Exploring India

Question 1

True or False? India is located North of the equator.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which countries does India share it’s borders with?

Answer 2

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Bhutan, Bangladesh & Myanmar

Question 3

Which island country is located to the South of India?

Answer 3

Sri Lanka

Question 4

Which bodies of water surround India?

Answer 4

The Arabian sea to the West and the Bay of Bengal the East

Question 5

True or False? On a climate graph, the bar graph represents annual temperature and the line graph represents annual precipitation.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

How do you calculate the range, mean and mode?

Answer 6

Range = Highest - lowest value
Mean = Add up all of the values and divide by how many there are
Mode = Most common value

Question 7

What is the Indian monsoon?

Answer 7

It is the largest wind pattern on earth that brings seasonal heavy rainfall across India

Question 8

True or False? Winter monsoon = dry condition, minimal rainfall.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

State two advantages of the Indian monsoon.

Answer 9

• Water collected in the summer months can be stored and used throughout the year
• It allows farmers to grow crops and boost India’s economy
• Lots of clean electricity is created by hydroelectric plants which are driven by water collected by monsoons

Question 10

State two disadvantages of the Indian monsoon.

Answer 10

• Causes flooding during the summer months as lots of rain falls in a short space of time / the ground is hard from the dry season
• Causes droughts during the winter months
• People are forced to migrate away from low-lying areas

Question 11

Describe the location of the River Ganges.

Answer 11

Starting in the Himalayas, the River Ganges flows across Northern India until it reaches the Bay of Bengal

Question 12

What is the source of the River Ganges?

Answer 12

Snow melt in the Himalayas

Question 13

Define the following key terms - drainage basin, watershed, tributary, delta.

Answer 13

• Drainage basin - An area of land drained by a river & it’s tributaries
• Watershed - The edge of a drainage basin
• Tributary - A small river or stream
• Delta - A land form that is created as a river deposits (drops) the material that it is carrying as it travels out to sea

Question 14

How does the river width and depth change from source to mouth?

Answer 14

It get wider and deeper.

Question 15

Define ‘river discharge’ and ‘river velocity’.

Answer 15

• River discharge - The amount of water flowing through the river channel
• River velocity - The speed of the water

Question 16

Why does river velocity increase from the source to mouth?

Answer 16

River velocity increases as more water is added to the main river channel. This means that less of the water is in contact with the bed & banks of the river so there is less friction & the river flows faster

Question 17

True or False? The Suburbans is located in India and Bangladesh.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Identify x3 ways in which the Bengal tiger has adapted to living in the Suburbans.

Answer 18

• Camouflage
• Can swim & climb trees
• Can tolerate more Saline (salty) water
• Large paws to walk across the mud flats
• Fish is a major part of their diet

Question 19

Explain one way in which people have adapted to living in the Suburbans.

Answer 19

• Otter fishermen - Local fisherman only fish at low tide where fish are forced into fewer areas and they have trained otters to help them catch twice as much fish as a normal nets would
• Tiger Widows - Women who have lost theirs husbands have created a community where they learn new skills / trades so they can provide for their families

Question 20

Define ‘inequality’.

Answer 20

Inequality is the idea that different people experience different standards of living (the gap between rich & poor)

Question 21

What is the name of India’s richest state?

Answer 21

Maharashtra (mostly urban)

Question 22

Give one reason why Bihar is poor and has struggled to develop.

Answer 22

• Bihar is landlocked ad doesn’t have access to the coast which makes trade more difficult
• Most people work in agriculture which means the average income is significantly lower than in other states
• It is incredibly low lying in some areas and the River Ganges runes though it which meas it is prone to flooding

Question 23

What is the aim of bottom-up development projects?

Answer 23

To support local people in a meaningful way (improving their quality of life), which will in turn allow the country to develop

Question 24

What type of technology do bottom-up development projects use?

Answer 24

Intermediate (appropriate) technology that is affordable and easily used by local people

Question 25

True or False? Top-down development projects are often expensive and they use advanced technology.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Who funds top-down development projects?

Answer 26

Government and TNCs

Question 27

State two benefits of the biogas in rural India projects.

Answer 27

• Time is no longer spent collecting firewood so girls have ore time to go to school / women have more time to go to work
• I is a renewable source of energy which means it won’t run out, as long as there is a constant supply of raw material (dung)
• It provides villages with a reliable source of energy that can be used in cooking or electricity
• Farmers can use the leftover organic material to fertilise crops which is good because it provides a reliable source of food and income for families

Question 28

State two problems with the biogas in rural India project.

Answer 28

• Burning biogas still produces greenhouse gases which contributes towards climate change
• There is an upfront cost which some families might not be able to afford, so therefore it doesn’t benefit everyone
• There might be a lack of raw material (dung) at certain points, which means it’s not as reliable as other fuel sources