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Why is petroleum called 'black gold'?

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What is the capital city of Bihar?e Which state has Ranchi as its capital?Can you say which state has Mumbai as its capital ce What is the capital city of Tamil Nadu?e Hyderabad is called the 'Charminar City'. Can you say whereHyderabad is situated?e Which city is called the 'Pink City'?Let's do..ACTIVITY 41 with aroun R Qne is done for you:

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PatnaJharkandMaharashtraChennaiTelanaganaJaipur

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Which one of the following peaks is the highest peak of Himalayas in India?a) Kanchenjunga, b) Namcha Barwa c) Nanda Devi d) Nanga Parbat

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a) Kanchenjunga is the highest peak of himalayas in India.

Kanchenjunga is the correct anseer

Kanchenjunga 8,586m

Kanchenjunga is the highest peak of Himalaya in India

(A) Kanchenjunga is answer

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ija1. Describe the functions of different regions of brain.

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. What is parallels of latitudes ?

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Parallels of latitude are imaginary, circular parallel lines drawn horizontally between both the poles and the Equator. These lines run from west to east, as in the direction of the Earth's rotation.

Some of the important parallels of latitude are as follows:

1. The parallel of 23½°N is called the Tropic of Cancer.2.​The parallel of 23½° S is called the Tropic of Capricorn.3.The parallel of 66½° N is called the Arctic Circle.4.​The parallel of 66½°S is called the Antarctic Circle.

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Q5-What is the standard meridian of India and Where does it pass?

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What are the three types of plate movements on the Earth?

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1 Name the factors affecting the climate of a place

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like please

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2.2. What is the longWhat is the longitudinal and latitudinalextension of India ? (CBSE Sept. 2013)

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Explain why the distribution of rainfall in India is uneven?

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in hindi

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Advancing Monsoon (The Rainy Season)

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The advancing monsoon prevails during the months of June, July, August and September.The features ofadvancing monsoon are(i) It brings a total change in weather conditions.(ii) Early in the season of advancing monsoon, the windward side of Western Ghats receives very heavy rainfall. The maximum rainfall of this season occurs in North-Eastern India.(iii) It has wet and dry spells. The intervening dry period is called ‘Breaks’ in monsoon.(iv) The monsoon is known for its uncertainties, and the spatial distribution of rainfall is uneven.

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1. What is the latitudinal extent if India?

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Why are the Peninsular rivers non-perennial ?

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Rhinoceros(Rhinoceros)

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A rhinoceros, commonly abbreviated to rhino, is one of any five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae, as well as any of the numerous extinct species. Two of the extant species are native to Africa and three to Southern Asia.

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Why is there an increase in global temperature?

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According to an ongoingtemperatureanalysis conducted by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS),theaverageglobal temperatureon Earth hasincreasedby about 0.8° Celsius (1.4° Fahrenheit) since 1880. ...The global temperaturerecord represents an average overtheentire surface oftheplanet.

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Which power colonised South Africa ?

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First the Dutch then the British colonised South Africa

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knte a hor hot on insiStandard Mevidian

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BritishIndiadid not adopt the internationalstandardtime zones until 1905 when themeridianpassing through Allahabad at 82.5º east (of GreenwichMeridian)longitudewas picked as the centralmeridianforIndia, corresponding to a single time zone for the country at 5 hours and 30 minutes in advance of GMT.

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what are the different types of maps.

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How are tides caused?

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Tidesare periodic rises and falls of large bodies of water.Tidesarecausedby the gravitational interaction between the Earth and the Moon. The gravitational attraction of the mooncausesthe oceans to bulge out in the direction of the moon. ... Isaac Newton was the first person to explaintidesscientifically.

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1. What variety of land forms does India have?1 letou barn?

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The distribution of forests depends on the location of a place. India is ideally located in the tropical zone; this factor is responsible for optimum rainfall and temperature for the growth of forests. This is the reason for a large variety of forests found here. The variation in tree varieties comes with the uneven distribution of rainfall in the country. The major types of forests found in India are:

Tropical rainforests

Tropical deciduous forests

Desert forests

Alpine forests

Coniferous forests

Mangrove forests

the distribution of Forest depends on the location of a place. India is ideally located in the tropical zone; the factory is responsible for optimum rainfall and temperature for the growth of Forests .this is the reason for a large variety of forest find here. the variation in tree come with the uneven distribution of rainfall in the country. the major types of Forest found in India are:

tropical rainforest tropical decidous forest desert forest alpine forest

coniferous forest mangrove forest

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4. What are the factors responsible for the shortage of freshwater?

