CLASS 5 SOCIAL STUDIES

Ch 1: KNOW YOUR PLANET

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. What does globe mainly show?
Ans: Globe mainly shows countries continents and oceans.
2. Which map shows forest minerals and industries?
Ans: Thematic map.
3. On a map which colour journalist shows plain?
Ans: Green colour.
4. What is cartography?
Ans: The study of map or art of map making is called cartography.
5. Name the seven continents of the world in the decreasing order of their size.
Ans: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. Why Earth is called a unique planet?
Ans: Earth has oxygen, water and temperature. Air water and temperature are in balanced
proportions in our planet and support life.
2. What does a physical map show?
Ans: A physical map shows physical features of an area such as mountains, rivers, plateaus,
deserts and other landforms.
3. How is key useful?
Ans: In a map he is useful to explain the meaning of symbols and colours used on a map.
4. What are the essential components of a map?
Ans: The essential components of a map are:
a) Direction
b) Scale
c) Symbol
d) Colour
e) Key
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5. Define Map.
Ans: Map is a drawing of an earth or a part of it on a flat surface such as paper.
6. What is a scale?
Ans: A ratio between the distance on a ground and the distance on a map is known as scale of a
map.
7. What are the different types of maps?
Ans: Different types of maps are:
a) Physical map
b) Political map
c) Climatic map
d) Thematic map
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. Do you think a map is more helpful than a globe? Justify.

Ans: Yes map is more helpful than a globe because:
a) Map gives information of a particular place in detail.
b) It shows entire world or part of it.
c) Map can be folded and carried anywhere easily.

2. Differentiate between global map globe.

Ans:
S.No. GLOBE MAP

1. A globe is a model of earth which is A map is a drawing of earth or a part of it on

spherical in shape. a flat surface such as paper.

2. It mainly shows countries, continents It gives information of a particular place in

and oceans. detail.

3. Globes are heavy and difficult to carry. Map can be folded and can carried anywhere
easily.