Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Contours and Their Characteristics
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What do closely spaced contour lines indicate? [1]
(A) Steep slopes
(B) Gentle slopes
(C) Flat land
(D) No slope at all
2. What do widely spaced contour lines indicate? [1]
(A) Gentle slopes
(B) Steep slopes
(C) Vertical cliffs
(D) No slope at all
3. What does a V-shaped contour pointing uphill indicate? [1]
(A) A valley
(B) A hill
(C) A flat plain
(D) An ocean
4. What does a closed loop contour indicate? [1]
(A) A hill or depression
(B) Only a river
(C) Only a road
(D) Only a city
5. What is a contour interval? [1]
(A) The elevation difference between adjacent contour lines
(B) The distance between cities
(C) The map's scale
(D) Nothing specific
6. Is the contour interval consistent on a map? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, it varies randomly
(C) Only sometimes
(D) Contour intervals don't exist
7. Why understand contour patterns? [1]
(A) To visualise 3D terrain from 2D maps
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for decoration
8. Where is understanding contours useful? [1]
(A) Geography and outdoor navigation
(B) Nowhere useful
(C) Only in maths class
(D) Only in art class
9. What do closely spaced contour lines indicate? [1]
(A) Steep slopes
(B) Gentle slopes
(C) Flat land
(D) No slope at all
10. What do widely spaced contour lines indicate? [1]
(A) Gentle slopes
(B) Steep slopes
(C) Vertical cliffs
(D) No slope at all
11. What does a V-shaped contour pointing uphill indicate? [1]
(A) A valley
(B) A hill
(C) A flat plain
(D) An ocean
12. What does a closed loop contour indicate? [1]
(A) A hill or depression
(B) Only a river
(C) Only a road
(D) Only a city
13. What is a contour interval? [1]
(A) The elevation difference between adjacent contour lines
(B) The distance between cities
(C) The map's scale
(D) Nothing specific
14. Is the contour interval consistent on a map? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, it varies randomly
(C) Only sometimes
(D) Contour intervals don't exist
15. Why understand contour patterns? [1]
(A) To visualise 3D terrain from 2D maps
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for decoration
16. Where is understanding contours useful? [1]
(A) Geography and outdoor navigation
(B) Nowhere useful
(C) Only in maths class
(D) Only in art class