Content:
5.1 Book PDF
5.2 In-Text Questions with Answers
5.3 Exercise Questions with Answers
5.4 Map Skills
5.1 Book PDF:5.1 Book PDF
5.2 In-Text Questions with Answers
5.3 Exercise Questions with Answers
5.4 Map Skills
Download chapters 5 of Major Domains of the Earth in PDF file from the links given below. Solutions to these chapters with important extra questions are also available on the below page.
5.2 In-Text Questions with Answer:
Q. Name the strait between India and Sri Lanka.
A. Palk Strait
A. Palk Strait
Count the squares given in Figure 5.3 and answer the following :
Q. Name the largest and smallest continents?
A.
Q. Which is larger — North or South America?
A. North America is larger than South America.
Q. Name the largest and smallest continents?
A.
- The largest continent is Asia.
- The smallest continent is Australia.
Q. Which is larger — North or South America?
A. North America is larger than South America.
5.3 Exercise Questions with Answers:
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q. What are the four major domains of the earth?
A. The four realms of the earth are :
Q. Name the major continents of the earth.
A. The major continents of the earth are :
Q. Name the two continents that lie entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.
A. The two continents that lie entirely in the Southern Hemisphere are :
Q. Name the different layers of the atmosphere.
A. The different layers of the atmosphere are :
Q. Why is the earth called the ‘blue planet’?
A. More than 71 percent of the earth is covered with water. Therefore, from outer space, it appears blue. That is why it is called a blue planet.
Q. Why is Northern Hemisphere called the land Hemisphere?
A. The greater part of the landmasses lies in the Northern Hemisphere.
Q. Why is the Biosphere important for living organisms?
A. The biosphere is the narrow zone of contact between land, water, and air. It is in this zone that life that is unique to the planet exists. The growth and survival of the biosphere are made possible by the transfer of energy and matter between elements’ of the environment.
Q. What are the four major domains of the earth?
A. The four realms of the earth are :
- Lithosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere
- Biosphere
Q. Name the major continents of the earth.
A. The major continents of the earth are :
- Asia
- Africa
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Australia and Antarctica.
Q. Name the two continents that lie entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.
A. The two continents that lie entirely in the Southern Hemisphere are :
- Australia
- Antarctica.
Q. Name the different layers of the atmosphere.
A. The different layers of the atmosphere are :
- Troposphere
- Stratosphere
- Mesosphere
- Thermosphere and Exosphere.
Q. Why is the earth called the ‘blue planet’?
A. More than 71 percent of the earth is covered with water. Therefore, from outer space, it appears blue. That is why it is called a blue planet.
Q. Why is Northern Hemisphere called the land Hemisphere?
A. The greater part of the landmasses lies in the Northern Hemisphere.
Q. Why is the Biosphere important for living organisms?
A. The biosphere is the narrow zone of contact between land, water, and air. It is in this zone that life that is unique to the planet exists. The growth and survival of the biosphere are made possible by the transfer of energy and matter between elements’ of the environment.
Tick the correct answer :
Q. The mountain range that separates Europe from Asia is
Q. The continent of North America is linked to South America by
Q. The major constituent of the atmosphere by percent is
Q. The domain of the earth consisting of solid rocks is
Q. Which is the largest continent
Q. The mountain range that separates Europe from Asia is
- (1) the Andes
- (2) the Himalayas
- (3) the Ural
Q. The continent of North America is linked to South America by
- (1) Isthmus
- (2) Strait
- (3) Suez Cana
Q. The major constituent of the atmosphere by percent is
- (1) Nitrogen
- (2) Oxygen
- (3) Carbon dioxide
Q. The domain of the earth consisting of solid rocks is
- (1) the Atmosphere
- (2) the Hydrosphere
- (3) the Lithosphere
Q. Which is the largest continent
- (1) Africa
- (2) Asia
- (3) Australia
Fill in the blanks :
Q. The deepest point on earth is ______ in the Pacific Ocean.
A. Mariana Trench
Q. The ______ Ocean is named after a country.
A. Indian
Q. The ______ is the narrow contact zone of land, water, and air that supports life.
A. Biosphere
Q. The continents of Europe and Asia together are known as ______.
A. Eurasia
Q. The highest mountain peak on the earth is ______.
A. Mt. Everest.
Q. The deepest point on earth is ______ in the Pacific Ocean.
A. Mariana Trench
Q. The ______ Ocean is named after a country.
A. Indian
Q. The ______ is the narrow contact zone of land, water, and air that supports life.
A. Biosphere
Q. The continents of Europe and Asia together are known as ______.
A. Eurasia
Q. The highest mountain peak on the earth is ______.
A. Mt. Everest.
5.4 Map Skills:
Q. On the outline map of the world, mark the following; Europe, Asia, Antarctica, South America, Australia, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Ural Mountains, and Isthmus of Panama.
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