D. Define the following terms
1) Plateau
2) River basin
4)Oasis
5)Lagoon
E. Short question answers:
1) What are Kayals?
2) Name some mining centers locates in Chota Nagpur Plateau.
3) Which water bodies surround the south of India
4) What are glaciers?
F. Long question answers:
1) List the major physical divisions of India.
2) Few people live in desert. Why?
3) Name some major occupations of people living in island.
4) What kind of clothing is worn during different seasons?
Answers
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D. 1) A plateau is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Plateaus occur on every continent and take up a third of the Earths land. They are one of the four major landforms, along with mountains, plains, and hills.
2)A river basin is the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries. It encompasses all of the land surface dissected and drained by many streams and creeks that flow downhill into one another, and eventually into the Milwaukee River.
4)In geography, an oasis is a fertile area in a desert or semi-desert environment. Oases also provide habitats for animals and plants.
5)A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by reefs, barrier islands, or a barrier peninsula. Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons. They have also been identified as occurring on mixed-sand and gravel coastlines.
E. 1)Kayals are the shallow lagoons or inlets of the sea, lying parallel to the coastline. The largest among these is the Vembanad Lake.
2)Massive coal deposits are found in the central basin spreading over 2,883 square kilometres (1,113 sq mi). The important coalfields in the basin areJharia, Raniganj, West Bokaro, East Bokaro, Ramgarh, South Karanpura and North Karanpura.
3)South India is a peninsula in the shape of a vast inverted triangle, bounded on the west by the Arabian Sea, on the east by theBay of Bengal and on the north by the Vindhya and Satpura ranges.
4) A glacier is a large, perennial accumulation of crystalline ice, snow, rock, sediment, and often liquid water that originates on land and moves down slope under the influence of its own weight and gravity.