10th Social Science | Geography | Chapter 1
Chapter 1: India - Location, Relief and Drainage
Topic: Map exercises and Activities from the book.
VII. Map exercises
Mark the following in the outline map of India
- Major mountain ranges – Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Aravalli, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats.
- Major rivers – Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Tapti, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna & Kaveri.
- Major plateaus – Malwa, Chotanagpur, Deccan.
Reference Maps
VIII. Activities
- Observe the Peninsular Plateau map of India and mark the major plateau divisions of India
- Prepare a table showing the major West flowing and East flowing rivers of peninsular India.
- Assume that you are travelling from West Bengal to Gujarat along the beautiful coasts of India. Find out the states which you would pass through?
- Find out the states through which the river Ganga flows.
- Prepare a table showing the major rivers in India and findout it’s tributaries, origin, length and area.