Q 1) Are the sentences right or wrong. ? Rewrite the wrong ones
(a) Brazil is mainly located in the Southern Hemisphere.
Answer: Right
(b) Tropic of Capricorn passes through the middle of India.
Answer: Wrong :>Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of India.
(c) The longitudinal extent of Brazil is less than India.
Answer: Wrong:> The longitudinal extent of Brazil is more than India.
(d) Equator passes through the northern part of Brazil.
Answer: Right
(e) Brazil has a coastline along the Pacific Ocean.
Answer: Wrong:> Brazil has a coastline along the Atlantic Ocean
(f) Pakistan is a neighbouring country to the south east of India.
Answer: Wrong:> Pakistan is a neighbouring country to the north west of India
(g) The southern part of India is called Peninsula.
Answer: Right
Q 2. Answer in brief:
a) What problems did Brazil and India face after independence?
There were many common problems that Brazil and India faced after independence. Some of them are:
management– The resources of both the countries were not properly utilized. A few leaders were involved in the mismanagement of the countries’ resources.
Corruption – This was another problem that affected the two nations to a considerable extent. It prevailed in different sections of the government and among government officials. A major reason for this was favoritism and nepotism.
Poverty– As with most developing countries, poverty loomed large and part of the population lived in extreme poverty.
Crime rate – This was increasingly high in both the countries.
b) How are Brazil and India different from each other in terms of location?
(i) India is located in the northern and eastern hemispheres of the Earth. It is located in the southern part of the Asian continent.
ii) The extent of the mainland India. 80° 4' 28” N to37° 17' 53” N latitudes and between 68° 7' 53” E to 97° 24' 47” E longitudes. Indira Point is the southernmost tip of India. It is located on 6°45' N parallel.
iii) Some part of Brazil lies in the northern hemisphere while most of it lies in the southern hemisphere. Also, it lies in the western hemisphere in the the northern part of the South American continent.
iv) The extent of the mainland Brazil. 5° 16' 20” N to 33° 44' 32” S latitudes and between to 34° 47' 30” E to 73° 59' 32” W longitudes.
c) Describe the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India and Brazil.
(i) The extent of the mainland India is 8°4’N to 37°6’N latitudes and between 68°7’E to 97°25’E longitudes.
(ii) Indira Point is the southernmost tip of India.
(iii) It is located on 6°45’N parallel.
(iv) The extent of the mainland Brazil is 5°15’N to 33°45′ S latitudes and between to 34°47’W to 73°48’W longitude.
Q 3. Select the correct option
(a) India’s southernmost point is known as :
(1) Lakshadweep (2) Kanyakumari
(3) Indira Point (4) Port Blair
Answer: (3) Indira point
(b) These two countries in South America do not share their border with Brazil.
(1) Chile-Ecuador
(2) Argentina- Bolivia
(3) Columbia- French Guiana
(4) Surinam –Uruguay
Answer: (1) Chile-Ecuador
(C) Both the countries have ……….. type of government
(1) Military (2) Communist
(3) Republic (4) Presidential
Answer: (3) Republic
(d)Which of the following shapes show the coastal part of Brazil correctly?
Answer:
(e) Which of the following shapes show the coastal part of India correctly?
Answer:
(f) Considering hemisphere, which shape correctly represents the hemisphere in which India lies?
Answer:
(g)Considering the hemisphere, which correctly represents the hemisphere in which Brazil mainly lies?
Answer:
