Geography Worksheet

Lesson 3: Our changing earth
I. Multiple choice questions:-

1.The earth’s crust is broken into a number of huge parts. They are called ________
(a) lithospheric plates
(b) metamorphic plates
(c) sedimentary plates
(d) none of these
2. Which one of the following forces originates in the interior of the earth?
(a) Exogenic forces
(b) Endogenic forces
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
3. Sudden movements in the earth are called

(a) earthquakes
(b) building mountains
(c) focus
(d) none of these
4. The place on the surface above the focus is known as

(a) epicentre
(b) focus
(c) forces
(d) lithosphere
5. What is the name of the instrument used for measuring earthquake?

(a) Thermometer
(b) Seismograph
(c) Weighing machine
(d) All of these
6. In which continent is the highest waterfall ‘Angel Falls of Venezuela’ located?

(a) South America
(b) South Africa
(c) South India
(d) North India
7. The triangular collection of sediments at the mouth of a river forms

(a) beach
(b) delta
(c) arches
(d) glaciers
8. Large deposits of loess is found in
(a) Japan
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) China
9. It is a vent in the earth’s crust through which molten material erupts suddenly
(a) Crater
(b) Volcano
(c) Earthquake
(d) Crust
10. A massive earthquake hit Bhuj Town on

(a) 16th December 2001
(b) 26th January 2004
(c) 26th January 2001
(d) 16th December 2004
Il. Fill in the blanks:-
1. Oxbow lakes are found in _______

2. ___________ is an embarkment on a river that keeps it in its channel.
3. Glaciers are “rivers” of ice _______
4. The raised banks are called _______
5. Isolated mass of rising steep rock near a coastline is __________
6. Debris of boulder and coarse material carried by glacier is ________
7. Steep perpendicular face of a rock along a seacoast is _______
8. Flat plain formed by river deposits during time of flood is _______
9. Crescent shape Lake formed by a meandering river is ________
10. Large body of seawater is_______
Geography L-4 Air
I.Multiple choice questions:-

1. Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun’s rays?
a) Ozone b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide d) Oxygen
2. What is very hot wind called?

a) Loo b) Cool breeze
c) Monsoon air d) Trade wind
3. Rain, snow sleet or hail are the different forms of____.

a) Condensation b) Evaporation
c) Precipitation d) All of these
4. Which is the important gas used by human beings for breathing?

a) Nitrogen b) Carbon dioxide
c) Oxygen d) Sodium chloride
5. Carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere creates a_____.

a) Green house effect
b) Carbon effect
c) Earth effect
d) Dioxide effect
6.Which of the following is not the types of rainfall?

a) Orographic rainfall
b) Cyclonic rainfall
c) Convectional rainfall
d) Seasonal rainfall
7. Which layer is almost free from clouds?

a) Troposphere b) Mesosphere
c) Stratosphere d) Thermosphere
8. Which is the second most plentiful gas in the air

a) Nitrogen b) Argon
c) Oxygen d) Hydrogen
9.Our earth is surrounded by a huge blanket of

a) Sand b) Air
c) Plants d) Water
10. The air pressure is highest at

a) Plain level b) Plateau level
c) Sea level d) Mountain level
11. Meteorites burn up in this layer on entering from the space

a) Thermosphere b) Mesosphere
c) Troposphere d) Stratosphere
12. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure

a) Increases b) Decreases
c) Remains the same
d) None of these
II. Fill in the blanks:-
1.The _______ winds blow constantly throughout the year in a particular direction.
2.The most important layer of the atmosphere is________.
3. Stratosphere contains a layer of______gas.
4.The degree of hotness and coldness of the air is known as__________.
5. An average height of troposphere from the earth is _____km.
6.. Moisture in the air at any time is called ________.
7. The huge blanket of air surrounding the Earth is called_______.
8. The most plentiful gas in the air is ________.
9. The third layer of the atmosphere is _______.
10. Radio waves transmitted from the earth are reflected back to the earth by _______.
11. The uppermost layer of the atmosphere is _______.
12. The percentage of nitrogen found in the air is _____%.
13.The movement of air from high pressure area to low pressure area is called______.
14.Atmospheric pressure is measured by________.
15. The instrument which is used for measuring rainfall is ________.
16.Measuring unit of temperature as degree Celsius was invented by ______.
Chapter7- Human Environment: Settlement,

Transport and Communication
I. Multiple choice questions:-
1 In Which ofthe following settlements are thepeople engaged in activities like

fishing,agriculture,craftwork etc.?
(a) Rural Settlements
(b) Urban Settlements
(c ) Forestry Settlements
(d) None Of These
2.Why do people move from one place to other?

(a) For jobs
(b) For better education
(c ) For medical facilities
(d) All of these
3. Roads built underground are called

(a) subways
(b) expressways
(c ) airways
(d) flyovers
4.Which one the following is NOT a means communication?

