by the Central Highlands on the south and the Aravalli range on the northwest. The flow of the rivers DRAINING this region, namely the Chambal, the Sind, the Betwa and Ken is from southwest to northeast, thus indicating the slope. The Central Highlands are narrower in the east and wider in the west. The EASTWARD extensions of this plateau are locally known as the .Bundelkhand. and .Baghelkhand.. The Chotanagpur plateau marks the further eastward extension, drained by the Damodar River.

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55.	Which areas are sparsely populated in India and why?
Answer» SOLUTION :SPARSELY populated areas of India are high mountain regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh and desert parts of Rajasthan. REASO: (i) Extremely cold climate codition, which makes living difficult. (ii) High and snow covered areas do not favour any kind of habitation. (iii) There are few regions which are fertile but they, too, are small and scattered. Besides that, it is difficult to approach these areas since there are no good means of transportion and COMMUNICATION available. (iv) Desert AREA of Rajashtan is arid, hot and cry region. It has sandy soils, not suitable for cultivatio. So, it does not favour any habitation.

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56.	Which part of the land is called 'water divide?
Answer» Solution :Any ELEVATED AREA, such as a mountain or an upland SEPARATES two drainage basins. Such an upland is known as a .water DIVIDE..

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57.	Why are Peninsular rivers called seasonal?
Answer» SOLUTION :A LARGE number of peninsular rivers are seasonal as their FLOW is dependent on RAINFALL and even the large rivers have reduced flow of water in the dry season.

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58.	What was the population density of India in 2011 census?
Answer» Solution :382 PERSON per SQ. KM.

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59.	Which wild life projects are set up to save endangered species?
Answer» SOLUTION :Project TIGER., .Project Rhino. and .Project GREAT Indian Bustard. are set up to SAVE these endangered SPECIES.

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60.	Write main features of Indus Basin.
Answer» SOLUTION :• The river Indus rises in TIBET, near lake Mansarovar. • Flowing west, it enters India in the Ladakh district of Jammu & Kashmir. It forms a picturesque gorge in this part. It flows through Baltistan and Gilgit and emerges from the MOUNTAIN at Attock. • All its major tributaries—the SATLUJ, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum-join together to enter the Indus near Mithankot in Pakistan. • Beyond this, the Indus flows southwards eventually reaching the Arabian Sea, east of Karachi. Indus is 2,900-km long and is one of the longest rivers of the WORLD.

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61.	Which factors are responsible for changes in India's natural vegetation?
Answer» Solution :Growing DEMAND for cultivated LAND, DEVELOPMENT of industries and mining, urbanization and for GRAZING of pasture.

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62.	Which is the largest river basin in India?
Answer» SOLUTION : The Ganga is the LARGEST river basin in INDIA.

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63.	Why is the black soil area in the peninsular part called 'Deccan Trap'?
Answer» Solution :(i) The black soil area in the PENINSULAR plateau is called the Deccan Trap. (ii) This is FORMED by volcanic activities, so the rocks are igneous. (iii) These rocks have been denuded over time and are responsible for the FORMATION of the black soil. Due to continuous flow of LAVA an extensive lava plateau has been formed known as Deccan Trap. (iv) The Aravallis lie on the western and north-western margins of the peninsular plateau. (v) These are HIGHLY eroded hills and are found as broken hills.

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64.	Why are Himalayas called young fold mountains? Mention any three features of the great Himalayan range.
Answer» Solution :(i) Himalayas are called YOUNG fold mountains as they are formed by folding process and still process of folding is going on . (ii) They got folded into three parallel range-The greater Himalayas, the LESSER Himalayas and the Shivalika. (iii) They have all prominent peaks which are snow COVERED almost throughout the YEAR. So, Himalayas are geologically young and structurally fold mountains STRETCH over the Northern borders of India.

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65.	Why are the western slopes of the western Ghats concerned with thick forests and not the eastern slopes?
Answer» Solution :On the WESTERN rainy slopes of the western Ghats, forests really APPEAR as wet evergreen forests and thick as COMPARED to eastern Ghats because eastern Ghats remain in RAIN shadow.

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66.	Which three main river system helped in forming Northern plains?
Answer» SOLUTION :The THREE main river systems are-The Indus, the GANGA and the BRAHMAPUTRA.

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67.	Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India?
Answer» NARMADA KRISHNA GODAVARI MAHANADI SOLUTION :Godavari

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68.	Why does river Brahmaputra carry less water in Tibet?
Answer» SOLUTION :In Tibet, the river carries a smaller volume of WATER & LESS silt as it is a COLD and a dry area.

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69.	What type of flora and fauna do we have in Tropical Rain forests?
Answer» SOLUTION :(i) Some of the commercially important TREES of this forest are ebony, MAHOGANY, rosewood, rubber and cinchona. (ii) The common animals found in these forests are ELEPHANTS, monkey, lemur and deer. (iii) The one-horned rhinoceros are found in the jungles of Assam and West Bengal. (IV) Besides these animals, plenty of birds, bats, sloth, scorpions and snails are also found in these jungles.

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70.	Which are the coral islands of India?
Answer» Solution :(i) LAKSHADWEEP are the coral islands of INDIA as they are formed by coral deposits. (ii) Such islands are formed by the deposition of SKELETONS of microscopic species, called coral polyps on the seabed. (iii) They live only in shallow warm waters. Many of these islands are in ring SHAPE or horse shoe shape, called atolls. These islands are located in the warm water of Arabian SEA.

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71.	Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt, despite a longer course?
Answer» Solution : The Brahmaputra river, which is known as Tsangpo in TIBET, carries a smaller volume of WATER and less silt as it is a cold and a dry AREA. But once it enters India, it is fed by HEAVY rains, and it carries LOT of water and silt.

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72.	Where is Chilika Lake located?
Answer» SOLUTION :ODISHA, to the SOUTH of the MAHANADI DELTA.

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73.	Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
Answer» SAMBHAR DAL WULAR GOBIND Sagar Solution :Sambhar

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74.	Which factors modified the relief features of India?
Answer» Solution :Besides GEOLOGICAL formations, a NUMBER of processes such as weathering, erosion and DEPOSITION have created and MODIFIED the RELIEF to its present form.

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Why do some states of India have sparse population?

Where are the famous Passes of Himalayas located?

Why do Nortern plains and Kerala have very high density of population?

Writeon the following. The Central Highlands

Which areas are sparsely populated in India and why?

Which part of the land is called 'water divide?

Why are Peninsular rivers called seasonal?

What was the population density of India in 2011 census?

Which wild life projects are set up to save endangered species?

Write main features of Indus Basin.

Which factors are responsible for changes in India's natural vegetation?

Which is the largest river basin in India?

Why is the black soil area in the peninsular part called 'Deccan Trap'?

Why are Himalayas called young fold mountains? Mention any three features of the great Himalayan range.

Why are the western slopes of the western Ghats concerned with thick forests and not the eastern slopes?

Which three main river system helped in forming Northern plains?

Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India?

Why does river Brahmaputra carry less water in Tibet?

What type of flora and fauna do we have in Tropical Rain forests?

Which are the coral islands of India?

Why does the Brahmaputra in its Tibetan part have less silt, despite a longer course?

Where is Chilika Lake located?

Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?

Which factors modified the relief features of India?