Physical Features Of India Class 9 Geography Lesson 2 Question and Answer

Physical Features Of India

Choose the correct option

1. A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as.
a)coast  b)peninsula c)Island  d) None of the above

Answer: 

    b)peninsula

2. Mountain range in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are collectively called. 
a)Purvanchal  b)Himachal  c)Uttarakhand  d) None of the above

Answer: 

    c)Purvanchal

3. The Western coastal strip south of Goa is referred to as
a)Coromandel b)Konkan c)Kannad   d)northern Circar

Answer:  

    c)Kannad 

4. The highest peak in the eastern Ghat is
a) Anai Mudi  b) Mahendra Giri  c)Khasi d) Khasi

Answer: 

    b). Mahendra Giri

2. Answer the questions

1. What is the bhabar ?

Answer: 

    The bhabar is  that part of the northern plains where the rivers, after descending. From the mountains, deposit pebbles. It is a narrow belt, having a width of about 8 to 16cm and lying parallel to the slopes of the shiwaliks. 

2. Name the three major division of the Himalaya as form north to south? 

Answer: 

    Three major division of the Himalaya as from north to south are , the great Himalaya / Inner Himalayas / Himadri ( Northernmost division ) the lesser Himalaya  / Himachal and the shiwaliks.

3. Which plateau lies between the Aravali and the vindhyan ranges?

Answer: 

    Malwa plateau lies between the Aravali and the vindhyan ranges.

4. Name the island group of India having coral origin?

Answer: 

    Lakshadweep Island are composed of small coral island.

3. Distinguish between

    1. Bhangar and Khadar.

        Answer: 

            Bhangar

            ✓. Is the terrace- like feature present above the flood plains of the rivers.

            ✓. It is composed of the older alluvium.

            ✓. It is the largest part is of the Northern plain.

            Khadar

            ✓. This region is very fertile as it gets renewed almost every year.

            ✓. Hence it is ideal for intensive agriculture.

    2. Western ghats and eastern ghats?

        Answer:

             Western ghats

            ✓. The Western ghats are higher then the eastern Ghats. 

            ✓. Their average elevation is 900-1600mr, as against 600 metres of the Western ghats cause orographic rain by facing the rain bearing moist.

            Eastern ghats

            ✓. The eastern Ghats are discontinuous and irregular and dissected by rivers draining into the bay of Bengal .

4. Which are the major physiographic division of India? Contrast the relief of the Himalaya region with that of the peninsular plateau.

Answer: 

    i. The Himalaya mountains
    ii. The Northern plain
    iii. The peninsular plateau
    iv. The Indian Desert
    v. The coastal plains
    vi. The Island.
    Himalaya region
    ✓. The himalaya , geological young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders of India.
    ✓. These mountain ranges run in a West-east direction from the Indus to the     Brahmaputra.     
    Peninsula plateau
    ✓. The peninsular plateau is a tableland composed of the old crystalline , igneous and metamorphic rocks .
    ✓. It was formed due to the breaking and drifting of the Gondwana land and thus, making it a part of the oldest landmass.  

5. Give an account of the Northern plains of India?

Answer: 

    The Northern plains are the granaries of the country. They provide the base for early civilisation. They are one of the most recent landmass. The northern plains has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems , namely - the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries.