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(d) Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
(i) Less land is available for agriculture on the West Coast than on the East Coast.
(ii) Access through the Western Ghats is difficult.
(iii) The Peninsular Plateau of India is rich in mineral resources.
(a) Give two differences between Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats.
5) Name the source of the river Ganga. Where does this river enter the plains?
(i) Name any two left bank tributaries of the Ganga.
(ii) Is Ganga a perennial river? Give reason.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
(i) The Northern Plains of India are one of the​

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(d) Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

(i) Less land is available for agriculture on the West Coast than on the East Coast.

Answer:-Eastern coastal plains are wider than compared to Western Coastal Plains in East Coast the deltas of rivers like Kaveri Krishna and Godavari are very fertile and useful for agriculture.

(ii) Access through the Western Ghats is difficult.

Answer:- The access through the Western Ghats is difficult as: 1) They have a high elevation of about 900-1600m. 2) They are continuous and can be crossed through passes only.

(iii) The Peninsular Plateau of India is rich in mineral resources.

Answer:- The Peninsular plateau of India known as store house of minerals because this region is rich in mineral resources. Many minerals like iron ore, manganese and mica etc are found here in abundance.

5) Name the source of the river Ganga. Where does this river enter the plains:-

Answer:- Gangotri glacier.

(i) Name any two left bank tributaries of the Ganga.

Answer:- Major left-bank tributaries include Gomti River, Ghaghara River, Gandaki river, and Kosi river; major right-bank tributaries include Yamuna river, Son river, Punpun and Damodar.The hydrology of the Ganges River is very complicated, especially in the Ganges Delta region.

(ii) Is Ganga a perennial river? Give reason.

Answer:- Perenial rivers are the rivers that flows throughout the year. Ganga is a perennial river because they don't depend only on the rain alone, so that they could flow throughout the year, but also they are fed by melting snow from The Himalayas. because it flows yearly.

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

(i) The Northern Plains of India are one of the

Answer:- The northern plains of India are densely populated because of the following reasons: They consist of large plain of alluvial soil and the deposition of alluvium in a vast basin lying at the foothills of the Himalaya over millions of years make this plain fertile.

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