Choose the correct answer
The numerator of a representative fraction is always
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Answer the following question in brief.
What is a legend or key?
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Answer the following question in brief.
Name the features that are shown in blue, green, and brown colours on a map.
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Answer the following question in brief.
Name the line of latitude that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Answer the following question in brief.
What are the latitudinal and longitudinal extents of India? Use your atlas to find the answer.
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs.
What are the five different elements of a map? Explain to them briefly?
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs.
Explain the functions of the north line and legend on a map.
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs.
Why is the key or legend an important element of a map?
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs.
Explain why colours are used in maps?
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs.
What is the grid system ? Why is it important?
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Find latitudes and longitudes:
You will need an atlas. Turn to the index pages and find the latitudes and longitudes of these Indian cities.
| Place | Latitude | Longitude |
| i. Delhi | __________ | _________ |
| ii. Kolkata | _________ | _________ |
| iii. Mumbai | _________ | _________ |
| iv. Chennai | _________ | _________ |
| v. Bengaluru | _________ | _________ |
| vi. Srinagar | _________ | _________ |
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Make a clay globe in your art class and mark the major latitudes and longitudes using the following colours. Blue, green, and brown.
Concept: Basic Elements of Map
Match the columns
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. the Ring of Fire | i. water pollution |
| 2. the Atlantic Ocean | ii. inland sea |
| 3. the Caspian sea | iii. mountain ranges around the Pacific Ocean |
| 4. oil spill | iv. an S-shaped ocean |
Concept: Oceans
With the help of your atlas identify and mark the following in an outline map of the world.
The largest ocean in the world
Concept: Oceans
With the help of your atlas identify and mark the following in an outline map of the world.
The northernmost ocean
Concept: Oceans
Answer the following question in brief
What is the Ring of Fire?
Concept: Oceans
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs
Why are oceans important?
Concept: Oceans
Picture study:
Look at the picture of an ocean given here and answer the questions.
1. Describe the characteristics of the largest ocean in the world.
2. What are the differences between an ocean and a sea?
Concept: Oceans
Fill in the blank
________ are the most important products that come from agriculture.
Concept: Food Crops and Cash Crops
Fill in the blank
Farmers who practice subsistence farming depend on the__________ for water for the crops.
Concept: Food Crops and Cash Crops
