KUMUNDHOO SCHOOL

Social studies

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Date: 01-11-2023 Time: 35 minutes
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Outcome Marks
PP1.1 Locate and identify places on a map and a globe and identify cardinal directions. 25

Answer all the questions

1. Choose the correct answer from the box given below and fill the blanks [5]

Archipelago Eurasia Alfred Wagener 1190 Indian 26

ring lagoon north-south direction 868

a. The islands are ____________ like coral formations.

b. They enclose _______________

c. The atolls are spread in ___________ direction.

d. The islands cover the distance of _________________ km

e. Our country Maldives is an _____________________

f. It is about _________ coral islands

g. It is located in the _________________ ocean

h. The islands are grouped as ___________ natural atolls.

i. Asia is connected to Europe and the entire land mass is known as

j. Pangaea theory is developed by ___________________

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 2. Match column A with B and write the correct answers in the box given below the table [3]

A B
1 Atoll A Usually found on the ocean side of the island in Maldives
2 Thila B Large reef partially exposed at low tide
3 Vilu C Deep sea inside atolls
4 Kulhi D A group of island surrounded by a common reef formation
5 Faru E Coral reef a few meters below the surface
6 Kan’du F Deep area inside lagoon

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3. Define the following [6]

a. Orientation
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b. Author
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c. Legend
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d. Scale
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e. Grid
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f. Title
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4. Name the following [4]

a. The seven continents of the world
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b. Five oceans of the world

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c. Name two continents that are joined together

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d. Name the structure that connect North and South America

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5. Define the following and give one example both in plants and animals [3]

a. Map

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b. Plan

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c. Look at the picture and write the definition of it. Colour the different continents and mark their

name in the given arrows

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 6. Label the 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world in the map given below. Colour each continents

with different colours. Show the location of Maldives with different colour [5]

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