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The main factor for the shortage of freshwater is Wastage. Yes, we humans tend to waste freshwater a lot, in a lot many ways. Other factors might include the small percentage of freshwater present on Earth, and the large amount of it stored in the glaciers and ice caps, polluting the rivers, polluting the air, since due to air pollution, acid rain occurs and therefore cannot be utilized without some sort of treatment, etc

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The Standard Meridian of India is

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the short answer is 82.5° east

The Standard Meridian of India is 82½° east.

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• Why 82°30'E has been selected as the StandardMeridian of India?

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The reason behind choosing 82°30'E is because it is the centrally located meridian.And because of India's small east west longitudinal extent , the local time of this meridian can be applied as standard time for India( reducing much chaos among people).

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Standard Meridian of India calculated ?1.1 How is the Standar

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291. What type of decimal expension does ave

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Let X = 29/(2^2*5*7)

This is of the form p/q where, p and q are coprime integers and q is not in the form of 2^n * 5^m.

So, it is a non-terminating repeating decimal.

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29) How has the environment play a significant role in the distribution of population inganga Brahmaputra ? Write a short note how tourism flourished in Ganga-Brahmaputraregion ?

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The environment plays a dominant role in distribution of population. the mountain areas with steep slopes have inhospitable terrain. Hence, less number of people live there. The plains provide the most suitable land for human habitation. The soil is fertile. the density of population of the plains is very high.

Tourism is an important activity in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. The region has some world famous monuments such as Taj Majal at Agra, Qutub Minar at Delhi and buddhist stupas in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

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What is the distribution of rainfall in India?

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Rainfall is not evenly distributed across the Indian subcontinent. The fact that one part of the country experiences floods while the other experiences droughts proves unequal rainfall distribution across the country. The average annual rainfall is 120 cm. But the distribution depends on factors like relief features, direction of moisture-laden winds and the location of a place and its distance from the sea. Meghalaya receives more than 800 cm of annual rainfall, while some parts of RajasthanÂreceive only 10 cm of annual rainfall.Â

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Name some volcanic mountains.

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Mount Vesuvius, Italy.

Krakatoa, Indonesia.

Mount St. Helens, United States.

Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland.

Mount Pinatubo, Philippines.

Mount Etna, Italy (Sicily)

Mount Tambora, Indonesia.

Mauna Loa, Hawaii.

29.

Why the earth is called the blue planet?.

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Usually India receives more rainfal through.

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The Arabian Sea branch moves northeast towards the Himalayas.Bythe first week of July, the entire country experiences monsoonrain; on average, SouthIndia receives more rainfallthan NorthIndia. However, NortheastIndia receivesthemost precipitation.

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(c)Name all the planets according to their distance from the sun.

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plz like my answer.Following are the planets according to their increasing distance from the Sun:

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

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ist is ahead of gmt by

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Give geographical reasons. (Any 2)1) It is important to manage the waste generated during field visi2) The human settlement at Sao Paulo is nucleated.3) India has deciduous forests.4) In India. transportation is mainly carried out through railways.

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Waste management is an important activity, therefore, people should manage wastes in order to avoid and ensure that the following are met.

1. Waste management is important because improperly managed remains are likely to cause health and safety problems.

2. Solid wastes are likely to make the environment look ugly hence not appealing to the eyes.

3. Some wastes may be non-biodegradable hence they are likely to affect the lives of microorganisms living in the soil.

The settlement in Sao Paulo in Brazil began from many thousands years ago with the arrival of Hunter and gather.At the time of European contact skilled farmers and fishers occupied the best land of the Amazon and Paraguay river.System and most of the coastal plains making up the bulk of the region two to six million native inhabitantly.It is a clustered settlement.

Deciduous forest are the trees that shade their leaves during the dry season. India being geographical located along which the equator passes experiences both the summer and the winter seasons of climate.During the summer season where there is limited or rains the trees that are unable to sustain this type of climate system shade their leaves to to reduce the water consumption processes which may need water for photosynthesis that occurs at the leaves.

In India the transportation is always carried by railway .because another transportation is not at reasonable price such as aeroplane.they are very high for transportation of goods.it easy to transport from train as did not take time to to transport goods from one place to another. Transportation from railway connect from one place to another from home place in India

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(a) Name the major physical divisions ofIndia.

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35.

List the physical divisions of India.

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5. What are the five physical divisions of India?

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TheNorthernMountains.TheNorthernPlains.The Western Desert.TheSouthernPlateaus.The Coastal plains andislands.

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t the adaptations found in animals of polar regions.b.Tropical forests exhibit bio-diversity. Comment.

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Rainforests are the world's treasure houses of biodiversity, but all rainforests are not the same. Biodiversity may be more evenly distributed in some forests than in others and, therefore, may require different management and preservation strategies.