SEBA| HSLC| CLASS 10| GEOGRAPHY| QUESTION PAPER - 2013| ASSAM BOARD
2013
GEOGRAPHY
(New Course)
(Theory)
Full Marks: 80
Pass Marks: 24
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions
(For HSLC Regular Candidates
and unsuccessful Regular Candidates of 2011, 2012)
1. Choose the correct answer: 1x6=6
(a) The agent
that creates a sand dune is
(i) river
(ii) glacier
(iii) sea wave
(iv) wind
(b) Evergreen
forest occurs in
(i) Mediterranean
region
(ii) Desert
region
(iii) Equatorial
region
(iv) Polar region
(c) Which of
the following continents is the largest in area?
(i) Europe
(ii) Asia
(iii) North
America
(iv) Africa
(d) The total
area of USA is
(i) 96 lakh sq.
km
(ii) 66 lakh sq.
km
(iii) 56 lakh sq.
km
(iv) 106 lakh sq. km
(e) Which of
the following islands of Japan is the biggest in area?
(i) Hokkaido
(ii) Honshu
(iii) Shikoku
(iv) Kyushu
(f) India’s
position in terms of area among the countries of the world is
(i) second
(ii) fourth
(iii) seventh
(iv) fifth
2. Name one erosional feature created by glacier. 1
3. What is fossil fuel?
1
4. Name the community who lives in a type of house called igloo. 1
5. How many States constitute USA? 1
6. Which country of the world is called the ‘land of rising sun’? 1
7. In which State of India the Chilika Lake is located? 1
8. Name two animals of the Polar region. 2
9. Name two east-flowing rivers of India. 2
10. Mention two agricultural regions of Japan. 2
11. Name two rivers of Africa. 2
12. Name two mountains of USA. 2
13. Name two million population cities of India. 2
14. Name three grasslands of the world. 3
15. Name three major cities of Japan. 3
16. Mention three important industrial regions of
Japan. 3
17. Name three major crops cultivated in the monsoon
region. 3
18. What is moraine? Mention three types of moraine. 1+3=4
19. Define the term ‘environment’ and mention its two basic
elements. 2+2=4
20. What is water pollution? Mention three causes of water
pollution. 1+3=4
21. Name four lakes of the Great Lake Region of USA. 4
22. Name two industrial region of USA and mention the
characteristics of any one of them.
2+2=4
23. What is region? Mention the two basic types of
region. 2+2=4
24. Mention the climate seasons of India. Give the
characteristics of any one of them.
2+2=4
25. Mention four natural regions of the world and describe
any one of them in brief. 2+4=6
26. Divide India into physiographic divisions and give the
detail of any one of them. 2+4=6
27. Draw a sketch-map of India and show the location of any
two mountains on it. 2+2=4
ADVANCED GEOGRAPHY
(Old Course)
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions
(For unsuccessful
HSLC Private Candidates of 2012 and earlier)
1. Choose the correct answer: 1x5=5
(a) The
latitudinal extension of the Equatorial region is
(i) from 100
N to 100 S
(ii) from 150
N to 250 N
(iii) from 150
N to 250 S
(iv) from 200
N to 200 S
(b) Which one
of the following is a biotic element?
(i) Rock
(ii) Mineral
(iii) Water
(iv) Animal
(c) In which
of the following regions rainfall mainly occurs in winter?
(i) Tundra region
(ii) Equatorial
region
(iii) Mediterranean
region
(iv) Monsoon
region
(d) In which
of the following countries the Appalachian Mountain is located?
(i) USA
(ii) Japan
(iii) India
(iv) China
(e) The area
of India is
(i) 3.28 million
sq. km
(ii) 2.38 million
sq. km
(iii) 4.32
million sq. km
(iv) 5.23 million
sq. km
2. What is hydrosphere?
1
3. What is blizzard?
1
4. Write the meaning of desertification. 1
5. What is ozone?
1
6. Name the largest island of Japan. 1
7. Name a major river of USA. 1
8. Define environment.
2
9. Mention the two main branches of Geography. 2
10. What do you mean by solar energy? 2
11. Mention two causes of air pollution. 2
12. Define Regional Geography. 2
13. Name two grasslands of the world. 2
14. What is mean by oasis? 2
15. Name two coalfields of USA. 2
16. Mention three important objectives of the study of Environmental
Geography. 3
17. Name three abiotic elements of environment. 3
18. Write the meaning of formal and functional regions. 3
19. Mention three forest types of India. 3
20. Describe briefly the climate of Japan with reference to
the summer and winter seasons. 2+2=4
21. Mention four factors influencing population distribution
in India. 4
22. Give an outline of the course of the Brahmaputra from
source to mouth. 4
23. Describe climate as a factor of environmental
change. 5
24. Give a brief account of the Tundra region. 5
25. Define hydrological cycle and state its importance. 2+4=6
26. What is global warming? State its causes. 2+4=6
27. Mention six causes behind the development of Japan as an
industrial nation. 6
28. Give an account of the regional variation in the distribution
of environmental elements. 8
29. Name the major crops cultivated in India and briefly describe
the geographical distribution of rice or wheat. 3+5=8
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