GEO - Man and Environment Model Question Paper

9th Standard

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Social Science

Time : 02:00:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 60
    6 x 1 = 6
  1. All external influences and factors that affect the growth and development of living organisms is ___________.

    (a)

     Environment

    (b)

    Ecosystem

    (c)

    Biotic factors

    (d)

    Abiotic factors

  2. The 'World Population Day' is observed on _____________ every year.

    (a)

    August 11th

    (b)

    September 11th

    (c)

    July 11th

    (d)

    January 11th

  3. The statistical study of human population is ___________.

    (a)

    Demography

    (b)

    Morphology

    (c)

    Etymology

    (d)

    Seismography

  4. The extraction of valuable minerals and other geological minerals from the mines, is ___________.

    (a)

    Fishing

    (b)

    Lumbering

    (c)

    Mining

    (d)

    Agriculture

  5. The Secondary sector of the economy produces ____________from raw materials.

    (a)

    Semi finished goods

    (b)

    Finished goods

    (c)

    Economic goods

    (d)

    raw materials

  6. Gradual increase of the earth's temperature by the Green house gases in the atmosphere is called ________.

    (a)

    Acid rain

    (b)

    thermal pollution

    (c)

    Global warming

    (d)

    Deforestation

  7. 5 x 2 = 10
  8. What is 'black death'?

  9. What is Green House effect?

  10. What is demography?

  11. What is population change?

  12. What is Smog?

  13. 6 x 1 = 6
  14. Loudspeaker 

  15. (1)

    Low density

  16. Cruciform settlement

  17. (2)

    T- shaped settlement

  18. Natural disaster

  19. (3)

    Man - Made

  20. Better living conditions

  21. (4)

    Pull factor

  22. Monuments

  23. (5)

    noice pollution

  24. Northern Russia

  25. (6)

    Push factor

    3 x 2 = 6
  26. Metropolitan and Mega cities

  27. Water pollution and light pollution

  28. Land Pollution and Noise Pollution.

  29. 2 x 2 = 4
  30. Assertion(A): Deforestation results in floods and drought .
    Reason(R): Under deforestation trees are cut down clearing the forests.
    a) Both A and R are correct
    b) Both A and R are wrong
    c) A is correct but R does not explain A
    d) A and R are correct and A explains R

  31. Assertion(A): Urbanisation is one of the environmental issues.
    Reason(R): As the town expands, it mounts more pressure on transport system, water supplies leading to air pollution, water pollution etc.
    a) (A) and (R) are correct, (R) explain (A)
    b) (A) and (R) are correct, (R) does not explain (A)
    c) Both (A) and (R) are correct
    d) Both (A) and (R) are wrong

  32. 2 x 5 = 10
  33. Explain the factors affecting the distribution of population.

  34. Describe the patterns of rural settlement with neat diagrams.

  35. 1 x 10 = 10
  36. On the outline map of Tamil Nadu mark the following.
    1. A metropolitan city
    2. A district with 7857 people per sq. km.
    3. Gulf of Mannar
    4.Palk Strait

  37. 5 x 1 = 5
  38. Reforestation is encouraged throughout the world.

  39. Acid rain destroys the ecosystem.

  40. Population growth has to be brought under controll.

  41. Sustainable development growth has been set to protect the planet.

  42. Fracking affect the environment.

  43. 1 x 3 = 3
  44. Migration towards cities are the main cause for the birth of slums. Justify.

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