Kerala Plus Two Answer Key 2023 Geography

SECOND YEAR

Kerala Board
Answer Key
2023

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ANSWER KEY

SECOND YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION MARCH 2023

PART-III

SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY

CODE NO: SY >31- VERSION :1-

60 SCORES 2 HOURS

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1 Ancient towns: Prayag , Pataliputra, Madurai, Varanasi
Medieval Towns: Delhi, Hyderabad,Jaipur,Nagpur etc 2
Modem Towns: Mumbai,Chennai,Kolkata, Goa etc -,
To identify the category- 1/2
To write one example- 1/2
2 ~land Waterways and Oceanic Waterways ,
2

3 Harmful for flora and fauna. Diseases related to
Respiratory, nervous, circulatory systems. Smog. Acid 2
rains. Any other consequences of air pollution. ( any 4
relevant points)
4 Direct contact through e-maiL E-Commerce, Data
warehouse, low cost, widely used in urban areas. Other 2
benefits of internet as a communication medium. ( any 4
relevant points)
5 Some industries still require skilled labour and labour lX2=2
supply is an important factor of industrial location. 2
Mechanisation, automation and flexibility of industrial
process has reduced the dependency of industries.( to
write any two points)
6 Collection centres of the goods from different countries 1
to export. 2
Singapore, Rotterdam, Copenhagen ( Any two) 1
7 Specialise on vegetables, Distance from farm to market
.
is decided by the distance that a truck can cover 2
overnight
8 Number of live births in a year per thousand of 1
population. 2
CBR = Bi/Px1000 Bi- Live births during the year 1
p, Mid year population
9 Trade between two countries. Agreement to trade 2
specified commodities.

Ratio between number of people to the size of the land 1
10
usually expressed as persons per Sq km. 2
Density of population= population/area 1

11 Increase in literacy rate, improving sex ratio, decline in
child marriage, Decline in gender inequality, Emphasis 3
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in food grains and livestock production, declining q"C rO\"~ ~oA-~~~
importance of pastoralism etc. ( any 3 points) &~-.re.. ~~-
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a A, Lines drawn on a map to join places equal in terms 1
12
of time taken to reach them.
b B, Time taken to travel on a particular route. 1 3
c C, Expense of travelling on a route 1

13 Technology develop after better understanding of
natural laws. Genetics helped to control diseases.
Loosens the hold of environment on humans. In early 3
stages of technological development humans obey
dictates of nature. (Any relevant 3 points)
14 Large plantations/estates. Large capital investment,
Managerial ,-technical;-support. Scie-ntificmethods, 3
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15 Lower age at marriage, illiteracy, school dropouts, low
intake of nutrients, high maternal mortality rate of
adolescent mothers, high rate of HIV/AIDS, Physical 3
and mental disability, alcoholism, crimes, juvenile
delinquency etc (Any 6 relevant points)
16 Use of reclaimed waste water .Cooling purpose in
industries, fire fighting, for gardening after bathing and 3
washing, Water used for washing vehicles may be used
for gardening. (Any relevant 3 points.)
17 The migration of nomads from pastures in plains to 2
mountain pastures during summer and in winter from 3
mountain pastures to pastures in plains along with
animals.
Gujjars, Gaddis, Bakarwals Bhotiyas( Any 2) 1

18 Links North eastern USA and North Western Europe.
Connects industrially developed regions. Trade in this
route is greater than the rest of the world combined. 3
.
1I4th of the world's trade. Big Trunk route: Busiest.
Highly advanced ports and harbours. (Any 3 poins)
19 Growth rate started to slow down. Population remained
high. Downward trend of CBR. Increase in mean age at 3
marriage, Improved quality of life, education of
females. (Any 3 points)
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20 Sale of goods directly to consumers. Mostly takes place
in fixed establishments like stores. Non store retail 3
trading includes street peddling, handcarts, trucks, door
to door, mail order, automatic wending machines and
internet. (Any 3 points)
21 Brief explanation on Equity, Empowerment, ,1 X4=4 h.
Sustainability and ProductiVity.l~~~~.M~ Pv: n~ ~ III ~ 4
22 Application of intensive Researc~d development. -
Products of advanced scientific and engineering
character. Large share of professional workers. Robotics
and Computer .aided design and manufacturing, 4
.~@~,c controls of smelting/refining .Neatly spaced,
low, modem ,dispersed buildings. Technopolies. (Any 4
points)
23 a Administrative head quarters. New Delhi, Gandhinagar 1
Etc
b Industries are prime motive force. Mumbai , Salem etc 1 4
c Transport hubs like ports. Kandla, Vishaghapatnam etc 1
d Developed in mineral rich areas. Raniganj, Jharia etc 1
(One example for each type)
24 Rabi. October- November and ends in March -April.
Sub tropical crops like wheat, gram,mustard
Zaid. Summer cropping season. Watermelon, 4
cucumbers, vegetables, fodder crops
Kharif . Coincides with SW Monsson. Tropical crops

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25 Landforms: Plains, suitable for Crops, Industries, roads,
attract more people Example Ganga Plain.
Mountainous regions like Himalayas are sparsely
populated.

Climate: Extream climates not attractive. Comfortable 4
climate attracts population. Very high rainfall do not
attract people. Mediterranean climate is pleasant and
populated.

Soils :Fertile soils attract people. Suitable for agriculture
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26 Traditional methods of resource utilisation generates
enormous quantity of wastes and create environmental
problem. Sustainable development for the benefit of
future generations. Alternative energy sources. Solar, 4
wind, wave geothermal energy etc. Recycling scrap
metals. Reduce export of strategic and scarce minerals.
(Any 4 relevant points)

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b lawaharlala Nehru Port at Nhava Sheva 1
c Kochchi 1 4
d Mumbai High 1

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