TLP Geography Optional 2018 [1st August]: Day

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We are here once again with the online answer writing initiative for Geography Optional. The initiative will run for 50 days stretched in 10 weeks. On a daily basis, 5 questions shall be posted. Please note that no synopsis or review shall be provided. However, we encourage peer review.

You can download the schedule here.

1. 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)

1. Nalanda
2. Krishna river
3. Shivalik range
4. National Waterway 3
5. Kaziranga National Park  

2. Briefly explain the following terms in not more than 50 words each: (5 x 5 =25 marks)

1. Population pressure on rivers in India
2. Applications of the models of industrial location theories in a globalised world
3. Limitations of agricultural location theories
4. Age structure in the Indian society
5. Problems associated with skewed sex ratio in India

3. Do a regional analysis of the pattern of demographic attributes in India. (20 marks)

4. Examine the factors that affect longevity. Also discuss its pattern in India. (15 marks)

5. Does India have a healthy dependent ratio? Critically examine. (15 marks)