Identify the five geographical features shown on the given political outline map of the World (on page 13) as A, B, C, D and E and write their correct names on the lines marked near them with the help of the following information :
A. A large country of Africa in terms of area
B. A major area of subsistence gathering
C. The terminal station of a ‘Transcontinental Railway’
D. A major seaport
E. An international airport
Locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols on the
given political outline map of India:
(22.1) The state having the highest density of population according to
Census 2011
(22.2) The leading rice producing state
(22.3) The software technology park located in Gujarat
(22.4) The major coal field located in Odisha
(22.5) An international airport located in Tamil Nadu
Study the map given below carefully and answer the questions that follow
(8.1) Identify and name the canal shown in the map.
(8.2) Write any four characteristics of this canal.
‘‘There is no consensus on what exactly defines a village or a town.’’ Analyse the statement by using different criteria.
Settlement is classified into urban and rural, but there is no consensus:
i. Population size is small in rural settlement than urban settlements but it is not a universally applied because many villages of India and China have population exceeding that of some towns of Western Europe and United States.
ii. People living in villages pursued agriculture or other primary activities, but presently in developed countries, large sections of urban populations prefer to live in villages even though they work in the city.
iii. Petrol pumps are considered as a rural function in the United States while it is an urban function in India.
iv. Facilities available in the villages of developed countries may be considered rare in villages of developing and less developed countries.
‘‘Nature provides opportunities and humans make use of these and slowly nature gets humanised and starts bearing the imprints of human endeavour.’’ Justify the statement.