Question 2:

_________ are semi-enclosed coastal bodies, where seawater mixes with freshwater, as they have the sea at one end and a river at the other.

Question 3:

Western Ghats is marked with Lagoons such as _______ and Vembanad called Kayals in Kerala.

Question 4:

The areas of the tropical desert that run from the regions of Punjab and Haryana to Kathiawar witness the __________ climate.

Question 5:

The Indian Desert receives very low rainfall, below 150 mm per year. ______ is the only large river in this region.

Question 6:

 A key criteria for determining a hotspot are __________.

Question 7:

Andaman is a group of __ small islands, while the Nicobar islands is a group of __ islands. Located close to equator, these islands experience equatorial climate and have thick forests.

Question 8:

Most people mistake_______ for plants, even though they are animals that are related to jellyfish. They depend on photosynthesis to survive.

Question 9:

The Indian rivers are divided into the Himalayan rivers and the ________ rivers.

Question 10:

The_________ in the Bay of Bengal and the _______ in the Arabian Sea are the two group of Islands in India.