(a) Table
(b) Mobile Phone
(c ) Newspaper
(d) Magazine
5._____is the process of conveying messages to others

(a) Communication
(b) Speak
(c) Language
(d) Talk
6. Email means
(a) Electronic Mail
(b) Electric Mail
(c ) Enlarge Mail
(d) Elastic mail
7.Settlements are places where people

(a) Build Temples
(b) Cultivation Land
(c ) Build Their Homes
(d) Build Their Office
8. Settlements which are occupied for a short time recalled

(a) Rural Settlements
(b) Temporary Settlements
(c ) Short Settlements
(d) Permanent Settlements
9.Where did early man live?

(a) On trees and in caves
(b) In kuchcha houses
(c) In pucca houses
(d) In huts
II FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. _____ and _____ engines have largely replaced the steam engines.
2. Settlements can be_______OR________
3. Thick mud walled houses with thatched roofs are very common in areas of ____
climate.
4. ________ is the means by which people and goods move.
5. The ______ have a dense network of roads.
6. The form of media that can reach a large number of people is called_____.
7. _______is the exchange of ideas and information from one person to another.
8. Roadways, railways, airways, and waterways are the four means of______.
9. People construct houses to live in and a group of these houses forms a_____.
Chapter 8- Human Environment

Interactions: The Tropical and the
Subtropical Region
I MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:-
1 The place where a river flows into another water body is called
(a) river’s mouth
(b) river’s nose
(c) river’s leg
(d) all of these
2 How is the climate of Amazon basin characterized?

(a) By cold and wet
(b) By hot and wet
(c) By dry or wet
(d) None of these
3 At night the temperature goes down in the Amazon basin but the humidity
(a) remains same
(b) remains low
(c) remains high
(d) none of these
4. Toucans are the type of

(a) animals
(b) crops
(c) birds
(d) reptiles
5. Manioc food belongs to the area of

(a) South America
(b) South Africa
(c) Amazon area
(d) Ganga basin
6. Where is one horned rhinoceros found?

(a) Brahmaputra plain
(b) Amazon basin
(c) Ganga plain
(d) None of these
7. Cash crop grown in the area of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin
(a) Sugarcane and tea
(b) Coffee and jute
(c) Coffee and tea
(d) Sugarcane and jute
8.The Amazon Basin is in

(a) North Africa
(b) South America
(c) North America
(d) South Africa
9. What is the main occupation of the people living in Ganga-Brahmaputra basin?

(a) Fishing
(b) Lumbering
(c) Mining
(d) Agriculture
10 _______ is a way of cultivating land where farmers clear a piece of land by

slashing or cutting down trees and bushes
(a) Cutting and Burn
(b) Slash and damage
(c) Cutting and destroying
(d) Slash and Burn
II. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1 Toucans are a type of _______.
2. Manioc is the staple food of ______
3. Kolkata is located on the river _____
4. Deodars and firs are a type of ________
5. Bengal tiger is found in ________.
6. _______ lies between 10°N and 10°S.
7. _______ is a kind fish found in the river.
8. Amazon Basin is characterized by ____ and wet climate.
9. In India one horned rhinoceros are found in the __________.

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Lesson 3: Our changing earth

I. Multiple choice questions:-

3. Sudden movements in the earth are called

4. The place on the surface above the focus is known as

5. What is the name of the instrument used for measuring earthquake?

6. In which continent is the highest waterfall ‘Angel Falls of Venezuela’ located?

7. The triangular collection of sediments at the mouth of a river forms

10. A massive earthquake hit Bhuj Town on

Il. Fill in the blanks:-

1. Oxbow lakes are found in _______

Geography L-4 Air

I.Multiple choice questions:-

2. What is very hot wind called?

3. Rain, snow sleet or hail are the different forms of____.

4. Which is the important gas used by human beings for breathing?

5. Carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere creates a_____.

6.Which of the following is not the types of rainfall?

7. Which layer is almost free from clouds?

8. Which is the second most plentiful gas in the air

9.Our earth is surrounded by a huge blanket of

10. The air pressure is highest at

11. Meteorites burn up in this layer on entering from the space

12. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure

Chapter7- Human Environment: Settlement,

I. Multiple choice questions:-

1 In Which ofthe following settlements are thepeople engaged in activities like

2.Why do people move from one place to other?

3. Roads built underground are called

4.Which one the following is NOT a means communication?

5._____is the process of conveying messages to others

7.Settlements are places where people

8. Settlements which are occupied for a short time recalled

9.Where did early man live?

II FILL IN THE BLANKS:

Chapter 8- Human Environment

I MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:-

2 How is the climate of Amazon basin characterized?

4. Toucans are the type of

5. Manioc food belongs to the area of

6. Where is one horned rhinoceros found?

8.The Amazon Basin is in

9. What is the main occupation of the people living in Ganga-Brahmaputra basin?

10 _______ is a way of cultivating land where farmers clear a piece of land by

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

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