ICSE ICSE Class 6 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Geography

Write true or false

Metallic minerals are generally found in sedimentary rocks.

Write true or false

Bituminous coal has the highest carbon content.

Write true or false

Mica is a metallic mineral.

The 49° N latitude and the 100° W longitude are important for North America.

Name a few minerals. 

Name the Italian explorer who reached North America in 1507 CE.

Name some of the islands that are collectively called the West Indies.

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What is the main difference between a ferrous and a non- ferrous mineral?

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Mention any three uses of coal.

Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs

Differentiate between metallic and non-metallic minerals.

Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs

Give any three uses of copper.

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Which of these is shown by a thematic map?

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These maps are useful to surveyors and civil engineers engaged in building roads, bridges, canals, and other structures.

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?

With the help of your atlas identify and mark the following in an outline map of the world.

An old fold mountain range in India.