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ST. LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL JESUIT CHRISTIAN MINORITY INSTITUTION SECOND TERM WORKSHEET NO. - 17 Class: 9 Sub: GEOGRAPHY Date- 25/04/2020 TOPIC: THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS CHAPTER: 8 I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION. (1X15=15) 1. The northern parts of West Bengal comprises a. Darjeeling district b. North-eastern part of Jalpaiguri district c. Kalimpong d. All 2. What is the average altitude of the northern mountain region? a. 3,631 m b. 2,600 m c. 3,543 m d. 3,596 m 3. Which one of these characteristics describes the northern mountains? a. Rough terrain b. Deep gorges c. Steep slopes d. All 4. The __________________ separates Sikkim from Nepal. a. Singalila ridge b. Himadri range c. Himachal range d. Siwalik range 5. The average height of Sandakphu peak is a. 3,636 m b. 3,631 m c. 3,063 m d. 3,543 m 6. Which one is the highest point of the Singalila ridge? a. Phalut peak b. Tanglu peak c. Sabargram peak d. Sandakphu peak 7. The __________________ ridge is located in between the Balasan river valley and the Tista river valley. a. Singalila b. Senchal Mahaldhiram c. Himadri range d. Siwalik range 8. What is the average height of Tiger hill? a. 2,573 m b. 3,631 m c. 3,063 m d. 3,543 m 9. ______________ railway station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the highest railway station in India. a. Ghoom b. Siliguri c. Kurseong d. Pankhabari 10. _______________ is a famous hill station on the Dow hill range. b. Darjeeling b. Manevanjan c. Kurseong d. Pankhabari 11. _____________ is the highest peak of Buxa hills. a. Sinchula b. Renigango c. Sangchu Li d. None 12. _______________ is a place, located on the eastern part of river Tista, from where the ancient ‘Silk route’ was spread up to Tibet. a. Durbindara ridge b. Chola ridge c. Rishila peak d. Pedong 13. ______________ is an important peak of the Darjeeling ridge. a. Ghoom hills b. Sinchal hill c. Rishila hill d. Jayanti hills 14. The hills of the Jalpaiguri district have an average height of a. 1600m b. 2,573m c. 2,269m d. 1867m 15. Pedong means _________________ in Bhutan’s language. a. Land of trees b. Land of fir trees c. Land of palm trees d. Deserted land SHABARI DAS.

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