EVS--PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA (NOTES)

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

HARD WORDS:

1.Vegetation                            11.Gangetic Plains

2. Deccan Plateau                    12.cultivation

3.destination                             13.Kanchenjunga

4.Aravalli                                  14.Bhagirathi

5.Guru shikhar                           15.Alaknanda

6.barren                                     16. Mandakini

7.majestic                                  17. trekking

8.sacred                                      18. fertile

9.Darjeeling                                19.basin

10.confluence                             20. Coastal plains

Q1. Fill in the blanks 

1. India’s biggest freshwater lake is the Wular Lake at Sapore near Srinagar.

2.Valley of Flowers is known for its meadows of alpine flowers and the variety of flora.

3.Pushpawati River flows through the Uttrakhand valley.

4.Alaknanada and Bhagirathi are the two sacred rivers join to form the mighty Ganga, India’s longest and biggest river.

5. Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world.

6. Kanchenjunga is known as Five Treasures of Snow.

7. The first highest mountain in the world is Mt Everest.

8. The second highest mountain in the world is K2.

9. Darjeeling is famous for its tea gardens.

10. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a group of 

Islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea

11. The Lakshadweep Island lies in the Arabian Sea 

12. The famous desert in Rajasthan is Thar desert which 

is also called as Great Indian Desert.

13. Aravalli hills are the oldest mountain range in India.
14. Guru Shikhar is the highest peak in Mount Abu.
15. The Deccan plateau is rich in minerals like coal and 

Iron ore. 

16. The Northern plains are formed by the alluvial 

deposits laid down by the rivers- the Indus,

the Ganga, The Brahmaputra and their tributaries. 

17. Matheran and Khandala in Maharashtra also give a good view of the Deccan trap.

18. Chilka lake is largest salt water lake in state of Odisha.

Q2. Answer in one or two words :

1. From which place does the river Bhagirathi

comes down to Devprayag? 

Ans: From Gaumukh and Gangotri

2. Where is the valley of flowers situated? 

Ans:In the state of Uttrakhand 

3. Name the two rivers that meet at Rudraprayag. 

Ans. Alaknanda and Mandakini

4. Which river flows from Kedarnath? 

Ans. Mandakini

5. Which hill range of Jaipur is famous? 

Ans. The Aravalli range

6. Which places in Maharashtra give a good view

of the Deccan plateau? 

Ans. Matheran and Khandala

7. What kinds of crops are grown in the Gangetic

region? 

Ans. Rice, fruits, vegetables

Q3.Answer the following questions:

1) What are the alternative names of greater, middle and lower Himalayas?
A1. The greater Himalayas is also known as Himadri while middle Himalayas is known as Himachal and the lower Himalayas or foot hills of Himalayas is also known as shivalik.

2) State the 6 major division of India and depict it in Map of India.

A. India is divided into 6 major physical divisions

1. The Himalayan Mountains
2. The Northern Plains
3. The Peninsular Plateau
4. The Indian Desert
5. The Coastal Plains
6. The Islands

Q4. Give reason

1. Darjeeling is famous tourist spot in India.

Ans Darjeeling is a beautiful hill station and also the best place in India to view the Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world and the highest peak .It is also noted for its lush green tea gardens and tea industries and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. 

2. Uttarakhand is known as “Land Of God’s”

Ans:-It is often known as the "Land of the Gods"due to the many Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state . Char-dhams, the four most sacred and revered Hindu temples of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri are nestled in the mighty mountains.  

3)India is a wonderful destination for vacation .

Ans) India is a peninsular country with varied physical features .India has every possible landscape that the Earth has, from cold mountains to arid deserts , vast plains , hot and humid plateau and wide sea shores and tropical islands.

Q5) Write short note on GangeticPlains .

• Ans : The gangetic plains are very fertile flat area suitable for the growth of variety of crops . 

• It is formed by the deposition of silt by river Ganga.

• The area is also rich in ground water sources .

• It is covered with lusty green fields of rice and 

other crops.

• Rice, fruits and vegetables are grown in this region.