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2nd Term Test
Geography
Grade 8

2 hours
Part I

Answer all the questions.

Fill in the blanks with correct answers 1 to 5.

1) The Lithosphere consists of main plates.

2) Plants, Living beings and micro organisms belong to the ..
3) .. is the predominant gas in the world.
4) Every year on December 22nd the sun is overhead over the .

If the statements are correct put (3) and if they are incorrect put (2) in the bracket given
below.

5) The south Asia is a density populated region in the world. (

6) Tea is the main commercial crop in Maldives Island. (
7) The total land area in Bhutan is 12%. (

8) South Asia is the birth place of religion of Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jayna. (
9) The ruppiya is the currency using in Nepal. (

Match 'A' with 'B'

A

10)
11)
12)
13)

Lowest temperature occur

Highest rainfall occur
Industrial production at Bhutan is
The climate that over 3000 of Himalaya is
product.
14) State language India is

B
Hindi
English
December February
Textile, Carpets, Handicrafts, Timber
Tundra Cherapunji of Asam.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word 16 20.

(Himalaya, Bangladesh, India, Kaveri ganga, Ganges river, Nepal, Stepps, Caucasoid, Indus,
Mongoloid)

15) The highest mountain Everest is belong to the country of

16) The most of tribal people living in Himalaya mountains are belongs to ..
race.
17) The Aryans migrated to South Asia from the .. grasslands of Central
Asia.
18) The South Asia Region is bounded by the .. mountain.

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19) The largest delta in the world is in Sunderbans river . meets the sea.

Part II
1) Mark these things 1 to 10. Get help from the map given.

i) Maldives Island
vi) Sri Lanka

ii) Nepal
vii) Decca

iii)Himalaya mountain iv) Deccan Plates

viii) Bolan Pass
ix) Bhutan

v) Bay of Bengal
x)

2)
i) Write four types of energy produced by the rural people in India.
ii) Write four problems on facing at energy by the rural people in India.
iii) Write two steps that the government of India gets to encourage the rural people of India
for the maximum use of energy.
3)
i) Name main two types of cultural heritage.
ii) Write four world heritages in Sri Lanka.
iii) Write four features of subsistence agriculture of South Asia.
4)
i) Name four tribal groups living in Himalaya Region.
ii) Write four main economic activities doing by them.
iii) Write four problems faced by them.
5)
i) What are the causes influences to happening season in the earth.
ii) The time of Riode Jeniro on western latitude 400 is 11.30 a.m. What is the time on eastern
longitudes 150 of Rome?
iii) Name four climatic types in South Asia.

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