Pakistans Geography Questions?

State whether True or False. (10 marks)

a. Coastal areas humidity level is moderately high from April to September. _______
b. Arid climate means low temperature, cold winds and rain. _______
c. The climate does not vary from Northern Mountains to Western Mountains. _______
d. Climate refers to the atmospheric conditions of any place for a short period of
time. _______
e. The areas closer to the equator receive relatively direct rays of the sun resulting
in high temperature. _______
f. The word monsoon means a ‘season’. _______
g. Western Depression originates from the Bay of Bengal. _______
h. Relief rainfall is related to the height of land. _______
i. If the temperature of any place is high than the pressure of winds is also high.
_______
j. The Monsoon winds bring rainfall in the Balochistan Plateau. _______

. Fill in the blanks with correct words. (5 marks)
a.The rain fall in Pakistan is mainly from ____________________ winds and
_____________________________.
b.Floods return __________________ to the land and contribute to the health of wetlands as in the _______________ delta.
c.___________________ drought occurs in areas with well defined rainy and dry
seasons.

Answer any three questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Q4.
a. Differentiate between continuous and sustainable resources. (2 marks)
b. What is the importance of rivers to Pakistan? (7 marks)
c. Name the Eastern and Western rivers marked on the map. (6 marks)
d. What do you mean by ‘inland drainage’? (2 marks)
e. Briefly differentiate between the drainage pattern of the Indus System and the
Balochistan Plateau. (4 marks)
f. Differentiate between : (4 marks)
i. lined canals and unlined canals
ii. perennial canals and inundation canals

Q5.
a. Name two industries and describe its uses. (4 marks)
b. Why is irrigation necessary for growing crops in many areas of Pakistan?
(5 marks)
c. Name one large dam and three purposes of building a large dam. (4 marks)
d. Name one traditional and one modern method of irrigation in Pakistan and give
one advantage and one disadvantage of each. (6 marks)
e. Describe the problems which have resulted from unlined canals to supply water
for irrigation in Pakistan. (5 marks)
f. In which year was Indus Water Treaty signed?
Q7.
a. The North Western Frontier Province has a higher proportion of its area covered
with forest vegetation than other provinces in Pakistan. Coniferous forest is the
main type of forest in this province and it occurs generally between 1000 meters
and 3500 meters above sea level.

i. Suggest two reason to explain how physical factors, such as relief and climate,
give rise to high proportions of forest vegetation in the North West Frontier
Province. (4 marks)
ii. Describe and give reasons of the main features of coniferous forest in this
province. (5 marks)
b.
i. State the meaning of the terms ‘afforestation’ and ‘reafforestation’. (2 marks)
ii. The planting of trees at certain periods of the year is encouraged in Pakistan;
explain how the periods of the year have been selected.

c. In many parts of Pakistan forests have been cut down. Describe and explain the
effects deforestation has had on the land and people of Pakistan.

d. What are the solutions to the problems caused by deforestation?

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