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ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL STUDIES
WORKSHEET-4
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

NOTE: 1. Do the Worksheet in ruled sheets and thereafter put them in a file.
2. Write both Questions and Answers and full sentences of ‘Fill in the
Blanks’ and ‘True or False’.
3. Use only blue pen to complete the worksheets.

Time – 20 min. M.M. - 20

I. Read the following case study and answer the questions that
follows: (4)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo lies in the Equatorial

region and has a hot and wet type of climate. It is the second largest
country in Africa with capital at Kinshasa.
Being situated in the Equatorial region, a large part of the
country is covered with rainforests. Trees grow very tall and form a
canopy with a dense undergrowth of creepers and shrubs. In some
areas where the climate is not so hot and wet, Savannah grasslands
are found.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a rich and varied
wildlife and is rightly called the ‘Natural Zoo of the World’. The main
occupation of the people is farming and mining. Though a number of
tribes live here, the Bantus and Pygmies are the main tribes.
Water transport is important. Matadi is the chief seaport and
Kinshasa is an important river port.

1.Which is the second largest country in Africa and what is it
capital?
2.Why is the Democratic Republic of the Congo called the ‘natural
zoo of the world’?
3.What is the main occupation of the people of Congo?
4.Where are Savannah grasslands found?

II. Fill in the blanks: (2)
1. Democratic Republic of the Congo became independent in
______.
2. Original inhabitants of a region are called ______ tribes.
3. Water, an important resource, is used for producing ______.
4. ______ is an important line of latitude which passes through
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
III. Write True or False and correct the false statements: (2)
1.Democratic Republic of the Congo is thickly populated.
2.The country is rich in minerals like gold, diamond, cobalt, coal
etc.
3.Kerala in our country do not have same climate as Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
4.The main occupation of people is farming and mining.

IV. Match the following: (2)
1.Vegetation - Congolese Franc
2.Lakes - Cocoa, coffee
3.Cash crops - Natural forests
4.Currency - Kivu, Edward
- Mahogany, Ebony
-Congolese Euro

V. Short answers: (6)
1. What is Cassava?
2. Where do Pygmies live?
3. Why is the river Congo called the ‘Highway of Central Africa’?
4. What are Evergreen Forests?

VI. Long answers: (4)
1. Describe the special mammal of Democratic Republic of the
Congo.
2. Name the neighbouring countries of Democratic Republic of
the Congo.