TLP Geography Optional 2018 [23rd August]:

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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. Desert National Park
2. Ashtamudi Lake
3. Bagmati River
4. Palakkad gap
5. Sound Island

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

1. Significance of drylands farming in India
2. Agro forestry as an additional source of income
3. Significance of social forestry
4. Biotic marine resources
5. OTEC

3. Do you think marine resources form the next frontier of development? Substantiate. (20 marks)

4. Can oceans be a sustainable source of energy in the future? Critically examine. (15 marks)

5. Write an essay on ‘Green revolution and its socio- economic and ecological implications’. (15 marks)