Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features of India

NCERT Solutions for Geography, Chapter 2 – Physical Features of India

Intext Questions

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Question 1. Find out the names of the glaciers and passes that lie in the Great Himalayas.

Answer
The names of the glaciers that lie in Great Himalayas are
(a) Siachen Glacier – Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Godwin Glacier – Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Gangotri Glacier – Uttarakhand
(d) Yamunotri Glacier –  Uttarakhand

Passes that lie in the Great Himalayas

Himachal Pradesh Rohtang Pass, Karakoram Pass, Rupin Pass
Sikkim Nathu La, Jelep La
Uttarakhand Mohan Pass

Question 2. Find out the name of the states where highest peaks are located.

Answer States where highest peaks are located are
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (Nanga Parbat)
(b) Sikkim (Kanchenjunga)
(c) Uttarakhand (Nanda Devi, Kamet)

 

Question 3. Find out the location of Mussoorie, Nainital, Ranikhet from your atlas and also name the state where they are located.

Answer All the three towns are in the state of Uttarakhand in the range called lesser Himalaya or Himachal.

Page 15, 16 Exercises

Question 1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) A landmass bounded by sea on three sides in referred to as
(a) coast
(b) island
(c) peninsula
(d) None of these

Answer (c)

(ii) Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are collectively called as
(a) Himachal
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Purvanchal
(d) None of these

Answer (c)

(iii) The Western coastal strip, South of Goa is referred to as
(a) Coromandal
(b) Konkan
(c) Kannad
(d) Northern Circar

Answer (c)

(iv) The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is
(a) Anai Mudi
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Mahendragiri
(d) Khasi

Answer (c)

 

Question 2. Answer the following questions briefly

(i) What are tectonic plates?

Answer The convectional currents below the Earth’s crust split the crust into a number of pieces. These pieces are called tecton plates. e.g., Eurasia plate, Indo Australian plate etc.

(ii) Which continents of today were part of the Gondwana land?

Answer The Gondwana land included India, Australia, South Alho and South America as one single land mass.

(iii) What is the Bhabar?

Answer Bhabar is a narrow belt of land about 8 to 16 km wide and covered with pebbles deposited by the rivers and lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks.

(iv) Name the three major divisions of the Himalayas from north to south.

Answer The 3 major divisions of the Himalayas from North to South are as follows
(a) The Great or Inner Himalayas or the Himadri It is a continuos range consisting of the highest peaks.
(b) Himachal or Lesser Himalayas The range lying to the South of the Himadri is known as Himachal or Lesser Himalayas.
(c) Shiwaliks The outermost range of the Himalayas is known as the Shiwaliks. These are the foothill ranges and represent the southernmost division of the Himalayas.

(v) Which plateaus lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan ranges?

Answer Malwa plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan ranges.

(vi) Name of the Island group of India having coral Vindhyan

Answer Lakshadweep Islands are composed of small coral islands.

 

Question 3. Distinguish between 
(i) Converging and diverging tetonic plates.

Answer Difference between Converging plates and Diverging plates.

Converging Tetonic Plates	Diverging Tetonic Plates
The plates that come towards each other and form a convergent boundary.	The plates that move away from each other and form divergent boundary.

(ii) Bhangar and Khadar.
Answer Differences between Bhangar and Khadar.

Bhangar	Khadar
(a) Bhangar is cold alluvial soil.	(a) Khadar is new alluvial soil.
(b) Bhanger soil is found away from the river.	(b) Khadar is found near the river basin.
(c) Bhangar is less fertile.	(c) Khadar is very fertile.
(d) It contains calcareous deposits (d) This soil is fine grained. locally known as Kankar.	(d) The soil is fine grained.
(e) The soil is dark in colour.	(e) The soil is light in colour.