CBSE Questions for Class 9 Geography Physical Features Of India Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

• Karakoram Range is a large mountain range spanning the borders of Pakistan, India, and China.  It is located at the extreme north part of India.  It is one of the greater ranges of Asia. 
  
• Ladakh Range is a segment of the Karakoram mountain range.  It extends from the mouth of the Shyok River in the Ladakh region to the Tibetan border. It runs parallel to Indus River. 
  
• Zanskar Range is the youngest east-west mountain chain of the Himalayas. They have many sub-ranges and extend west from Arunachal Pradesh through Bhutan to West Bengal, and further westward through Nepal and Uttarakhand, continuing into Himachal Pradesh.
  
• Shiwalik Hills is a mountain range of the outer Himalayas. It is in extreme south part of India. It starts from the Indus and ends close to the Brahmaputra.
  

The famous place of 'Kumbha Mela' from the Central Highlands is Ujjain. Traditionally, four fairs are widely recognised as the Kumbh Melas: the Haridwar Kumbh Mela, the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha and Ujjain Simhastha.

The region situated to the foothills of Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling towards north-eastern side is called Duars. These are the alluvial flood plains that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra river basin.

Garo, Khasi and Jantia Hills are situated in Meghalaya.  

Garo Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya. It is one of the wettest places in the world. It is in west direction. When we further move in east of Garo Hills, then we find Khasi Hills.  Khasi hills are a part of the Patkai range. Cherrapunji which is considered as one of the wettest places in the world is located under these hills. When we move further, we encounter with Jantia hills. This mountain region is sparsely populated. It is a part of the Meghalaya plateau.

Naga Hills are situated in extreme east of Garo Hills. It lies on the border of India and Myanmar. They are part of a complex mountain system. It is part of the mountain range which is spread in Nagaland and the Burmese region of Sagaing.

• The Gaddis are a tribe living mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. 
  
• They are said to have migrated from the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir or possibly from the plains of the Punjab.
  
• Gaddis belong to the class of the shepherds and their job is to look after goats and sheep.
  

• The southern part of the Eastern Coastal Plains from Nellore to Kanyakumari is called Coromandel Coast.
• Gujarat coast: This coast is a region of gulf because deep inlet of sea is surrounded by land on all sides.
  
• Konkan region: The coastal plain from Daman to Goa is called Konkan coast. This 500 km stretch is generally flat and is composed of basaltic trap rocks.  
  
• Malabar Coast: It is the southernmost stretch of the western coastal plains. Its characteristic features are the lagoons or backwaters called kayals.
  

Mining occupation is well developed on the Chhota Nagpur plateau because of the availability of minerals. The minerals found in Chhota Nagpur plateau are coal, iron-ore, copper, asbestos, bauxite, china clay, chromite, dolomite, limestone, etc.

Largest physical division of India is the Peninsular Plateau Region. It covers an area of about 16 lakh sq km. It is bounded by the Aravallis in the North-West, Maikal range in the North, Hazaribagh and Rajmahal Hills in the North-East, the Western Ghats in the West and the Eastern Ghats in the East.

With the increase in altitude there is a decrease in temperature. This is the reason why Himalayas have varied vegetation, with tropical dense forest to Tundra forests in which growth is hindered by lower temperatures. 

The physiographic division shown in the map is of peninsular plateau region. This plateau is one of the oldest surfaces of the Earth and represents a segregated part of the old Gondwana land. The triangular shaped Peninsular Plateau of India extends from the south of Indo-Ganga Plain to Kanyakumari.

Shillong is a hill station and the capital of the Meghalaya state. It belongs to the subdivision of Eastern Himalayas.

The Biligiriranga Hills, also called B R Hills, is a hill range situated in south-eastern Karnataka, at its border with Tamil Nadu in South India. The area is called Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary or simply BRT Wildlife Sanctuary. The forests form an important wildlife corridor between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, linking the largest populations of Asian Elephants and tigers in southern India.

 Situated thus at the tail end of the eastern Ghats, the BR Hills form a part of the hill ranges that connect the Eastern Ghats with the Western Ghats, with plants and wildlife of both these areas. The forests on the hills support a variety of habitats and thus the wildlife in the area ranges from species known from scrub forests and dryer regions to species that are endemic to wet forests of the Western Ghats.

• The Himalayas form the natural boundary between India and China. 
• Although they are huge and continuous, still there are some passes which establish a connection between the two countries. 
• Most important among them is the Nathu La pass.
• Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

• The Gujjar Bakarwals from Jammu and Kashmir raise herds of goats and sheep and earn a living through livestock. 
  
• They follow an annual cyclic movement between winter and summer for grazing grounds to find pasture for their herds.
  
• The nomads living in these different terrains follow various seasonal movements to earn their livelihood. 
  

• Gujarat is strategically located with largest share in India's coastline, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
  
• Gujarat has the longest coastline in India, with a diversity of habitats, especially mangroves, salt marshes, coral reefs, wetlands, and sea grasses. 

• 1) Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh spent their winter in low hills of Siwalik range grazing their herds in scrub forests.
  
•  2) By April, they moved north and spent the summer in Lahul and Spiti.
  
• 3) By september they begin their return movement.