PSEB Punjab Board Class 9 Social Science Geography Textbook Solution Chapter 2B Punjab : Physical Features or Physiography Exercise Questions and Answers
Punjab : Physical Features or Physiography
A Map Work
Show in the outline map of Punjab :
(i) Hoshiarpur Shiwaliks and Ropar Shiwaliks
(ii) Bet region of river Satluj.
Answer:-
i) Shown in map with red line
ii) Shown in map with blue heading “Bet” (river Satluj shown with blue line)
B.) Objective type Questions
Answer the following questions in a single word to one sentence length :
2.) What do you understand by Khadar or Bet?
Answer:- The area near the banks of rivers is called Bet or Khadar. Because of the floods in this area, new soil is deposited every year. These areas are known as Mand, Bet, Tilla, Changar and Ghaarh in Punjabi. Such area is known as ‘Bela’ near Anandpur Sahib. High areas which are situated far from rivers are known as ‘Bangar’. These are madeup of old alluvial soil.
3.) In how many classifications can we divide Punjab plains?
Answer :- Geographically, plains of Punjab are divided into five parts : Plains of area having choes Flood plains Nally Alluvial plains Sand dunes and high land alluvial plains
5.) What is meant by Changar?
Answer:- The level of underground water is very low in the area. Kandi area near Anandpur Sahib is known as ‘Changar’
6.) Which of the following is right and which is wrong :
(i) The outermost range of Himalayas is Shiwaliks.
(ii) Kandi region falls in south of Roopnagar and Patiala.
(iii) HoshiarpurShiwalik falls between Satluj and Beas.
(iv) Alluvial plains of Ghaggar in South-east Punjab are known as Nally.
Answer:-
i)Wrong
ii)Wrong
iii)Right
iv)Right
C.) Short Answer Questions
Give short answers for the following questions :
1.) Explain characteristics of Kandi region. In which districts of Punjab does it fall?
Answer:-The Shiwalik Hills on their west and to the east NurpurBedi block of Ropar district, degrade into a dissected, rolling and porous and coarse grained material formed upland plain called the Kandi. It extends in the form of a narrow and long belt along the entire length of the Shiwalik Hills under different names,
such as KandI, Ghaarh, and Changar. On the whole these dissected plains lie roughly to the east of Pathankot- Hoshiarpur-Ropar-Chandigarh Road, with gaps formed by the floodplains.
2.) What are seasonal choes? Give examples of these rivelets.
Answer:- Shiwalik ranges, this range also has various choes (seasonal drain). In this range these are known as Rao or Ghar also.
3.) Write a note on origin of alluvial plains of Punjab.
Answer:-
Plains of Punjab are the part of Indus-Ganga plains. These plains are formed by the alluvium deposited by the Indus and its tributaries (Ravi, Beas, Satluj and their tributaries) which they have brought down from Himalayas. The average height of these plains from sea level is 200 to 300 meters and their slope is towards west.
4.) Write a note on Gurdaspur-PathankotShiwaliks.
Answer:-
This mountain range extends between Gurdaspur and Pathankot districts. Dharkalan block of district Pathankot is situated in this range. The average height of these hills is around 1000 meter. The slopes of hills became gullied because of fast flowing water. The seasonal river ‘ChakkiKhad’ and its tributaries flowing in this area, fall in River Beas.