AHSEC| CLASS 11| GEOGRAPHY| QUESTION PAPER - 2014| H.S. 1ST YEAR
2014
GEOGRAPHY
Time: 3 hours
Full marks: 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Choose the correct answer: 1x5=5
(i) Which one of
the following disciplines attempts temporal synthesis?
(a) Sociology
(b) Geography
(c) Anthropology
(d) History
(ii) Which one
of the following figures represents the age of the earth?
(a) 4.6 million
years
(b) 13.7 billion
years
(c) 4.6 billion
years
(d) 13,7
trillion years
(iii) Which one
of the following describes the lithosphere:
(a) Upper and
lower mantle
(b) Crust and
upper mantle
(c) Crust and
core
(d) Mantle and
core
(iv) A deep
valley characterized by steep step like side slopes is know
(a) U-Shaped
valley
(b) Gorge
(c) Blind valley
(d) Canyon
(v) Conservation
of biodiversity is important for -
(a) Animals
(b) Animals and
plants
(c) Plants
(d) All
organisms
2. Answer the following:
2x5=10
(i) What
important cultural features do you observe while going to school? Are they
similar or dissimilar? Should they be included in the study of geography or
not? If yes, why?
(ii) What do
incised meanders in rocks and meanders in plains of alluvial indicate?
(iii) While the
sun rises earlier in the east, say Nagaland and also sets earlier, how do the
watches at Kohima and New Delhi show the same time?
(iv) Why does
the amount of water vapour decreases rapidly with altitude?
(v) How is the
'genetic' system of classification different from the empirical one?
3. Answer the following questions in about 150 words:
3x5=15
(i) You have
already studied geography. History, civics and economics as parts of social
studies. Attempt an integration of these disciplines highlighting their
interface.
(ii) Exogenic
geomorphic processes derive their ultimate energy from the sun's heat. Explain.
(iii) What is a
food chain? Give one example of a grazing food chain identifying the various
levels.
(iv) What are
the important characteristics features of north Indian rivers? How are these
different from Peninsular rivers?
(v) What is
vulnerability? Divide India into natural disaster vulnerability zones based on
droughts and suggest some mitigation measures.
4. Answer the following questions in about 300 words:
3x6=18
(i) Draw a
suitable diagram for the structure of the atmosphere and label it and describe
it.
(ii) Discuss the
factors affecting the speed and direction of wind.
(iii) Discuss
the salient features of the world distribution of precipitation.
(iv) What are
the roles played by biodiversity in the shaping of nature?
(v) Make a
comperison of the island groups of the Arabian sea and the Make a com Bay of
Bengal.
(vi) How many
distinct reasons are found in India as per the Indian Meteorological Department?
Discuss the weather conditions associated with any one season in detail.
5. Discuss briefly about the structure of the earth. 5
6. Describe the nature and mode of origin of the major types
of rock at the earth's crust. How will you distinguished them? 5
7. How do the latitude and the tilt in the axis of rotation
of the earth affect the amount of radiation received at the earth's surface? 6
8. Define the term mineral and name the major classes of
minerals with their physical characteristics.
6
9. Examine the factors that influence the temperature
distribution of the oceans. 8
10. Divide India into physiographic divisions and write any
one of its in details. 8
11. Identify the landslide prone regions of India and
suggest some measures to mitigate the disasters caused by these. 8
12 Discuss the salient features of the world distribution of
precipitation. 8
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