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

INDIA: Natural Vegetation
Natural vegetation in India includes Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Deciduous Forests, Montane Forests, Mangrove Forests and Tropical Thorn Forests. This map shows the natural vegetation of India.

Q1: Locate and label the following items on the given map
1. Tropical Evergreen Forests
2. Montane Forests
3. Tropical Thorn Forests

Ans:

• Tropical Evergreen Forests - Mark on the western slopes of the Western Ghats (Kerala, parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra), the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and the north-eastern hills (parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh).
• Montane Forests - Mark along the Himalayan belt in northern India (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and parts of Arunachal Pradesh) and at higher elevations of the Western Ghats.
• Tropical Thorn Forests - Mark in the dry and semi-arid regions of north-west India (Rajasthan, parts of Gujarat and adjoining areas of Haryana and Punjab).

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 type of vegetation
2. A type of vegetation
3. A type of vegetation

Ans:

INDIA: Wildlife Sanctuaries, Bird Sanctuaries and National Parks
India is home to several fabulous wildlife sanctuaries, bird sanctuaries and national parks, which makes this country a nature lover's paradise. The map shows the major wildlife sanctuaries, bird sanctuaries and national parks of India.

Q3: 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 bird sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.
2. A wildlife sanctuary in Kerala.
3. A national park in Jammu and Kashmir.
4. A wildlife sanctuary in Rajasthan.
5. A national park in Asom.

Ans:

• Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary - Located in Tamil Nadu (Chengalpattu/Thiruvallur area); mark in northern Tamil Nadu near the Kaveri delta region.
• Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary - Located in Kerala (Idukki district); mark in the southern Western Ghats region.
• Dachigam National Park - Located near Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir; mark in the western Himalayan region of Jammu & Kashmir.
• Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary - Located in Rajasthan (Alwar district); mark in north-eastern Rajasthan.
• Kaziranga National Park - Located in Assam; mark in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam.

Q4: Locate and label the following items on the given map
1. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary.
2. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary.
3. Rajaji National Park
4. Bandipur National Park.
5. Sunderban National Park.

Ans:

• Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary - Mark on the banks of the Kaveri River in Mandya/Mysore region, Karnataka.
• Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary - Mark in the Nilgiri foothills where Tamil Nadu meets Karnataka and Kerala (north-western Tamil Nadu).
• Rajaji National Park - Mark in the foothills of the lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand (near Haridwar/Dehradun).
• Bandipur National Park - Mark in south-eastern Karnataka (part of the Mysore Plateau, adjoining the Nilgiris).
• Sundarbans National Park - Mark in the Ganges delta area of southern West Bengal along the Bay of Bengal.

Q5: Features are Marked by numbers in the political map of India. Identify these features with the help oÍ the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map.
1. A National Park.
2. A Wildlife Sanctuary.
3. The least populous Linion Territory of India.
4. National Park in Odisha.

Ans:

• (3) The least populous Union Territory of India - Lakshadweep.

Q6: Locate and label the following items on the given map with appropriate symbols.
1. The State having the highest literacy rate.
2. Shivpuri National Park
3. The State having the lowest literacy rate
4. Kanha National Park

Ans:

• The State having the highest literacy rate - Kerala; mark Kerala in the south-west of the map.
• Shivpuri National Park - Located in Madhya Pradesh; mark in the north-central part of Madhya Pradesh.
• The State having the lowest literacy rate - Bihar; mark Bihar in the north-eastern part of the Indo-Gangetic plain.
• Kanha National Park - Located in Madhya Pradesh (central India); mark in the Mandla/Balaghat region of eastern Madhya Pradesh.