5 S.St. Ch. 10 Mapping India

5 S.St.Ch. 10 Mapping India

SOMETHING TO KNOW 

 A. Tick ( ) the correct option : 

1. A horizontal imaginary line that is drawn on the globe exactly hallway between North Pole and              South Polo --

( a ) Prime Meridian ( b ) Equator ( c ) Grid

 2. Vertical imaginary lines on the globe are--

 ( a ) Meridians of Longitude ( b ) Parallels of Latitude  ( c ) Equator

3. Seasons are caused by--

 ( a ) Rotation of the earth ( b ) Rotation of the sun ( c ) Revolution of the earth around the sun 

4. Which directions is to your right , if you are facing north ? 

( a ) West ( b ) East ( c ) South

5. What does a political map show ? 

( a ) Features like mountains , plains and rivers . ( b ) Roads , railways and airline routes . 

( c ) Boundaries of countries , states and important cities . 

6. Blue colour in a map shows ---

, ( a ) Plain land ( b ) Hills ( c ) Water bodies 

B. Fill in the blanks : Help Box-- earth , rotation , South Pole , four , atlas 

1. A book of maps is called an atlas. 

2. There are four cardinal directions on the compass . 

3. Magellan did not survive the voyage around the Earth. 

4 . South Pole is the southern - most point on the globe . 

5. Day and night on the Earth are caused by the rotation of the Earth . 

C. Match the following : 

1. Map                                 ( e ) Scale

2. Globe                               ( d ) Grid 

3. Direction                          ( a ) North 

4. Water bodies                    ( b ) Blue 

5. Physical map                   ( c ) Natural features 

 D. Answer briefly :

Q 1 . What is a map ?

Ans.Map is a drawing of the Earth on a flat surface.

Q 2. Which colour represents plains on a map ? 

Ans. Green colour represents plains on the map.

Q 3. Name two different types of maps .

Ans. Two different types of map --

 Physical map and Political map 

Q 4. Define a scale .

Ans.Scale  is the ratio between the actual

distance on the ground and the distance shown

on the map.

Q 5. How does a globe help us ? 

Ans.The globe is a small model of the earth.

It represents a three dimensional view of the earth.

It also shows the shape and location

of the oceans and continents.

E. Answer the following questions : 

Q 1. Why did people fear to travel to far away places in olden times ? 

Ans. People feared travelling too far because

people believed that the Earth was flat.

They feared that they might fall off if they

travelled to the edge of the earth.

Q 2. Describe the journey of Magellan that proved that the earth was round . 

Ans. Ferdinand Magellan and his Crew began a 

voyage from Spain in 1519 .

Almost two years later it ended at the

same place where they had started.

Q 3. Mention two uses of maps .

Ans. Two uses of maps ---- 

Map shows natural features of the earth such as

mountains plateau rivers plains etc.

Map shows the boundaries of cities,

towns , villages, states and countries.

Q 4. Name two movements of the Earth . Explain each briefly.

Ans. Two Movements of Earth are-- 

Rotation--  The movement of the Earth

on its axis from west to east is called rotation.

The Earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation.

It causes day and night.  

Revolution --  The earth also moves around the sun

on a fixed path called the orbit.

This movement is called the Revolution. It takes 365 14 days to complete one revolution.

It causes change in season.

Q 5. Differentiate between a globe and a map . 

Ans.   Map -- Map is the representation of the

Earth on the flat surface.

It gives wide information about the

Earth on a flat surface.

The map is easy to carry.

Globe--The globe is the representation of the Earth.

It gives limited information.

We cannot carry the globe easily.