Cities |
T/R |
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
A |
T |
24 |
24 |
26 |
28 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
R |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
465 |
613 |
329 |
286 |
65 |
18 |
2 |
|
B |
T |
25 |
26 |
28 |
31 |
33 |
33 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
28 |
26 |
25 |
R |
4 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
38 |
45 |
87 |
113 |
119 |
306 |
350 |
135 |
i. Why is 1921 considered to be a special year in the democratic history of India ?
ii. Compare the population growth rates of India and China in the last decade. What is the implication of this difference ?
i. What is migration ?
ii. Mention two differences between rural and urban settlements.
i. Give three reasons to explain why irrigation is necessary in India.
ii. Explain why tube - wells are a popular form of irigation for the farmers of the northern plains.
i. Compare India and China with respect to:
1. the availability of arable land
2. the quality of cultivable land
ii. Explain the causes that determine availability of arable land in China.
i. 1. China has only 10 % of arable land out of its total area whereas India has 46 % of arable land out of its total area.
2. The Northern plains of India which has been formed by the depositional work of the rivers Ganga, Brahmaputa and Indus. Similarly the river valleys and deltas of the rivers HwangHo, Chang Jiang and Xi Jiang in China are he most fertile river valleys in the world.
ii. i. More than 50 % of the total area of china is too arid.
ii. About 3 % of the country is too cold.
iii. Mountains cover 1/5 of the total area of China.
i. What is the differences between wet and dry farming ?
ii. Name a wet crop and a dry crop.
How does rice cultivation differ in India and Japan with respect to the methods of cultivation and areas of growth ?
i. What is difference between fish preservation and fish conservation ?
ii. What measures are being undertaken for the development of fishing in India ?