AAJAD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Social Portion and Revision

First Mid-Term
Name: Grade :5

Portion Social Grade (5)

Lesson Pages

1-Our Earth 5-------- 10

2- Continents ,
Oceans and Islands 11-----------23

3- Population and
Economy 24---------- 28

4- Areas and 29 ---------- 34

Attraction and
Repulsion
5- Revision Unit 35 ----------- 36
6-Early Civilizations

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** Study from the Text Book and the worksheets **

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Q1. Learn the following hard words for dictation :
1. Populated
2. Densely
3. Sparsely
4. Infrastructure
5. Repulsion
6. Attraction
7. Tropical
8. Migration
9. Continents
10.Archipelago
11.Africa
12.Asia
13.Antarctica
14.Atlantic
15.Population
16.Economy
17.Populous
18.Producers
19.Consumers
20.Polar Region

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Q2. Choose the correct answers :
1- Our Earth has a model called …………………

a. Axis
b. Globe
c. Grid

2- The five oceans cover about .......................... of the world.

a. One-third
b. Two-thirds
c. One-fourth

3- The countries of the Central of America and the South America are
known …………………………..

d. Indian
e. Latin America
f. European

4- Smaller areas of water, usually close to land, are called

………………………………
a. rivers
b. oceans
c. seas

5 has two poles at the end points of the globe.

a. Axis
b. Equator
c. Latitude

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6 Ocean is important for transportation.
a. Indian
b. Pacific
c. Atlantic
7 has 360 semi-circles run from the north pole to
the south pole .
d. Southern
e. Meridians of longitude
f. Equator

8-There are .......................... countries in the whole world.

a. 195
b. 216
c. 105
9 ............................. is the oceanic island formed by undersea volcanoes
in the Pacific Ocean.
a. Great Britain
b. Java
c. Hawaii

10- What is the largest archipelago in the world ……………………..

g. Java
h. Malay
i. Borneo

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 11- The country that has the largest number of islands is
……………………….
d. Great Britain
e. U.S.A
f. Finland

12- The seven continents on earth cover about ………………………………

area of the world.

a. One-thirds
b. Two-thirds

c. One-fourth

13- ……………………are actions such as medical check-ups .

a- Services
b- Goods
c- Business

14 ......................... is an area of repulsion .

a- Grassland
b- Polar region
c- Good climate

15-The valley which is known as the cradle of civilization.

A-Nile River
b- Amazon
c - Tigris and Euphrates

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Q3. State whether the following statements are true or false.
Correct the false statements:

1- The parallels are located at an equal distance from each other.

( ) ………………………

2- The polar region is an area of attraction.

( )…………………………

3- The tourism is an important source of economy and the countries

income. ( ) ……………………….

4-180 meridians of longitude have been drawn pole to pole on the

globe. ( ) …………………………….

5- There are five continents in our world.

( )………………………

6- Human population is important to develop the economy of a country.

( )………………………….

7- China and India are the lowest population countries in the world.

( )………………………………

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8- An economy is a system of making and trading things of value.
( ) …………………………

9- The area that has good jobs and good climate is area of repulsion.

( ) ………………………….

10- The axis of the globe has four end points called poles.
( ) …………………………

11- We have five oceans on the Earth.

( ) ……………………………….

12- Services are items we buy such as food, clothing, toys , etc.( )
………………………………

13- Vatican City is one of the countries of less population in the world.
( ) …………………………………..

14- The longitude of a place is measured east or west of the prime

meridian. ( ) ……………………………

15- The Malay Archipelago is the world’s largest system of island group
on the Earth .( ) …………………………

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16- The length of the parallels increase as we move away from the
equator. ( ) …………………………..

17- The rapid increase in human population is a result of advancement

in medicine, food, public health and sanitation.
( ) ……………………………

18- Goods is one of the important factor in economy.

( ) ………………………….

19- There are 196 countries in our world.

( ) …………………………

20- Africa is the largest continent from its area.

( ) …………………………………

Q4. Fill in the blanks :

1- Any piece of land smaller than a continent that is completely
surrounded by water is called …………………………………………

2- Rise in …………………………………….. is the cause for the increasing

demands on natural resources

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3- The countries of Central America and South America together are
known as ……………………………………………

4- The earth will become crowded because of …………………………………

.
5- ………………….plays a very important factor that can help with the
growth of the economy of a country.

6- ……………………… and .......................... refer to what we receive in

return for the money we pay.

7- An increase in population affects the ............................. of a country.

8- ………………is an endless stretch of sand with no or little rain fall

.
9- The biggest island in the Malay Archipelago are ........................... and
…..…………………………………………….

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 10 ................................. , the continent at the South Pole is completely
buried under snow.

11- An ................................... is a huge body of salt water.

12- …………………………… and .............................. are the world’s most

populous countries with a highest population .

13-A ............................. is a type of natural habitat for all living things.

14-The two main types of islands are………………… and ……………………

15-One of the first civilizations in the world was………….

16-……………………….. ruled over much of Europe and Western Asia.

17-The valley of …….and ……. Rivers is known as the cradle of

civilization

18-………..was one of the greatest and most beautiful cities in the

ancient world

19-The two new empires that rose after the fall of Akkadians were
the …………. in the south and the ………… in the north.

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Q5. Match the following:
A B

1 Tropical rain forests a generates jobs, income and

infrastructure
2 Trade b is the largest body of land on Earth
3 Goods c are items we buy like food
4 Polar region d very hot and wet
5 Deserts e low temperature
6 Grasslands f exchange of things
7 Mountains g has two end points called poles
8 Population h Grasslands in Africa and Asia
9 Tourism industry i is located by the South Pole
10 . Continents j polar region, tropical rainforest
11 Areas of attraction k an example of area of attraction
12 Island l an important to develop the economy
and society
13 Southern Ocean m a piece of land surrounded by water
14 The axis n steep sloping sides and sharp peaks
15 Area of repulsion o dry and hot

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Q6. Name the following pictures:

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Q6.Answer the following questions:

1-What are the planets of our solar system ?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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2- Name all the oceans?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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3- How many continents are there in the world? Name them from largest to
smallest?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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4- Define the term archipelago. Which one is the largest in the world?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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5- What is an island? How many countries are made up of islands?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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6- What is geographic grid?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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7- What are parallels of latitude?

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