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Class XI – Geography – 1 – Sample

Practice Paper

 TERM II (2021 – 2022)

Class – XI

Geography (029)

Time: 2 hours                                                                                                          Maximum Marks: 35

General Instructions:

  1. There are 10 Question in all.
  2. Question paper has divided into 5 Sections-A, B, C, D & E
  3. Marks of all questions are indicated against.
  4. In Section A question number 1 to 3 are very Short Answer type questions. Attempt any 3 questions.
  5. In Section B question number 4 is sourced based question.
  6. In Section C question number 5 & 6 are Short Answer based questions.
  7. In Section D question number 7 to 9 are Long Answer based questions.
  8. In Section E question number 10 is Map based questions

SECTION – A

1. What are Semi-diurnal tides?

2. Write any two differences between Warm currents and Cold currents

3. Why does the Tamil Nadu coast remain dry during south-west monsoon?

OR

On the basis of actual forest cover, in how many categories have Indian states been divided?

SECTION – B

4.

Forests and Life

To a vast number of tribal people, the forest is a home, a livelihood, their very existence. It provides them food, fruits of all kinds, edible leaves, honey, nourishing roots and wild game. It provides them with material to build their houses and items for practicing their arts. The importance of forests in tribal economy is well-known as they are the source of sustenance and livelihood for tribal communities. It is commonly believed that the tribal communities live in harmony with nature and protect forests. Out of a total of 593 districts 188 have been identified as tribal districts. The tribal districts account for about 59.61 per cent of the total forest cover of the country whereas the geographical area of 188 tribal districts forms only 33.63 per cent of the total geographical area of the country. 

It demonstrates that tribal districts are generally rich in forest cover. Forest and tribal are very closely related. The age-old knowledge of tribal regarding forestry can be used in the development of forests. Rather than treating tribal as minor forest produce collectors they should be made growers of minor forest produce and encouraged to participate in conservation.

4.1 How we can say that forest is a home for most of the tribal people?

4.2 How many tribal districts identified in India and how much percent of forest cover area account in that districts?

4.3 Is time coming to motivate the tribal people to conserve forest. If yes than why?

SECTION – C

5. Why is troposphere the most important of all the layers of the atmosphere?

6. Biodiversity is important not only for geographers but also for economists. How?

SECTION – D

7. Discuss the processes through which the earth-atmosphere system maintains heat balance.

8. Define monsoon.  How economic life in India is affected by the monsoon?

9. Different regions exhibit different types of erosion. Substantiate it with suitable examples.

SECTION – E

10. Locate the given places on the map of India.

A) (BShw) Steppe Climate

B) Similipal biosphere reserve

C) Nanda Devi biosphere reserve

D) Black soil area of Gujarat

E) Area of forests soil

F) 10⁰ C Isotherms line in the month of January