THE FUTURE FOUNDATION SCHOOL

ANNUAL EXAMINATION
SESSION – 2022 – 2023
GEOGRAPHY
H.C.G. - Paper – 2
(Two hours)
(Maximum Marks : 80)
CLASS – IX
DATE – 02/03/2023
Answers to this Paper must be written on the answer sheet provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
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Part I is compulsory. All questions from Part I are to be attempted.
A total of five questions are to be attempted from Part II.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

To be supplied with the paper: An outline map of the World

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PART I (30 Marks)

(Attempt all questions from this Part.)
Question 1. [20]
Choose the correct answer from the given options.
a. The orbit of the earth around the sun is [1]
i) oblate spheroidal
ii) elliptical
iii) spherical
iv) geoidal
b. This percentage of the total amount of insolation is directly reflected back to [1]
space
i) 35%
ii) 14%
iii) 51%
iv) 17%
c. During vernal equinox, the altitude of the sun at 40°S will be [1]
i) 50°
ii) 66.5°
iii) 30°
iv) 23.5°

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 d. Which of these is not a form of precipitation? [1]
i) mist
ii) hail
iii) drizzle
iv) rain
e. The permanent pressure belts of the world will shift slightly northwards during [1]
i) winter in the northern hemisphere
ii) summer in the northern hemisphere
iii) summer in the southern hemisphere
iv) winter in the southern hemisphere

f. If you are sitting on the beach facing the sea in the evening, the breeze will be- [1]
i) Striking your back and continuing towards the sea due to the sea breeze
effect
ii) Coming towards you from the sea due to the sea-breeze effect
iii) Striking your back and continuing towards the sea due to the land-breeze
effect
iv) Coming towards you from the land due to the sea-breeze effect

g. Areas of low pressure surrounded by areas of high pressure in Australia can lead [1]
to
i) Typhoons
ii) Anticyclones
iii) Convectional rainfall
iv) Willy-willies
h. Why is condensation below 0° harmful for crops? [1]
i) it leads to the formation of dew
ii) it leads to the formation of mist
iii) it leads to the formation of frost
iv) it leads to massive floods
i. Which orogenic phase happened about 240 million years ago? [1]
i) Alpine
ii) Hercynian
iii) Caledonian
iv) Pre Cambrian
j. Which among the following is NOT TRUE for mountains? [1]
i) They often act as climatic barriers
ii) Swift flowing rivers from mountains help generate hydel power
iii) They help in orographic rainfall on the windward side
iv) They present favourable conditions for agriculture

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 k. Which among the following is an intrusive volcanic landform? [1]
i) Caldera
ii) Cone in cone
iii) Batholith
iv) Ash and cinder cone
l. Which among the following statements about basic lava is NOT TRUE? [1]
i) It is fluid
ii) It is rich in silica
iii) It creates lava shield
iv) It flows out quietly
m. The Circum-Pacific Belt coincides with [1]
i) Belts of tropical cyclones
ii) Cold ocean currents
iii) Tropical deserts
iv) Plate boundaries
n. Intensity of an earthquake measures [1]
i) The destruction caused by an earthquake
ii) Energy released at the origin
iii) The areal extent of an earthquake
iv) The duration of an earthquake
o. Which among the following is NOT categorised as an exogenous process? [1]
i) Exfoliation
ii) Formation of sand dunes
iii) Formation of canyons
iv) Formation of anticlines and synclines
p. Which among the following is NOT a feature of rivers in the middle course? [1]
i) Rapids
ii) Meanders
iii) Floodplains
iv) Ox bow lakes
q. In which situations will wind deposit its load? [1]
I. Presence of obstructions II. Increase in volume of load III. Decrease in
wind velocity
i) All three
ii) I and II
iii) I and III
iv) II and III
r. Oceans constitute _____% of the hydrosphere. [1]
i) 71
ii) 97
iii) 86
iv) 65

