Map of India Notes

CLARIFY KNOWLEAGE
GEOGRAPHY
MAP OF INDIA NOTES
Question 1: By what name is the parallel of latitude 23° 33′ known? Name the zones or belts into which
it divides India almost equally.
Answer: Tropic of Cancer; Tropical and Temperate Zones.
Question 2: Name the source of the river Ganga. Where does this river enter the plains?
Answer: The source of the river Ganga is ‘Gangotri glacier’ of the great Himalayas. The river enters the
plain from North-Western part of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal above that is Shivalik hills.

Question 3: Explain why the Damodar is called the “Sorrow of Bengal”?
Answer: The Damodar is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal” because it floods frequently and causes
wide spread destruction of lives, cattle and crops.
Question 4: Why is the Pamir Knot known as ‘the roof of the world’.
Answer: Pamir Knot is known as ‘the roof of the world’, because of its vastness and great height.
Question 5: Name the mountain ranges that lie along east and west of Pamir Knot.
Answer: The Himalayas in India, Nepal and China, Arakan Yoma range in Myanmar and the Kara
Koram range and Hindukush range.
Question 6: Name the world’s first and second highest mountain peaks.
Answer: First highest Mount Everest, second highest Peak Mt. K2.

Question 7: Where is Zojila Pass?
Answer: It is in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Question 8: From where does the river Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra get their water?
Answer: The river Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra get their water from the Himalayas.
Question 9: Where are the Sunderbans?

Answer: The Seaward face of the delta of Ganga has sand banks and inlands known as the
Sunderbans.
Question 10: Name the two component parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain?
Answer: The spurs of the Aravalli range act as watershed between the two component parts of the
Indo-Gangetic plain. They are the Indus-Basin and the Ganga-Basin.

Question 11: The northern plains of India are one of the most densely populated regions of the world.
Why?
Answer: They are the most densely populated regions because they are very level and flat and made
up of fertile alluvial soil.
Question 12: Mention the sub-units into which the Deccan Plateau region can be divided.
Answer: The Plateau region can be divided into the following sub-units, the Malwa Plateau, the Chhota
– Nagpur Plateau.
Question 13: Mention the sub-units of the Deccan Plateau?

Answer: The Deccan Plateau has been divided into the following sub-units: Maharashtra Plateau,
Andhra Plateau and Karnataka Plateau.
Question 14: Which is known as the Deccan Trap region?

Answer: The north-western part of the Deccan Plateau in Maharashtra, adjoining Madhya Pradesh and
Gujarat is known as the Deccan Trap region.
Question 15: Which mountains divide the Northern India and Peninsular India?
Answer: The Satpura mountains.
Question 16: Which is the highest peak of the Peninsular India?

Answer: The Anaimudi in the Anamalai hills is the highest peak in the peninsular India being 2,695
metre, high.
Question 17: Where does the Karnataka Plateau end?

Answer: Karnataka Plateau ends at the meeting place of the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.

Question 18: What is the other name of the east coastal plain?
Answer: Coromandel Coast.
Question 19: Which is the most important lake on the eastern coastal strip?
Answer: Lake Chilka in Orissa.
Question 20: “Access through Western Ghats is difficult.” Why?

Answer: They form a continuous chain running from north to south, access through which is very
difficult.
Question 21: Why is the Thar Desert most sparsely populated part of India?
Answer: The absence of water for irrigation and level land which could be irrigated have made this
region the most thinly populated part of India.
Question 22: Where is the Rann of Kutch located?

Answer: The Rann of Kutch is located in the Kathiawar section.
Short Questions
Question 1: Why is South Asia referred as Indian Sub-continent?
Answer: A sub-continent is a big geographical unit which stands out distinctly from the rest of the
continent. Politically the continent is divided into many countries (SAARC countries). India forms the
main part of the sub-continent so South Asia is often referred as Indian sub-continent.
Question 2: How is Indo-Gangetic plain formed?

