ICSE geography
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Give two reasons to explain why India is called a sub - continent.
i. India is a country of geographical Extent.
ii. Encompasses vast areas of diverse landmasses.
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a. Mention one difference between the Konkan and the Malabar coast.
b. Why are there more ports along the Western coast than along the Eastern coast ?
a. Konkan Coast is characterized with estuaries while the Malabar Coast is characterized with lagoons and backwater lagoons are salt water cakes.
b. Western coastal plains has indented coast which supports many ports.
Mention two reasons to explain why there is a higher percentage of forest cover in North East India.
Hill topography, favourable climate specially rainfall and temperature are responsible for the high concentration of forests.
What is the difference between metro cities and mega cities ? Give one example of each type of city.
Metro - It has population of 1 million. Eg. Chennai
Mega - It has population of more than 5 million. Eg Mumbai.
What is the difference between crop rotation and double cropping.
Crop rotation - Crops are grown in rotation one after another to maintain fertility of the soil.
Double cropping - Growing two or more crops in the same land.
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