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Tourism, Transport and Communication

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question — in the order the textbook teaches them. · 22 questions

Exercise

22 q
  1. State whether right or wrong with reasons.
    Ex Q1(a)
    The future of tourism is bright in India due to its natural diversity.
  2. Ex Q1(b)
    Tourism is an invisible trade.
  3. Ex Q1(c)
    The indicator of development in a country is the development of transport in that country.
  4. Ex Q1(d)
    Brazil's time is ahead of India's time.
  5. Ex Q1(e)
    The development of tourism in India has begun recently.
  6. Answer in short
    Ex Q2(a)
    Which factors attract more tourists in Brazil?
  7. Ex Q2(b)
    What are the difficulties in the development of the railway system in Brazil's internal areas?
  8. Ex Q2(c)
    Which means of communication has expedited the field of communications?
  9. Ex Q3
    A plane leaves Brasilia at 11am on 31st December. The plane crosses 0° Meridian and reaches Vladivostok via New Delhi. Tell the local time, date and day at New Delhi and Vladivostok when plane leaves Brasilia.
  10. Ex Q4
    Match the columns.
    'A' Group'B' Group
    (a) Trans-Amazonian(i) Tourist Place Highway
    (b) Road Transport(ii) Railway Station in India
    (c) Rio de Janeiro(iii) Golden Quadrilateral
    (d) Manmad(iv) Major Highways
    (v) 40° W. Meridian
  11. Give geographical reasons.
    Ex Q5(a)
    Eco-tourism is being developed more in Brazil.
  12. Ex Q5(b)
    The waterways are not developed in Brazil.
  13. Ex Q5(c)
    A dense network of railways has developed in the north Indian plains.
  14. Ex Q5(d)
    Development of transport is important for country's progress.
  15. Ex Q5(e)
    We rely on the sea route for international trade.
  16. Differentiate between.
    Ex Q6(a)
    Water transport in the Amazon and the Ganga river.
  17. Ex Q6(b)
    Communication in Brazil and India
  18. Ex Q6(c)
    IST and BRT
  19. Write notes on.
    Ex Q7(a)
    Modern means of communication
  20. Ex Q7(b)
    Air transport in India
  21. Ex Q7(c)
    Correlation between physiographic and internal waterways
  22. Ex Q7(d)
    Importance of Standard Time