monsoon indicates floods and failure of monsoon spells drought and famine. The monsoon‚ or trade winds‚ reaches India about the month of June‚ firstly on the south – western coasts of Kerala. Coming‚ as they do over thousands of miles of sea‚ they are laden with moisture‚ and when they feel and meet the cool heights of Western Ghats and later the Himalayas‚ clouds form‚ which soon condense into heavy rains all over the country. In a good monsoon‚ the rainy season continues until the end of September
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The Valley of Flowers : has many different colourful flowers‚ taking on various shades of colours as time progressed. The valley was declared a national park in 1982 and now it is a World Heritage Site. Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park‚ located in West Himalaya‚ in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals‚ including the Asiatic black bear
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Sample Question Paper SOCIAL SCIENCE Class-IX Summative Assessment-1 October 2011 Design of Question paper TIME : 3 Hrs 1. WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTIONS Form of Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. M.C.Q. Short Answer (S.A.) Long Answer (L.A.) Map Question Total 2. Marks of Each Question 1 3 5 4 Number of Questions 10 12 8 1 31 Total Marks 10 36 40 04 90 MM : 90 UNIT-WISE DIVISION OF QUESTIONS Unit No. (Subject) Unitwise Marks 23 No. of No. of No. of Map 1 mark 3 marks 5 marks Question Questions Questions
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Uttar Pradesh Nanda Devi Conservation Center‚ Uttar Pradesh Famous Wildlife Sanctuaries in India Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Gir Conservation Center and Sanctuary‚ Gujarat Kalsubai Harischandragad Sanctuary in the Western Ghats Thattekad Bird Sanctuary in Kerala. Mudumalai Sanctuary‚ Tamil Nadu Chilika Lake‚ Orissa
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P4- The appeal of long haul destination Goa-India Goa is India’s smallest State‚ with 1‚429 square miles‚ with a population of 1.5 million. Goa’s landscapes are remarkably varied‚ ranging from thickly forested western Ghats mountain range in its interior border through lush river valleys to the beaches of its roughly 75 mile long coast‚ this is what makes it a popular tourist destination. Accessibility The most popular way to travel long-haul is by plane‚ the cost for a flight for one individual
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The Chipko movement In the 1970s‚ an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word ’embrace’‚ as the villagers hugged the trees‚ and prevented the contractors’ from felling them. Not many people know that over the last few centuries many communities in India have helped save nature. One such is the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan. The original ’Chipko movement’ was started around
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National Parks and Sanctuaries in India National Parks Depending on the area and terrain National Parks provide ample opportunities to the visitors to have a close encounters with the wilds. But what is so exquisite about the Indian National Parks is the variance that they are equipped with. Whether it comes to the flora‚ avifauna‚ and aquafauna‚ or witnessing various wild forms in their natural surroundings on an elephant or inside a jeep‚ wild ventures in are simply amazing! Some of the best
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India From 200 B.C. To A.D. 300 Introduction The Mauryan period is remembered for the greatness of the empire. The post-Mauryan period from 200 B.C. to A.D. 300‚ saw the rise of many states all over the Indian sub-continent. Some were small whereas others were large such as the kingdom of the Kushanas which extended into central Asia. But more than the states‚ what brought the sub continent together in this period was the spread of commerce and trades. It was a time when there was noticeable
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It is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia‚ and is believed to have originated in the southwestern rain forests of India‚ in present-day Kerala‚ coastal Karnataka and Maharashtra. The jackfruit tree is well suited to tropical lowlands‚ and its fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit‚[7] reaching as much as 80 pounds (36 kg) in weight and up to 36 inches (90 cm) long and 20 inches (50 cm) in diameter.[8] The jackfruit tree is well suited to tropical lowlands‚ and its fruit is the largest tree-borne
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Samuel DeSarno 2-22-13 Doctor Novelli Film 192 Question # 3 To talk about how Pat Garret and Billy the Kid is considered a “dirty” and “revisionist” western‚ one must also look at what was occurring in our country historically at the same time. Our country went through a horrible period of civil unrest plaguing many cities with riots‚ blood being spilled with them and many anti-war movements in response to the much hated Vietnam War that had been raging for years that was
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