NCERT Solutions for Class 7th Social Science Chapter 1 The States the Aravalli range spans — Let's Explore
Book page 15 Updated on2026-09-19
Q1.
Look at the political map in the textbook and identify the states that the range spans. Did you see Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat?The political map of India referred to in the chapter — redrawn here with the States named.
Answer
Yes — the Aravalli range runs through four States and Union Territories. Following it from the south-west end to the north-east end:
State / UT
Part of the range there
Gujarat
The southern tip of the range, in the north of the State
Rajasthan
The longest and highest stretch — Mount Abu, Udaipur, Kumbhalgarh, Chittorgarh, Ajmer, Jaipur
Haryana
Low, broken hills in the south of the State
Delhi
The very last spur — the ‘Delhi Ridge’
Why this matters: the range acts as a natural barrier that stops the Thar Desert spreading further east. It blocks dust-laden westerly winds and helps hold moisture on its eastern side — which is why the land east of the Aravallis is farmed and the land west of them is desert.