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Class 7 Geographical Diversity of India worksheet
CBSE Social Science. The Himalayas, the Ganga plains, the Thar Desert, the peninsula and the islands, and how people live in each. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The word “Himalaya” means:
- mountain of fire
- roof of the sea
- land of rivers
- abode of snow
Answer
(d) abode of snow
- 2.
Jaisalmer is part of which region of India?
- the islands
- the Ganga plains
- the Thar Desert
- the southern peninsula
Answer
(c) the Thar Desert
- 3.
Which Himalayan range is the range also called the Lower Himalayas?
- Vindhya
- Shivalik
- Himadri
- Himachal
Answer
(d) Himachal
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Name the five broad regions of India.
Answer
The great mountain zone, the Ganga–Indus plains, the desert, the southern peninsula and the islands.
- 5.
Name the Himalayan range: (a) the range also called the Greater Himalayas (b) the range also called the Lower Himalayas
Answer
(a) Himadri (b) Himachal
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain how the Himalayas were formed and why they are still rising.
Answer
India was once part of Gondwana and drifted north, colliding with Asia about 50 million years ago; the crust folded up into the Himalayas. India still pushes into Asia, so they rise a few millimetres a year.
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