GEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLINE

GEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLINE 

 MLL

1-What is Geography?

2-Define Physical Geography?

3- Explain the term Environment?

4-What do you understand by Determinism?

5-What is Geomorphology?

6-What are two approaches of studying geography?

7-What do you understand by systematic geography?

8-Write the names of branches of geography based on systematic and regional approaches.

 9-What is possibilism?

10-What is field survey?

11-What is the importance of Human Geography?

HOTs Questions 

1-What is the relationship of geography with other sciences? Explain.

2-Why is geography known as the mother of all sciences?

3- How can we say that geography is an integrated discipline/ subject? Discuss.

 3 MARKS QUESTIONS                                                                                                                          

1-What is the relation between geography and social science?

2-Give the classification of branches of geography based on regional   approach.

3-What is the importance of Physical Geography?

 Value Based

1-How is the study of anthropology helpful for the development of mankind?

2-How can the equal distribution of the resources bring brotherhood among the human beings ?   

 3- Which human ethics could be taken into account while visiting a zoo? 

THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH

THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE EARTH 

MLL

1-What do you mean by a Nebula?

2- What is the Solar System?

3-What do you know about   Proxima Centory?

4-Which is the special planet of the solar system?

5-What is a light year?

6- Which were the initial gases forming the atmosphere of the earth?

7- Name any two Jovian planets of our Solar System.

 (03 marks question)

1-How did the moon come into being?

2-Discuss the three stages in the evolution of the present atmosphere?

3-Discuss the basic difference between the Inner planets and outer planets.

4-Explain the Big-Bang   theory in detail.

5-How are Ocean Formed in the Earth?

6-Discuss the origin of the earth.

7- How was the life evolved on  the earth?

8-What are Binary Theories regarding the origin of the Earth ?

9-Explain nebular hypothesis about the origin of planets? 

INTERIOR OF THE EARTH

 INTERIOR OF THE EARTH  

MLL

1-Define the term volcano ?                                                        

2-Where is the deepest mines found in the world?

3-What is an earthquake?      

4-What is the main cause of shaking of the earth’s crust?                                                       

5-What are body waves?                                                              6-Write two landforms associated with volcanism?                                                  

7-What is epicenter ?                                                                                         

8-What is an active volcano? Give one examples of active volcanoes.                     

HOTs Questions

                                   

1-No one can reach the interior of the earth, then how do scientists tell us about the interior of the earth and the type of materials that exists at such depth?                       

2-Why is the destruction maximum near the epicenter of the earthquake? Explain.             

3-“Mostly natural disaster are the result of human interference in the environment” Discuss.         

 4. How for the volcanoes are responsible for changing the landscape of the earth?     Elaborate it with the help of suitable examples

(03 marks question)

1-Why can’t we reach the central part of the interior of the earth? Give reasons.

2-.Differentiate between body waves and the surface waves of the earthquake with help of a neat diagram.                                                                                            

3-How would you differentiate between shadow zones of S waves and P waves? Support your answer with diagrams.        

Value Based questions

1-What human values can play an important role in the relief and rehabilitation of the earthquake victims?                                  

2-What conditions promote sustenance of flora and  fauna on the planet earth?  Explain.   .                                                          

3-What are the benefits of earthquakes and volcanoes for mankind ?Mention them briefly.                                               

4-What precautions can be taken to minimize the losses due to earth quakes and volcanoes? 

DISTRIBUTION OF OCEANS AND CONTINENTS

 DISTRIBUTION OF OCEANS AND CONTINENTS 

(Minimum Learning Level )MLL

1-Name the upper most layer of the earth.

2-What is the radius of the earth?

3-What was Pangaea?

4-Who first propounded the theory of continental drift?

5-What is polar wandering?

6-What process is known as subduction?

7-What do you mean by jig –saw-fit?

8-What do you mean by oceanic ridge?

9-What is meant by Pangaea?

HOTs Questions

1-With the help of a diagram explain various features of the  sea floor?

2-How does coral distribution suggest northward movement of continents?

3-How do lithosphere plates behave along the transform fault?

 4-Describe the continental drift theory of Wegner  in detail.

5-Boundaries of the tectonic plates are more important than plates. Explain this statement.

6-What are the evidences in support of the continental drift theory?

(03 marks question)

1-What is meant by sea floor spreading?

2-What do you understand by plate tectonic?

3-What do you mean by tillite? Where are they found?

4-How are the convectional currents in the mantle initiated and maintained?

5-Draw the major tectonic plates on the given map of the world.

6-What is the relationship between earthquake, volcanoes and plate tectonics?

7-What was the location of Indian plate in various periods?

8-How far the tectonic plate’s theory is able to explain the origin of mid oceanic ridge?

9-What is the importance of tectonic plate’s theory in geomorphology?