Maharashtra Board Class 12 Geography 2025 Question Paper (Available): Download Question Paper with Answer Key And Solutions PDF

Complete the chain and rewrite in your answer paper:

Appalachian mountain region of U.S.A has dense population because-

• (A) uneven physical condition
• (B) inaccessible mountainous region
• (C) development of iron-ore and coal mines
• (D) war-like condition

Ideal location for fishing.

• (A) rugged coast, shallow seas, hot climate, growth of plankton.
• (B) shallow seas, confluence of warm and cold ocean currents, growth of planktons, cold climate.
• (C) continental shelf, growth of planktons, good fishing skills, cold climate.
• (D) continental shelf, rugged coasts, growth of planktons, cold climate.

In USA, industrial areas are found in the North-Eastern region.

• (A) dense population
• (B) availability of capital
• (C) availability of rich deposits of coal and iron-ore
• (D) centralization of transport route.

Choose one subregion in the northern plain region of India.

• (A) The Nile plain
• (B) The Ganga-Yamuna plain
• (C) The Mississippi Basin
• (D) The Amazon Basin

Major physical factor which affects regional development.

• (A) Natural resources
• (B) Sex-ratio
• (C) School register ratio
• (D) Employment

A: Hardwood trees are found in equatorial evergreen forests.

R: Lumbering is not developed on a commercial level in equatorial regions.

• (A) Only A is correct
• (B) Only R is correct
• (C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• (D) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

A: In India, industrial areas are found concentrated in a few regions.

R: India is an agricultural country.

• (A) Only A is correct
• (B) Only R is correct
• (C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• (D) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

A: In tertiary occupation, there is no derivation from nature.

R: It provides only services so it is known as a service sector.

• (A) Only A is correct
• (B) Only R is correct
• (C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• (D) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

A: Each formal region has distinct boundaries which make them easy to identify.

R: Region is bounded by economic activities.

• (A) Only A is correct
• (B) Only R is correct
• (C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• (D) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

A: Physical or human factors are not static but highly dynamic. They change over time.

R: The earth is dynamic. We find there are variations in its physical and cultural environments.

• (A) Only A is correct
• (B) Only R is correct
• (C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• (D) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

Densely populated region due to mineral deposits -

• (a) Gold mine region of Australian desert
• (b) Mineral oil region of South West Asia.
• (c) Mineral producing Chhota Nagpur region of India.
• (d) Prairie grassland region in North America.

Primary occupations depending upon natural resources -

• (a) Agriculture
• (b) Hunting
• (c) Motor industry
• (d) Lumbering

Footloose industries:

• (a) Cement industries
• (b) Clock making industries
• (c) Diamond cutting industries
• (d) Hairpin making industries

Permanent Human Settlements are not found in Antarctica.

• (a) Very cool climate
• (b) Fertile soil
• (c) Frozen land
• (d) Long winter

Factors studied in physical geography:

• (a) Atmospheric factors
• (b) Relief
• (c) Lakes
• (d) Transport

• (1) Literacy rate is the indicator of economic and social development of the country.

Agriculture is practised on a large scale in India.

Distribution of industries is uneven.

Industrial development is not found in Central Australia.

Factors like illiteracy, poverty affect regional development.

Land use and Land cover

Public sector industry and Private industry

Physical region and Political region

Regional development and Regional imbalance

Possibilism and Determinism

Thinly populated region of South America.

Show an African Country in the second phase of demographic transition.

Major administrative city in Maharashtra.

Area of animal husbandry in Australia.

Leading country of Asia in Fishing.

Cape of Good Hope waterways.

Nile River Basin.

Siberian Plateau.

Read the following map/graphs and answer the questions given below:

Questions:

• (A) What is shown in the above graph?
• (B) Which decade has the maximum percentage of cultivators?
• (C) Which decade has the minimum percentage of agricultural labourers?
• (D) In the present graph, which factor has the maximum percentage in every decade?
• (E) In 1971, what is the percentage of cultivators and agricultural labour?

Correlation between birth rate and death rate

Mixed land use

Hunting and loss of ecosystem

Role of transportation in industries

Importance of satellites as means of communication

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Considering the latitudinal distribution of animal husbandry in the world, it is located between 30°N to 60°N and 30°S to 55°S latitudes.
 

Climate is one of the most influencing factors in the development of animal husbandry. It is more developed in the Northern Hemisphere. Presence of grasslands in Australia and North and South America has led to the distribution of this occupation. But, this occupation is influenced by advanced technology, market, and availability of large estates.

It has developed on a commercial basis in North America, South America, and Australia. The animal husbandry in North and South America is carried out with the help of advanced technology on a commercial scale.

Dense forests, inhospitable climate, low-quality fodder in the equatorial region has discouraged the development of animal husbandry in these regions.

Questions:

• (A) In which latitude is the world distribution of animal husbandry found?
• (B) Which hemisphere has the maximum development of animal husbandry?
• (C) Which factor affects animal husbandry in Australia and South and North America continents?
• (D) Which continents have maximum mechanization of animal husbandry in the world?

Stationary Pyramid

Circular Settlement

Relationship of Geography with Other Subjects

Answer the following questions in detail (ANY ONE):
 

Question 45:

Explain the human factors affecting the distribution of population.

Explain the factors affecting trade.