Uttar Pradesh Board Class 11 Geography — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Geography comes from two Greek words: 'geo' (earth) and 'graphos' (description). Together, they mean 'description of the earth'. The term was first coined by Eratosthenes, a Greek scholar (276-194 BC)

A: Geography studies the earth's surface as the home of human beings, focusing on how physical environment provides the stage for human activities and cultural development. It examines the relationship b

A: Geography differs from other sciences because it: 1) Derives data from both natural and social sciences, 2) Attempts synthesis of multiple disciplines, 3) Studies spatial variations and relationships,

A: North: Kashmir, South: Kanyakumari, East: Arunachal Pradesh, West: Gujarat. These points define the mainland boundaries of India before considering territorial waters.

A: India's territorial limit extends up to 12 nautical miles (about 21.9 km) from the coast into the sea.

A: India's southern boundary extends up to 6°45' N latitude in the Bay of Bengal, which includes the territorial waters around the southern islands.

A: The Nebular Hypothesis was proposed by German philosopher Immanuel Kant and revised by mathematician Laplace in 1796. It suggests that planets were formed from a cloud of material associated with a sl

A: The Big Bang Theory, also called the expanding universe hypothesis, states that all matter in the universe existed as a 'tiny ball' with infinite temperature and density. It exploded violently 13.7 bi

A: A light year is a measure of distance, not time. It is the distance light travels in one year at a speed of 300,000 km/second. One light year equals 9.461 × 10¹² km. The distance between the Sun and E