Class 9 Geography Chapter 1 Map Based Question Answers - Contemporary India - I

INDIA: Drainage and Lakes

This map shows various rivers that flow across the states, national capital, union territories and international boundaries. It also shows the major lakes of India.

Q1: Locate and label the following items on the given map
1. The strait separating Sri Lanka and India
2. Salt water lake in Kerala
3. Largest fresh water lake in India
4. A group of islands lying East of the mainland of India
5. Islands group lying close to Malabar coast and Kerala or Islands in the South-West of the mainland of India

Ans:

1. Palk Strait - The narrow strait separating south-eastern Tamil Nadu (India) and northern Sri Lanka (between Rameswaram and Jaffna).
2. Vembanad Lake - A salt-water lagoon on the Malabar coast of Kerala, the largest lake in Kerala and an important backwater system.
3. Wular Lake - The largest fresh-water lake in India, located in Jammu & Kashmir.
4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands - The group of islands lying to the east of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal.
5. Lakshadweep - The group of islands off the Malabar coast in the Arabian Sea, lying to the south-west of the mainland of India.

Q2: Features are marked by numbers in the given political map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map.
1. A river that rises in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh or A West flowing river.
2. The river also known as Tsangpo or The largest river of North-East India
3. The largest river of South India or A peninsular river

Ans:
1. Tapi River - A west-flowing peninsular river that rises in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh and flows westwards into the Arabian Sea.
2. Brahmaputra River - Also known as Tsangpo in its upper course; it is the major river of North-East India, flowing east and then turning south and west into Bangladesh.
3. Godavari River - The largest river of peninsular (south) India, flowing eastwards across the Deccan Plateau into the Bay of Bengal.

Q3: Locate and label the following items on the given map
1. A line where the time period of onset of monsoon is 1 June
2. A line where the time period of onset of monsoon is 5 June
3. A line where the time period of onset of monsoon is 1 July

Ans:

1. 1 June - Isochrone indicating the earliest onset along the southernmost Kerala coast.
2. 5 June - Isochrone showing the monsoon advance along parts of the west coast north of Kerala (Kerala-Karnataka/Goa region).
3. 1 July - Isochrone marking the monsoon arrival further north and east into central and northern parts of India.

Q4: Features are marked by numbers in the given political map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map.
1. Name the date of onset of monsoon.
2. Name the date of onset of monsoon.
3. Name the date of onset of monsoon.

Ans:

1. 15 July - Date of onset for the southernmost isochrone.
2. 10 June - Date of onset for the next isochrone to the north.
3. 15 June - Date of onset for the isochrone representing later advance into northern/central India.

Q5: Locate and label the following items on the given map with appropriate symbols.
1. Indus river
2. Yamuna river
3. Luni river
4. Son river

Ans:

1. Indus River - Major river flowing from the north-west (originating near Tibet/Karakoram) and entering Pakistan; marked on the north-western part of the map.
2. Yamuna River - A major northern tributary of the Ganga, originating from the Yamunotri region and flowing south-east across Uttar Pradesh (passes close to Delhi).
3. Luni River - A west-flowing river of Rajasthan draining into the Rann of Kachchh area; marked in western India (Rajasthan region).
4. Son River - A large peninsular river rising near Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh) and flowing eastwards to join the Ganga.

Q6: Locate and label the following items on the given map with appropriate symbols.
1. A line where the time period of onset of monsoon is 15 June.
2. A line where the time period of withdrawal of monsoon is 1 November.
3. A line where the time period of withdrawal of monsoon is 1 September.
4. Chandaka wildlife sanctuary.
5. Meteorological station Karnataka.

Ans:

1. 15 June - Isochrone showing monsoon arrival by mid-June across central India (marked on the map as the 15 June line).
2. 1 November - Line indicating the regions where monsoon withdrawal is completed by 1 November (southernmost parts).
3. 1 September - Line indicating regions where withdrawal of monsoon begins/completes by 1 September (northern/western parts).
4. Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary - Marked near Bhubaneswar in Odisha on the map (label the sanctuary symbol at the appropriate location).
5. Meteorological Station, Karnataka - Mark the meteorological station symbol at the designated Karnataka location shown on the map.