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 s. If the Moon is a perigee on a full moon day, the tidal amplitude will be [1]
i) Normal
ii) Higher than normal
iii) Lower than normal
iv) Information given is inadequate
t. Which among the following is not a cold ocean current? [1]
i) Benguela Current
ii) Peru Current
iii) Brazilian Current
iv) Canary Current

Question 2. [10]
On the outline map of the World provided :
a. Shade a region of equatorial rainforest in Africa. [1]
b. Shade a region having tropical desert climate in North America. [1]
c. Shade the Caribbean Sea. [1]
d. Shade the Gulf of Carpentaria. [1]
e. Shade the Strait of Gibraltar. [1]
f. Shade the Caspian Sea. [1]
g. Mark river Paraguay. [1]
h. Mark river Indus. [1]
i. Mark river Hwang Ho. [1]
j. Mark river Nile. [1]

PART II (50 Marks)

(Attempt any five questions from this Part.)

Question 3.
a. State any two effects of the west-to-east rotation of the Earth. [2]
b. How does the earth’s rotation affect its shape? [2]
c. Diagrammatically illustrate the tilt of the earth’s axis. If the axis of the earth [3]
would have been at a right angle, what impact would it have on the earth? (any
one point)
d. With reference to the diagram given in the next page, answer the following [3]
questions:

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 i. In which of these positions will Australia have summer?
ii. On which date will the Sun be overhead at the Tropic of Cancer?
ii. Why do you think all places on the earth experience equal length of day and
night on positions 2 and 4?

Question 4.
a. Explain how alluvial plains are formed. [2]
b. Give any two reasons to explain why plains are densely populated. [2]
c. Explain what residual mountains are, giving one example from India. [3]
d. Discuss any three features of young fold mountains. [3]

Question 5.
a. Bring out two differences between P waves and S waves. [2]
b. With reference to earthquakes, explain the difference between hypocentre and [2]
epicentre.
c. With the help of a neat diagram explain how lava dome is formed. [3]
d. Explain how earthquakes can cause [3]
i. Flash floods
ii. Fires
iii. Tsunamis

Question 6.
a. How is weathering different from denudation? Give two points. [2]
b. Explain the process of carbonation. [2]

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 c. [3]

i. Name the landform.

ii. How has it been formed?
d. Give any one reason to explain why wind is a powerful agent of denudation in [3]
desert areas. Explain the process of deflation in the context of aeolian erosion.

Question 7.
a. Define hydrosphere. [2]
b. Discuss any two ways in which ocean currents influence global climate. [2]
c. Explain how neap tides occur using a neat diagram. [3]
d.

i. Which term is used to describe the distinctive pattern of ocean currents shown
[1]
here?
ii. Name any two factors that cause this pattern.
[1]
iii. Why is this pattern not seen in the northern part of the Indian Ocean?
[1]

Question 8.
a. Why are temperature contrasts greater over enclosed land masses than over [2]
coastal regions?
b. State the effects of one hot and one cold local wind on the temperature of the [2]
region they blow through.
c. Identify and diagrammatically illustrate the type of rainfall that will be [3]
experienced by the Amazon forest region.
d. Give a geographical reason for the following: [3]
i. The snow that falls in winter on the south-facing slope of the Himalayas melts

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 more quickly than that on the north-facing slope.
ii. Trade winds are able to retain a large quantity of water vapour.
iii. Driving during winter mornings can be hazardous.

Question 9.
a. Calculate the relative humidity if, at a given temperature a particular volume of [2]
air can hold a maximum of 40 grams of water vapour, but the amount of water
vapour present in that volume of air (at the same temperature) is 16 grams.
b. Give a geographical reason for the following: [2]
i. Trade wind deserts are located on the western margins of continents.
ii. The ‘Furious Fifties’ are found in the southern hemisphere.
c. Differentiate between summer monsoons and winter monsoons. [3]
d. Look at the given diagram and answer the following questions. [3]

i. Identify the given phenomenon.

ii. What kind of weather conditions do we find in areas where this phenomenon
prevails?
iii. Diagrammatically illustrate the phenomenon that causes the opposite
weather condition.

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