Question

In the given political outline map of the world, seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five of them with the help of following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them
A. A terminal station of Trans-Siberian Railway
B. A major sea port
C. A major air port
D. An international shipping canal
E. An area of ‘subsistence gathering’
F. An area of ‘commercial livestock rearing’
G. An area of ‘dairy farming’

Hint:

• A $\rightarrow$ St. Petersburg (Terminal Station of Trans-Siberian Railway)
• B $\rightarrow$ Valparaiso (Major Sea Port, Chile)
• C $\rightarrow$ Nairobi (Major International Airport, Kenya)
• D $\rightarrow$ Panama Canal (Connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans)
• E $\rightarrow$ Tropical Africa (Subsistence Gathering Region)
• F $\rightarrow$ United States of America (Commercial Livestock Rearing Region)
• G $\rightarrow$ South-Eastern Australia (Major Dairy Farming Region)
• For world map questions, first identify the continent, then observe nearby oceans, countries and important physical features before locating the correct answer.

Answer 1

Concept:
• Map work is an important component of CBSE Class XII Geography and tests the student's ability to identify major geographical features correctly.
• These features may include important transport routes, sea ports, international airports, agricultural regions, natural vegetation regions and economic activities.
• Identification is based on the geographical location of the feature, surrounding countries, neighbouring oceans and physical characteristics shown on the political map.
• Careful observation of the continent, latitude, coastline and nearby countries helps in identifying the correct geographical feature.
• The following features have been correctly identified from the given world political map.

Step 1: Identify Feature A.
The marked city in western Russia represents the eastern terminal region associated with the Trans-Siberian Railway. \[ \boxed{A -- St. Petersburg \]

Step 2: Identify Feature B.
The marked city on the western coast of South America represents one of the major sea ports of Chile. \[ \boxed{B -- Valparaiso \]

Step 3: Identify Feature C.
The marked city in East Africa represents an important international airport. \[ \boxed{C -- Nairobi \]

Step 4: Identify Feature D.
The marked waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean through Central America is the famous international shipping canal. \[ \boxed{D -- Panama Canal \]

Step 5: Identify Feature E.
The shaded region in Central Africa represents an area where subsistence gathering is widely practised. \[ \boxed{E -- Tropical Africa \]

Step 6: Identify Feature F.
The shaded region in the western part of the United States represents an important area of commercial livestock rearing. \[ \boxed{F -- United States of America \]

Step 7: Identify Feature G.
The marked region in south-eastern Australia represents one of the world's important dairy farming regions. \[ \boxed{G -- South-Eastern Australia \]