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| From: nvabhishek11 | Reply 61 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 9 |
agriculture
There is a canal and there is also an embankment which supplies water for
irrigation. Also the land is marked by yellow which indicates agricultural
land
Posted at: Wed Feb 10 07:02:50 2010 (GMT)
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| From: preetie | Reply 62 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 3 |
MOTORABLE IN DRY SEASON
Posted at: Fri Feb 12 07:55:08 2010 (GMT)
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| From: dikshey | Reply 63 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 23 |
hi
hi
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 07:28:07 2010 (GMT)
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| From: dikshey | Reply 64 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 41 |
27.2
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 07:31:39 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 65 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 26 |
The favourable effects of the Himalayas on the Indian economy are :
It attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world, and
earns foreign exchange for the country.
Its rich forests are a vast source of timber, and other major and
minor forests products.
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 10:37:06 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 66 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 27 |
Pakistan is called the 'Gift of the Indus' because :
Indus is the main source of water for a major part of Pakistan. Its
waters are used for irrigation, industries, and generation of
hydroelectricity.
Without the Indus, Pakistan would have been a vast barren arid
desert.
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 10:41:00 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 67 of 246 | Reply | View replies (1)
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| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 29 |
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world
because :
Bangladesh lies in the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta, and is thus a vast
fertile and level land, and a dense network of roads and railways.
It is a developing country, and the people are illiterate, and
unaware of family planning.
Bangladesh has a pleasant climate, which attracts a lot of people.
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 10:51:43 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 68 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 29 |
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world
because :
Bangladesh lies in the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta, and is thus a vast
fertile and level land, and a dense network of roads and railways.
It is a developing country, and the people are illiterate, and
unaware of family planning.
Bangladesh has a pleasant climate, which attracts a lot of people.
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 10:53:08 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 69 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 30 |
The answer is :
24oN to 37oN latitude, 61oE to 75oE longitude
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 10:55:18 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 70 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 31 |
Industrial growth in Nepal is slow because :
It is a mountainous region, so roads and railways cannot be build.
This adversely affects industrial growth.
It is poor in mineral resources, which serve as industrial raw
material.
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 11:03:03 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 71 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 33 |
The reason is that:
The Deccan plateau is crisscrossed by many rivers which have cut out deep
valleys
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 11:14:26 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 72 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 34 |
The reason is that:
Western ghats, being higher than the eastern ghats, the Deccan
Plateau slopes from west to east, and most the rivers also flow from west
to east and enter Bay of Bengal
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 11:18:33 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 73 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 35 |
The reason is that:
Rann of Kutch is a salty marsh, and hence infertile.
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 11:19:24 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 74 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 36 |
The difference is:
Cyclonic Rain in Pakistan
Cyclonic Rain in Bangladesh
Pakistan gets cyclonic rain in winter.
Pakistan gets rain from less destructive
temperate cyclones.
Bangladesh gets cyclonic rain in early
summer, and retreating monsoon season.
Bangladesh gets rain from more destructive
tropical cyclones.
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 11:22:41 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 75 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 37 |
Source : North-east monsoons
Benefits: It helps in irrigation in winter, thus benefitting agriculture.
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 11:25:48 2010 (GMT)
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| From: abirghosh050793 | Reply 76 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 38 |
The reason is that:
Patna is located east of Varanasi, and the Bay of Bengal Branch of the SW
monsoons while travelling up the Ganga Plain from east to west gives more
rainfall to Patna, and becomes relatively dry by the time it reaches
Varanasi.
Posted at: Tue Feb 16 11:32:40 2010 (GMT)
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| From: susannapriyanka | Reply 77 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 20 |
quetta in pakistan
Posted at: Wed Feb 24 02:08:37 2010 (GMT)
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| From: ratchet | Reply 78 of 246 | Reply | View replies (1)
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| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 28 |
The difference between western and eastern ghats are:-
Western
Ghats.
| Eastern Ghats.
* It is a continuous
range |
It is a range broken by rivers.
* They are broader than the eastern ghats | They are
narrower than the western
ghats.
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*The average height of mts. is 1200m above | The average height
of the mountains is
the sea
level
| 450m above sea level.
Posted at: Thu Feb 25 01:57:52 2010 (GMT)
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| From: ratchet | Reply 79 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 28 |
The difference between western and eastern ghats are:-
Western
Ghats.
| Eastern Ghats.
* It is a continuous
range |
It is a range broken by rivers.
* They are broader than the eastern ghats | They are
narrower than the western
ghats.
*The average height of mts. is 1200m above | The average height
of the mountains is
the sea
level
| 450m above sea level.
Posted at: Thu Feb 25 01:58:39 2010 (GMT)
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| From: zehra11 | Reply 80 of 246 | Reply | |
| Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 46 |
Sheet Erosion: Sheet Erosion can be seen on an area which has gentle
slope.Rain water washes away a thin layer of soil from the whole area which
has no vegitation cover.
Wind Erosion: Wind erosionoccurs when soil is devoid of plants and is
exposed to te high velocity winds. Wind takes away the most of the nutrients
of the soil with it.
Posted at: Thu Feb 25 06:34:34 2010 (GMT)
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