Geography papers 2001
GEOGRAPHY PAPER-I
Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all, includingwhich is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks. Illustrate your answer with sketch maps and diagrams wherever necessary.
1. What is meant by Ocean Currents? How the different types of Currents are caused? Highlight the currents of Atlantic Ocean with the help of a sketch map.
2. What are earthquakes? How closely are they connected with earth mo vements? Elaborate their effects and distributions in fhe main regions of the world.
3. Define glacier. How would you categorise them according to ihc mode of formation? Explain with the help of diagrams the characteristic, features of a glaciated region.
4. There are certain winds which generated by terrestrial peculiarities and are named accordingly. Pin point/explain such winds (world-wide) with their properties and effects in me prevailing areas.
5. What are main characteristics of thunderstorm? How arc they classified? Also explain their zonal distribution.
6. Differentiate the weather and topographical maps? Briefly express the various terms/features which arc associated with these maps.
7. Write short notes on trte following:-
(a) Geysers
(b) Bonne's Modified Conical Projection
(c) Adveclion Tog
(d) Artesian wells
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