Maharashtra Board Class 10 Geography Chapter 9 Tourism Transport and Communication Solution

Maharashtra Board Class 10 Geography Solution Chapter 9 – Tourism Transport and Communication

Balbharati Maharashtra Board Class 10 Geography Solution Chapter 9: Tourism Transport and Communication . Marathi or English Medium Students of Class 10 get here Tourism Transport and Communication full Exercise Solution.

Std	Maharashtra Class 10
Subject	Geography Solution
Chapter	Tourism, Transport and Communication

1. State whether right or wrong with reasons.

(a) The future of tourism is bright in India due to its natural diversity.

Ans) right

(b) Tourism is an invisible trade.

Ans) right

C) The indicator of development in a country is the development of transport in that country.

Ans)right

(d) Brazil’s time is ahead of India’s time

Ans) Wrong-India’s standard time is ahead of Brazil’s time.

(e) The development of tourism in India has begun recently.

Ans) right

4. Match the columns.

‘A’ Group ‘B’ Group

(a) Trans-Amazonian (i) Major Highway

(b) Road Transport (ii) Golden Quadrilateral

(c)Rio de Janeiro (iii) Tourist place highway

(c) Manmad (iv) Railway Station in India

2. Answer in short

(a) Which factors attract more tourists in Brazil?

Ans) Factors responsible for the tourists attraction in Brazil are

I) Clean, white sand beaches, attractive seacoast, beautiful islands and orchards.

ii) deep dense forests of Amazon, various birds and animals attract lots of international tourists in Brazil

iii) The new capital city of Brasilia is also a tourist attraction.

iv) Large cities like Rio-de-Janeiro and Sao Paulo also attract lots of tourists.

(b) What are the difficulties in the development of the railway system in Brazil’s internal areas?

Ans) The most common method of transportation is roadways in Brazil. Railways have not developed very well in Brazil. It is also restricted to a few urban tourist routes.The forested lands of Amazon River basin and the swampy lands have limited the development of railways here.Moreover being a coastal land waterways are more influencial in Brazil than railways.

(C) Which means of communication has expedited the field of communications?

Ans) Modern means of communication has expedited the field of communications. For example telecommunication specially the rapid growth of internet access and the development of digital world has helped people to come more closer.

5. Give geographical reasons.

(a) Eco-tourism is being developed more in Brazil.

Ans) Eco-tourism is being developed more in Brazil to Look at the sensitivity of the natural resources in Brazil and to protect them.

(b) The waterways are not developed in Brazil.

Ans) The waterways are not developed in Brazil because roadways account for more than half of transportation and Waterways have been developed on a commercial basis.

(C) A dense network of railways has developed in the north Indian plains.

Ans) A dense network of railways has developed in the north Indian plains because of the plain surface ,which is a favorable condition for the development of railway tracks.

(d) Development of transport is important for country’s progress.

Ans) Development of transport is important for country’s progress because it helps to build a strong communication system. A developed transportation system can help to make our life style easier, it helps to develop the trading system of a country. Moreover a developed transportation system is one of the reasons behind a developed economy of a country.

(e) We rely on the sea route for international Trade.

Ans) We rely on the sea route for international trade because waterways are a cheap means of transport. Again it helps to carry heavy goods easily from one country to another.

6. Differentiate between.

(a) Water transport in the Amazon and the Ganga river.

Ans) Amazon river helps in water transportation and trading system in Brazil,while Ganga river transportation belongs to India. Amazon river helps in commercial trading system but 95 per cent of India’s foreign trade moves through ocean routes. Trading system of India is not much influenced by Ganga river.

(b) Communication in Brazil and India

Ans) In Brazil the most common method of transportation is roadways. But as compared to Brazil railways are very important means of communication for a vast country like India, where distances are large. Railways have not developed very well in Brazil. Waterways have been developed on a commercial basis in the Amazon River. Where as waterways are a cheap means of Transport in India, contributing about 1% to the country’s transportation.

(c) IST and BRT

Ans) IST stands for Indian Standard Time and BRT stands for Brazilian Standard Time.The difference between the two extreme most points in India is 2 hours or 120 minutes,while the difference between two extreme points of Brazil is around 168 minutes. (2 hours 48 minutes).India has only one standard time zone. The 82.5° E longitude is the Indian Standard Time (IST). Brazil has four time zones.