Geography

Here’s how to make Geography Projects for Class 9 students. Find sample projects and the best structure to incorporate while making Geography projects. General Instructions You may use the following structure for writing the project: Cover Page, Index (List all the topics in the right order), Introduction, Main Body, Bibliography, Acknowledgements. Your written work must […]

There are nearly 200 countries in the world, each having a capital city of its own. Africa Algeria – Algiers Angola – Luanda Benin – Porto-Novo Botswana – Gaborone Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou Burundi – Gitega Cabo Verde – Praia Cameroon – Yaoundé Central African Republic – Bangui Chad – N’Djamena Comoros – Moroni Democratic […]

India and its neighbours are often referred to as the Indian subcontinent. Following countries are the neighbours of India. Afghanistan Afghanistan is a landlocked country that shares a small 80km stretch border at the North Western side of India. The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. Pakistan North-western states/union territories of India such as Jammu and […]

Question. What is a map? Answer: A map is a representation of any area of the earth on a flat surface. Question. What is a map’s scale? Answer: A scale of the map shows the relation between the distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground. Question. What are topographical maps? Answer: […]

Islands are areas of land that are not connected to a continent and are surrounded by water on all sides. Islands can be found in all bodies of water, from streams and rivers to lakes, seas and oceans. CONTINENTAL ISLANDS are part of the same land that makes up the continents. They are formed by […]

Climate (Geography) study notes, question and answers. Class 12 Climate (Geography) Notes Q. What is meant by Western disturbance? The cyclonic depressions which originate over the Mediterranean Sea and travel eastwards across Iran and Pakistan. These winds ultimately bring rainfall and weather disturbance to the northern part of India. Q. What are the two characteristics […]

Non-conventional sources of energy are also called Renewable sources of energy. Non-Conventional sources of energy are those which are renewable, in exhaustible, ecofriendly, less expensive and easy to maintain. Examples: Solar energy Wind energy Bio gas energy Tidal energy Geothermal energy Solar Energy Sun is the primary source of energy. It provides us enormous amounts […]

Conventional source of energy (Geography) study notes, question and answers. Q. Define conventional source of energy? Ans: – they are the natural energy resources which are present in a limited qantity And are being used for a long time. They are also known as non renewable source of Energy. Examples:-coal, petroleum, natural gas etc. Q. […]

Calendars and Timelines (Social Studies) Class 4 study notes, question and answers. Question: Name the months of the Gregorian calendar. Question: Write true or false: 1. We need a calendar to organise our lives in a better way: True Saka calendar is also known as the Christian calendar: False The birth year of Jesus was […]

Good transportation network paves way for infrastructure development. Infrastructure development in India has contributed to modernizing industries and making her one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Different modes of transportation networks in India have gone a long way in connecting different parts of the country through various government-initiated projects and schemes. Major […]

Industrialisation in India: Study notes, questions and answers, projects (ICSE Geography). ICSE Projects INDUSTRIALISATION IN INDIA (Describe about classification of industries, describe about major industries of India like iron and steel, petrochemicals, sugar industry, cotton textile industry, describe about the importance of industries, describe about the problems faced by the industries , describe about the […]

Space agencies and entrepreneurs like Elon Musk are working hard towards achieving their dreams of establishing humans as a multi-planetary species, one they believe is key to the long-term longevity of our species. Of all the planets out there, there is a lot of optimism around the planet Mars, and scientists are looking for ways […]

The state of Maharashtra is one of the most important states in India. The state was formed on May 1, 1960 when the earlier Bombay state was separated into Gujarat and Maharashtra. The state has 35 districts and is divided into Konkan, Vidarbha, Marathwada, Desh (Pune) and Khandesh (Nashik) divisions. The important cities of Maharashtra […]

Indian railways: Trains in general are considered to be the safest and the most reliable mode of tranpsort, and trains in India have been serving the nation well for the past 150 years. The Indian Railways turned nearly 5,000 coaches into quarantine cabins or isolation wards, given the acute shortage of hospital beds during the […]

Wildlife Conservation in India Introduction Over the years, factors such as rapid industrialisation, pollution, overpopulation, deforestation, animal exploitation, commercialization and climate change, has caused tremendous damage to the animals and their habitat. We all know that several species have become extinct in the world in the last few decades, and many more species are on […]

Cash Crops: ICSE geography class 10 project. What are Cash Crops? We grow crops not only for food but also for selling in the market. Cash crops are those crops that are sold in the market and from these crops, other products are made. For example, sugar cane is a cash crop. Sugarcane acts as […]

LANDFORMS OF THE EARTH INTRODUCTION The earth is made up of a series of concentric rock layers namely crust, mantle and core. The intense heat in the earth’s interior does not travel to the surface because rocks are bad conductors of heat. The internal heat of the earth therefore melts the rock and keeps the […]

Mountains are the highest landforms on the Earth’s surface. It has steep sides with a pointed tip called a peak Some mountains are snow covered or hove rounded tops While some mountains hove trees growing on their sides and tops, some ore rocky and deserted. How are mountains formed? Mountains are made of rocks and […]