Land and Oceans Book Back Questions 6th Social Science Lesson 6
6th Social Science Lesson 6
6] Land and Oceans
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Land classification-Sangam period: Kurinji – Mountain and its environs; Mullai – Forest and its surroundings; Marutham – Agricultural land and its adjoining areas; Neithal – Sea and its environs; Palai – Desert region.
Isthumus: A narrow strip of land which connects two large landmasses or separate two large water bodies.
Dharmapuri Plateau, Coimbatore Plateau and Madurai Plateau and Madurai are found in Tamil Nadu.
The plains have been the cradle of civilisations from the earliest times. For example: the Indus in India, the Nile valley in Egypt are some of the early civilisation which developed and flourished.
Erosion is the process of removal of surface material from the Earth’s crust. The eroded materials are transported and deposited on the low lying areas. This process is called as Deposition.
If Mount Everest, which is the highest peak (8,848 metres) , was placed into the Mariana Trench, still there would be 2,146 metres of water left. The depth in metres from the Mean Sea Level denoted as m–.
The Spanish navigator Ferdinand Magellan named the ocean Pacific, meaning calm or tranquil.
Palk Strait connects the Bay of Bengal and Palk Bay.
6o Channel separated Indira Point and Indonesia. 8o Channel separates Maldives and Minicoy islands. 9o Channel separates Lakshadweep Islands and Minicoy islands. 10o Channel separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Choose the correct answer:
1. Which of the following is the smallest ocean on Earth?
(a) The Pacific Ocean
(b) The Indian Ocean
(c) The Atlantic Ocean
(d) The Arctic Ocean
2. The Malacca Strait connects
(a) The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
(b) The Pacific and Southern Oceans
(c) The Pacific and Indian Oceans
(d) The Pacific and Arctic Ocean
3. Which of the following oceans is the busiest ocean?
(a) The Pacific Ocean
(b) The Atlantic Ocean
(c) The Indian Ocean
(d) The Arctic Ocean
4. The frozen continent is
(a) North America
(b) Australia
(c) Antarctica
(d) Asia
5. A narrow strip of water that connects two large water bodies
(a) A Strait
(b) An Isthmus
(c) An Island
(d) A Trench
Fill in the blanks:
1. The world’s largest continent is ______________.
2. ___________ is the mineral rich plateau in India.
3. The largest ocean is _____________.
4. Deltas are ______________ order landforms.
5. The Island continent is ___________.
Circle the odd one out:
1. Africa, Europe, Australia, Sri Lanka.
2. The Arctic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean.
3. Plateau, Valley, Plain, Mountain.
4. The Bay of Bengal, the Bering Sea, the China Sea, the Tasman Sea.
5. The Andes, the Rockies, the Everest, the Himalayas.
Match the following:
1. The South Sandwich Trench – The Atlantic Ocean
2. The Milwaukee Trench – The Southern Ocean
3. The Mariana Trench – The Indian Ocean
4. The Eurasian basin – The Pacific Ocean
5. The Java Trench – The Arctic Ocean
i) Consider the following statements:
1. Plains are formed by rivers.
2. The ‘South Sandwich Trench’ is founded in the Indian Ocean.
3. Plateaus have steep slopes.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 only
ii) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
Statement I: Mountains are second order landforms.
Statement II: The Mariana Trench is the deepest trench in the world.
(a) I is true; II is wrong
(b) I is wrong; II is true
(c) Both the statements are true
(d) Statements I and II are wrong
Answers:
Choose the correct answer:
1. The Arctic Ocean 2. The Pacific and Indian Oceans 3. The Atlantic Ocean 4. Antarctica
5. A Strait
Fill in the blanks:
1. Asia 2. Chhotanagpur Plateau 3. The Pacific Ocean 4. Third 5. Australia
Circle the odd one out:
1. Sri Lanka 2. The Mediterranean Sea 3. Valley 4. The Bay of Bengal 5. The Everest
Match the following:
1. The Southern Ocean 2. The Atlantic Ocean 3. The Pacific Ocean 4. The Arctic Ocean
5. The Indian Ocean
i) Consider the following statements:
Statement 1 and 3 is correct
ii) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
Both the statements are true