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1. Answer the following questions briefly. A. Name the major physical divisions of India. Ans. The major physical divisions of India are:- The Great Himalayas or Himadri The Northern Great Plains The Coastal Plains The Peninsular Plains The Islands B. India shares its land boundaries with seven countries. Name them. Ans. TheRead More →

1. Answer the following questions briefly. A. What are the major landforms? And. The major landforms are: mountains, plateaus and plains. A mountain is any natural elevation of the Earth’s surface. It is considerably higher than the surrounding area. A plateau is an elevated flat land. B. What is the differenceRead More →

1. Answer the following questions briefly. (a) What are the four major domains of the earth? Ans. The four major domains of the Earth are: lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. (b) Name the major continents of the earth. Ans. The seven major continents of the Earth are: Asia, Europe, Africa, North America,Read More →

1. Answer the following questions briefly. (a) What are the three components of a map? Ans. The three components of a map are – Distance, Direction & Symbol. (b) What are the four cardinal directions? Ans. Cardinal Directions are the most commonly used forms of direction and they are North, South, EastRead More →

1. Answer the following questions briefly. (a) What is the angle of inclination of the earth’s axis with its orbital plane? Ans. Earth’s orbital plane is known as the ecliptic plane, and Earth’s tilt is known to astronomers as the obliquity of the ecliptic, being the angle between the ecliptic andRead More →

1. Answer the following questions briefly. (a) What is the true shape of the earth? Ans. The earth is slightly flat near the poles and bulges at the center. (b) What is a globe? Ans. A globe is a three-dimensional, spherical, scale model of Earth (terrestrial globe or geographical globe) or otherRead More →

1. Answer the following questions briefly. (a) How does a planet differ from a star? Ans. Stars have their own heat and light, and planets do not. There are countless stars but we have only eight plants. (b) What is meant by the ‘Solar System’? Ans. The sun, eight planets,Read More →