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On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all of the following. Write in your QCA Booklet the significance of the locations, whether physical/commercial/economic/ecological/environmental/cultural in not more than 30 words for each entry: (2 x 5 =10 marks)
Sriharikota
Chilika lake
Sundarban
GIFT city
Mahi river
Briefly explain the following terms in not more than 50 words each: (5 x 5 =25 marks)
Racial explanation of regional imbalance
Vicious circle of under-development
Myrdal-Hirchman prognosis
Williamson’s convergence hypothesis
Environmental determinism
Regional imbalance is as much a byproduct of development as it is of non-development. Analyse the statement. (15 marks)
Critically examine the suitability of globalisation as a means to curb regional imbalance. (25 marks)
Sustainable regional development is a question whether to choose affluence or effluence, economy or environment and also consumption or environmental quality. Discuss. (25 marks)