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9-Geography Exam Paper

The document is an assessment test for Grade 9 Geography students. It contains 9 multiple part questions testing students' knowledge of key geographic concepts. The questions cover topics like earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, rivers, oceans, the atmosphere and climate change. Students are asked to define terms, explain concepts, give examples, state reasons, and label features on maps. The test aims to evaluate students' understanding of physical geography and the earth's various natural systems.

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9-Geography Exam Paper

The document is an assessment test for Grade 9 Geography students. It contains 9 multiple part questions testing students' knowledge of key geographic concepts. The questions cover topics like earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, rivers, oceans, the atmosphere and climate change. Students are asked to define terms, explain concepts, give examples, state reasons, and label features on maps. The test aims to evaluate students' understanding of physical geography and the earth's various natural systems.

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BLESSED SACRAMENT HIGH SCHOOL

ASSESSMENT – 2 (2021-22)
GEOGRAPHY
STD – IX Full Marks: 100

Part-1 (30marks)

Question 1. Short Answer Questions [20]

a. State one man-made and two natural causes of an earthquake.


b. Mention the types of chemical weathering.
c. Name two chief landforms of wind deposition.
d. Name two landforms in the lower course of a river.
e. Give the example of young fold and old fold mountain.
f. In which layer of atmosphere do all the weather conditions occur?
g. Mention one warm and one cold current of Pacific ocean.
h. What is called the upper limit of the Stratosphere?
i. What are the main types of the volcanoes?

Question 2. On an outline map of world mark the following features. [10]

a. Caribbean Sea
b. North sea
c. Black Sea
d. Gulf of Carpenteria
e. Persian Gulf
f. Strait of Gibralter
g. Bering Strait
h. Hudson Bay
i. Tropical Monsoon Region
j. Equatorial region

Part-2 (70 marks)

Question 3.

a. How is a rift valley formed? [2]


b. Residual mountains are called mountains of denudation. Give reason. [2]
c. Write short note on : Structural plain. [3]
d. Name the exogenic forces . Why are they called destructive forces? [3]

Question 4.

a. What are active volcanoes? Name a volcano that has erupted recently. [2]
b. State the products erupted by a volcano. [2]
c. Differentiate Hot springs and Gygers with examples. [3]
d. How do internal heat and pressure cause volcanic eruption? [3]

Question 5.

a. What is Seismograph? [2]


b. Give geographical reason: Most earthquakes occur on account of plate movements. [2]
c. Give any three destructive effects of earth quakes. [3]
d. Which earthquake waves do make the inhabitants feel the ground motion? Mention two
characteristics of this wave. [3]

Question 6.

a. Briefly explain Exfoliation. [2]


b. Give geographical reason: Biological weathering is also known as organic weathering. [2]
c. What type of weathering is more active in polar areas? Why? [3]
d. Describe chief characteristics of weathering. [3]

Question 7.

a. What is the main function of a river in its upper course? Name the landforms formed in the
upper course of a river. [2]
b. Give geographical reason: Long rooted trees are grown bordering fields near deserts. [2]
c. How is a waterfall formed? [3]
d. Briefly describe the factors which affect the work of a river. [3]

Question 8.

a. Why is the Atacama desert arid where as Queensland gets heavy rainfall? [2]
b. The coasts of Norway are not frozen in winter whereas its adjoining areas are frozen for most
parts of the year. Give reason. [2]
c. With a neat and labelled diagram explain neap tide. [3]
d. Describe the two types of ocean currents based on their depth. [3]

Question 9.

a. Give reason. Atmosphere is the most dynamic entity. [2]


b. Explain Normal Lapse Rate of Temperature. [2]
c. State three effects of Global Warming. [3]
d. What is CFC? How do they deplete ozone? [3]

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