1. Explain the location and extends of India.
2. Dercribe any three characteristics of the Indian Desert.
3. Explain any two paints each about the three parallel ranges of Himalayas.
4. Differentiate between Himalayan and Peninsular drainge system by giving any four
differences in each.
5. Give reasons:-
(1) Northern plans have fertile alluvial soil.
(iIndian desert has very less vegetation cover.
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1) India is located in Northern Hemisphere. The Tropic of Cancer (23°30ʹN) passes almost halfway through the country. 2) From South to North, main land of India extends between 8°4ʹN and 37°6ʹN latitudes. From west to east, India extends between 68°7ʹE and 97°25ʹE longitudes.
2)The Indian Desert is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes. 2.It receives very low rainfall below 150 mm per year and has arid climate with scanty vegetation cover. 3. Luni is the only prominent river in this region .
3) a) The northern most range is known as Lesser or Middle Himalaya or the Himachal.
b) Altitude varies between 3700to 4500m and average width is 50m.
c) The Pir Panjal range forms the longest and the most important range. ... The longitudinal valley lying between lesser himalaya and shiwaliks are known as duns.
5) i) Northern plains are fertile because of these three reasons: 1) Alluvium has moisture retentive capacity which makes the land fertile. 2)The silt deposited by the river ganga and its tributaries makes the plain fertile.
ii) The Indian Desert is located to the north-west of the Aravali hills lies the Great Indian Desert. This region receives low rainfall below 150 mm per year; hence, it has arid climate with low vegetation cover. It is because of these characteristic features that this is also known as Marusthali.
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