Q.1.
Complete the statements choosing correct option:
(1) The main aim of distributional maps is to show the location of the place and .......... of
variables.
(a) population (b) statistics (c) consumption (d) *distribution
(2) Distributional maps are of ………..types.
(a) two (b)* three (c) four (d) five
(3) To draw distributional maps, we need _________data.
(a)* statistical (b) population (c) colourful (d) distance
(4) The distribution of population is shown by…………. method.
(a)* dot (b) choropleth (c) isopleth (d) isolines
(5) In ………….maps, the data regarding various geographical variables are shown by
shading or tints of various colours.
(a) dot (b)* choropleth (c) isopleth (d) thematic
(6) When the distribution of a variable discontinuous the ..........map is used.
(a) isopleth (b) physical (c)* choropleth (d) dot
(7) Richter scale is a unit of measuring the magnitude of an ............
(a) volcano (b) creation of plate (c) *earthquake (d) earth movement
(8) There are in all ...... major plates on the Earth.
(a) five (b) *seven (c) nine (d) four
(9) Large scale and sudden release of energy in the interior of the Earth gives rise to
..........Earth movements.
(a) slow (b)* sudden (c) internal (d) external
(10) Earthquakes occur due to the movement of
(a)* plates (b) earth (c) oceans (d) land
(11) If lava is released through a vent, it is called a vent volcano.
(a) fissure (b) *central (c) upper (d) below
(12) Kilimanjaro is a volcano.
(a) *central type (b) fissure type (c) extinct type (d) dormant type
(13) A tremendous amount of energy is given out by the radioactive elements in the
(a) crust (b) core (c) *mantle (d) sial
(14)............is formed due to chemical precipitation between water and alkalis.
(a)* Limestone (b) Sandstone (c) Coal (d) Iron
(15) …………process occurs in rocks which have iron present in them.
(a) Shattering (b) *Oxidation (c) Carbonation (d) Granular
(16) Biological weathering occurs because of ………..
(a) high temperatures (b) frost (c) crystal growth (d) *living organisms
(17) Some minerals in the rock get dissolved in th water and undergo chemical
weathering. This process is called
(a) *solution (b) carbonation (c) exfoliation (d) precipitation
(18) ………is an universal solvent
(a) Soil (b) *Water (c) Carbon (d) Oxygen
(19) The sediments carried by the glacier' are called ……….
(a) sediments (b) silt (c) *moraines (d) alluvium
(20) The erosional, transportational and depositional work of wind is more prominent in ..
……..
(a) polar regions (b) *deserts (c) temperate regions (d) grasslands
(21) Stalactites grow ... . ..…
(a) *downwards (b) upwards (c) sidewards (d) fast
(22) The ground water levels sink down in. ……. season.
(a) *summer (b) winter (c) rainy (d) spring
(23)........ is formed as a result of the depositional work of the sea waves.
(a) Sea cliff (b) *Lagoon (c) Wave-cut platform (d) Sea cave
(24)When many flows of water come together a……….. is formed.
(a) gorge (b)* river (c) glacier (d) canyon
(25)……….is formed due to depositional work of river.
(a) *Delta (b) Gorge (c) V shaped valley (d) Canyon
(26).......... .part of the earth's surface is full of water.
(a) 30.7% (b) 4.09% (c) 60.5% (d) *70.8%
(27) In areas located at higher altitudes and high-latitudes, where the temperatures are
below 0°C get precipitation in the form of ...........
(a) dew (b) rain (c)* snow (d) hail
(28) Hails do not occur in .........areas.
(a) temperate (b) *equatorial (c) landlocked (d) mountainous
(29) In equatorial areas, .........type of rainfall occurs almost daily in the afternoons.
(a) frontal (b)* convectional (c) cyclonic (d) orographic
(30) Cyclonic rainfall occurs more in…….. . zones.
(a) *temperate (b) equatorial (c) torrid (d) polar