Answer: The Indo-Gangetic plain is formed by the Indus, Ganga and their tributaries. River Indus (2,736
km) rising from across the Himalayas winds through Pakistan and drains into the Arabian Sea. The
Ganga (2,510 km) and their numerous tributaries which flow across northern India and Bangladesh
drain into the Bay of Bengal.

Question 3: Write down the importance of Indo-Gangetic plain.
Answer: Indo-Gangetic plain is one of the most important agricultural region of the world, producing a
wide variety of crops. It is a granary of the world, producing rice and wheat in large quantities and it is
the most thickly populated part of India.
Question 4: How are rivers of Northern India important?

Answer: (i) They yield constant supply of water.
(ii) They bring fertile alluvium soil suitable for agriculture.
(iii) They provide good highways of communication though they are much less used than formerly.
Question 5: Describe the Deccan Plateau region.

Answer: The Decean Plateau is highly dissected and is broken by hills and river valleys. It is composed
of old, hard, crystalline rocks. It is bounded on the north by the ranges of Vindhyas and the Satpura, on
the west by the Western Ghats and on the east by the Eastern Ghats.
Question 6: (i) Where does the Malwa Plateau lie?

Answer: (ii) How is it formed?
(i) The Malwa Plateau lies in the north-west part of the Plateau region.
(ii) This upland region is formed by sand stone, shells and limestone. It is drained by a number of
north-flowing streams, like Chambal, Betwa and their tributaries.
Question 7: How has the lava-flow rocks of Deccan Plateau changed into fertile black soils?
Answer: The Deccan Plateau region is built up by the lava-flow rocks, which have been changed into
fertile black soils because of continuous weathering through ages. The region of black soil is very
suitable for cultivation of cotton plants.
Question 8: What is the importance of the Southern Plateau Region?

Answer: It is geologically very old and stable land and therefore least affected by the tectonic
disturbances or by tremors of the earth. It is a storehouse of many mineral deposits like coal, iron-ore,
manganese ore, mica, bauxite and many other minerals are found in this Plateau region.
Question 9: What is the extent of eastern coastal strip?

Answer: The east coastal strip extends from the mouth of the river Ganga to Cape Comorin. It lies
between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.

Question 10: What is the extent of western coastal strip?
Answer: The west coast strip extends from Gulf of Kutch in the north to Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
in the South. It lies between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.
Question 11: What is the importance of coastal plains?

Answer: Both eastern and western coastal plains are favourable regions for agricultural purposes.
They enjoy equable temperature condition throughout the year and as such they are suitable regions
for human habitation. These plains have great facilities of good ports and harbours, also contribute
greatly to the development of trade and commerce both internal and external in India.
Question 12: What are the salient characteristics of Shivaliks?

Answer: The Shivaliks, the southernmost range of the Himalayas, are also known as the outer
Himalayas. This range is made of unconsolidated river deposits. It is more prominent in its western
parts than the eastern parts of the Himalayas. This range is prone to landslides and earthquakes. The
problem of soil erosion is worst here due to indiscriminate felling of trees.

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Question 9: Where are the Sunderbans?

Question 13: Mention the sub-units of the Deccan Plateau?

Question 14: Which is known as the Deccan Trap region?

Question 16: Which is the highest peak of the Peninsular India?

Question 17: Where does the Karnataka Plateau end?

Question 20: “Access through Western Ghats is diﬃcult.” Why?

Question 22: Where is the Rann of Kutch located?

Question 2: How is Indo-Gangetic plain formed?

Question 4: How are rivers of Northern India important?

Question 5: Describe the Deccan Plateau region.

Question 6: (i) Where does the Malwa Plateau lie?

Question 8: What is the importance of the Southern Plateau Region?

Question 9: What is the extent of eastern coastal strip?

Question 11: What is the importance of coastal plains?

Question 12: What are the salient characteristics of Shivaliks?

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