Chapter 1 Geographical Diversity of India(Geography) In Text question answers Class 7 Social science
In Text Question Answers
1. What are some key geographical features of India?
Answer:
India has mountains like the Himalayas which act as a natural barrier.
There are plains like the Gangetic and Indus Plains, which are very fertile.
India has a vast desert — the Thar Desert in the west.
The Peninsular Plateau covers the southern part of India.
India is surrounded by seas and oceans: the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Indian Ocean.
It also includes islands, like the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands.
2. How does India’s geographical diversity affect our lives?
Answer:
Different regions have different climates, like cold in the Himalayas and hot in the desert.
Farming practices vary: fertile plains are great for crops; plateau regions grow other kinds of produce.
Lifestyles, houses, clothes, and food habits differ across regions (e.g., desert people conserve water carefully).
Natural resources like rivers, forests, and minerals support different kinds of industries and jobs.
India’s rich cultural diversity (festivals, traditions, languages) is influenced by its varied geography.
3. Look at the map of India at the end of this book. What are you able to observe? Recall your lesson on different types of landforms — mountains, plains and plateaus. Which landforms can you identify on the map? What do the different colours on the map mean?
Answer:
Observations from the map:
India has a variety of landforms — mountains, plains, plateaus, deserts, and coastal areas.
The Himalayas in the north form a high mountain wall (shown in white/brown colours indicating great heights).
The Gangetic Plains are flat and fertile (shown in green, meaning low-lying areas).
The Thar Desert in the west is a dry, sandy region (yellowish colour).
The Peninsular Plateau in central and southern India is shown in light brown/green, indicating higher land but not as high as mountains.
The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats run along the coasts of the peninsula.
Coastal regions and islands like Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar are also visible.
Landforms Identified:
Mountains: Himalayas
Plains: Gangetic Plains, Indus Plains
Plateaus: Deccan Plateau
Deserts: Thar Desert
Coastal areas and islands: Eastern and Western Coastal Plains, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands
Meaning of Different Colours:
White/Brown shades: Very high areas like the Himalayas.
Green: Low-lying plains and fertile areas like the Gangetic Plains.
Yellow: Desert regions like the Thar Desert.
Light Brown/Olive: Plateaus and slightly elevated regions.
4. Do you recall your lesson on latitudes and longitudes? Look at the map. Can you read, approximately, the latitude and longitude where India lies?
Answer: Latitude and Longitude of India:
India lies approximately between 8°N to 37°N latitude and 68°E to 97°E longitude.
5. Can you locate the names of the states in the different parts of the Himalayas? Take the help of both the physical and political maps for this exercise.
Answer: States in Different Parts of the Himalayas:
Himadri (Greater Himalayas): Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Himachal (Middle Himalayas): Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, parts of West Bengal, and Sikkim.
Shivalik (Outer Himalayas): Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and Assam.
6. What is the shape of a sand dune? While mountains are made of rock and their shape is fixed, why do you think sand dunes also have a similar shape, even though they are made of sand?
Answer: Shape of a Sand Dune and Why It Has a Similar Shape to Mountains:
A sand dune is usually crescent-shaped or hill-like.
Even though sand dunes are made of loose sand, they have a similar shape to mountains because the wind constantly shapes and moves the sand into mounds and ridges, just like how natural forces shape rocky mountains.
7. Look at the political map in the textbook and identify the states that the (Aravallis) range spans. Did you see Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat?
Answer: States Spanned by the Aravalli Range:
The Aravalli Range spans Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat.
8. Look at the physical map of India in your school atlas or wall map and find the names of five rivers that flow into the Bay of Bengal. Find out India’s coastal states and discuss the difference between the western and eastern coastal plains.
Answer: Five Rivers that Flow into the Bay of Bengal and Coastal States:
Five rivers:
Ganga
Mahanadi
Godavari
Krishna
Kaveri
Coastal States of India:
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala (west coast); Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal (east coast).Difference between Eastern and Western Coastal Plains:
Eastern Coastal Plains: Wide, have river deltas (like Ganga, Godavari, Krishna), fertile, and flat.
Western Coastal Plains: Narrow, rocky, with many estuaries and small beaches.
9. Do you know what it is called when these rivers split into multiple streams near the coast? Discuss with your teacher in class to find out!
Answer: It is called a Delta.
To Learn More In Text Questions Click Below:
Chapter 3- Climates of India
Chapter 4- New Beginnings: Cities and States
Chapter 5-The Rise of Empires
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MCQs:
Chapter 1- Geographical Diversity of India
Chapter 2- Understanding the Weather
Chapter 3- Climates of India
Chapter 4- New Beginnings: Cities and States
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NCERT Solutions:
Chapter 1- Geographical Diversity of India
Chapter 2- Understanding the Weather
Chapter 3- Climates of India
Chapter 4- New Beginnings: Cities and States
Chapter 5-The Rise of Empires
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