ICSE ICSE Class 6 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Define an atlas.

What do you understand by topographic maps?

Which map would be most useful to army personnel when constructing a bridge during a war?

How will you show the location of your house to a friend who is visiting you for the first time?

Differentiate between a plan and a sketch.

What are the different types of maps?

Briefly describe the importance of mountains.

Picture study

Look at the photographs of a plain and a plateau given here and answer the questions.

1. How does a plain look different from a plateau?
2. Why are river plains thickly populated?
3. How is life in the plains different from life in the mountains?

How does the shape of the continent affect the climate of the southern part of South America?

Mention some of the factors that affect the climate of South America

Name the summer and winter months in large parts of South America.

Which winds bring heavy rainfall to the Guiana Highlands and Brazil?

Why is the Atacama a desert?

Is the Atacama a tropical desert or a temperate desert?

Quito is located near the equator yet it has a cool pleasant climate throughout the year. Explain.

Answer the following question in brief.

What is meant by the scale of a map?

Answer the following question in brief.

Which three ways are used to represent the scale of a map?

Look closely at the political map of India in your atlas and make a note of your observations and calculations in your notebook.

What is the scale of the map?

Look closely at the political map of India in your atlas and make a note of your observations and calculations in your notebook.

Calculate the N-S and E-W extents of India.

Complete the following chart