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Worksheet-Locating Places on the Earth-Class 6-SST

Chapter-1(Locating Places on the Earth) Worksheet-Class 6 Social Science

WORKSHEET

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Multiple Choice Questions:- 

1. What is the purpose of a map?

a) To show the weather 

b) To represent an area and show how to get different places 

c) To show the names of countries 

d) To list historical events 

2. What do the four arrows at the top right of a map represent?

a) Landmark  b) Cardinal Directions 

c) Symbols.     d) Scale

3. Which of the following is a type of map that shows natural features like mountains and rivers?

a) Political map

b) Physical map

c) Thematic map

d) Road map

4. What does the scale on a map represent?

a) The time zones 

b) The distance on the ground is represented by a certain distance on a map.

c) The height of buildings 

d) The latitude and longitude 

5. What is the Prime Meridian also known as?

a) The Equator.   

b) The International Date line 

c) The Greenwich Meridian. 

d) The Tropic of Cancer 

Answer:          1- b,         2-b,         3-b,       4-b,       5-c

Fill in the Blanks:- 

1. A map is a ……………… or a drawing of an area.

2. The four Cardinal directions are North, ………, South and West.

3. Maps show natural features such as 

4. The Equator is at …………. degree of latitude.

5. The Prime Meridian is marked as ……….. degree longitude.

Answer:   1)- representation,   2)- East,     3)- physical,        4)- 0,         5)- 0

True or False:- 

1. The Prime Meridian passes through New York.

2. A globe is a flat representation of the Earth.

3. Meridians of longitude are imaginary lines running from the North pole to the South pole.

4. Latitude measures the distance from the Prime Meridian.

5. A Thematic map provides specific kinds of information like population density.

Answer:  1- False,    2- False,    3- True,    4- False,     5- True

Match the following:-

Column-A.                                          Column-B

1. Latitude.                                     a) 0 degree longitude 

2. Prime meridian.                          b) Halfway between poles

3. Equator.                                      c) Measures distance from the Equator                                          

4. Meridians of longitude               d) Grid lines on a globe 

5. Scale.                                          e) The Greenwich 

Answer:  1-c,       2- a,      3- e,       4- d,       5- b

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