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ICSE Board

Class VII
Geography
Sample Paper - 1
Time: 2 hrs Total Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in
reading the question paper.
3. The time given at the head of the paper is the time allotted for writing the answers.
4. Attempt all questions from sections A and B.
5. The intended marks of questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION A

QUESTION 1

Fill in the Blanks: [10]


i) India’s base station ‘Maitri’ is established on the Ranges.
ii) are formed when water vapour in the air condenses around dust particles to
form tiny droplets of water.
iii) The temperature as we move away from the equator.
iv) The Earth rotates from to .
v) The Dam on the Columbia River is the largest hydroelectric power
production centre in North America.
vi) Temperate forests areas are generally found in the latitudes.
vii) South America is joined to North America by the .
viii) and _ are the major coffee producing states in Brazil.
ix) rocks are formed from magma.
x) is the layer of the atmosphere which extends to a height of 80 km
above the surface of the Earth and lies above the stratosphere.

QUESTION 2

Pick the correct answer from the options: [10]


i) The wearing or breakdown of rocks by agents of gradation is known as
a) Erosion
b) Weathering
c) Deposition
d) Aggradation
ii) Which of the following realms of the Earth includes water in all its form?
a) Lithosphere
b) Biosphere
c) Hydrosphere
d) Atmosphere

iii) Which of the following statements is incorrect?


a) The atmosphere exists in several layers on and around the surface of the
Earth.
b) The atmosphere is a part of the lithosphere.
c) The Earth’s atmosphere helps maintain the temperature of the Earth.
d) The Earth’s atmosphere is a mixture of many gases and solid particles.

iv) The core of the Earth is made up of


a) Silicon and aluminium
b) Magnesium and iron
c) Iron and nickel
d) Magnesium and nickel

v) Coffee was introduced in Brazil by the


a) French
b) British
c) Spanish
d) Portuguese

vi) The European settlers in South America were mostly from which of the following
countries?
a) England and Ireland
b) France and Germany
c) Spain and Portugal
d) Italy and Russia

vii) Lumbering is mostly practiced in forests where the trees are


a) Tropical
b) Coniferous
c) Deciduous
d) Xerophytes
viii) Which is the largest country in North America?
a) U.S.A.
b) Mexico
c) Canada
d) West Indies

ix) The Earth has how many primary motions?


a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

x) The equator is a
a) Latitude
b) Longitude
c) Both A and B
d) None of the above

QUESTION 3

State whether true or false. [10]


i) Antarctica experiences summer from November to February. (True/False)
ii) Climate is the condition of the atmosphere over a fairly long period of time.
(True/False)
iii) While locating a place on a map, we first write its longitude and then its latitude.
(True/False)
iv) The Earth’s orbit is a perfect circle. (True/False)
v) The 100°E meridian passes approximately through the middle of North America.
(True/False)
vi) U.S.A. and U.K. are the chief buyers of lumbering products from Canada.
(True/False)
vii) Before the arrival of the Europeans, South America had already seen rich civilisation
of the Incas. (True/False)
viii) Large scale coffee cultivation began in Brazil only in the 1780s. (True/False)
ix) The thermosphere lies above the stratosphere. (True/False)
x) The Atlantic Ocean is deeper than the Indian Ocean. (True/False)
SECTION B

QUESTION 4

Answer the questions in brief. [20]


i) What are exogenic forces?
ii) Name two conventional and two non-conventional sources of energy which can be
obtained from oceans.
iii) Jet aircraft fly in the stratosphere. Give reason.
iv) How are igneous rocks formed?
v) Why is Brazil called ‘the coffee pot of the world’?
vi) Name the water bodies which surround South America.
vii) What is meant by ‘lumbering’?
viii) When and by whom was North America discovered?
ix) What is meant by the revolution of the Earth?
x) What are latitudes and longitudes?

QUESTION 5 [30]

Answer the following:


i) Explain the working of ‘Six’s maximum and minimum thermometer’.

ii) Answer the following in brief:


a) What is an International Date Line?
b) Why has it been adopted?

iii) Mention any six effects of the Earth’s rotation.

iv) On an outline map of North America, mark and label the following:
a) A region which experiences the hot desert type of climate.
b) Mexico
c) Canada
d) U.S.A.
e) Costa Rica
v) Forests and its produce are of extreme importance to the economy of Canada.
Explain.
vi) Give geographical reasons:
a) Coniferous forests are more suitable for lumbering.
b) Lumbering in Canada is usually carried out during winters.

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