The Froebels School General Knowledge Topic: The Earth and the Environment

Name: _____________________________ ______________ Date: ______________________________

Class:

Q1.By reading the following hints, Tell who am I?

A map

A globe

1. It is a model of the Earth and it is also a kind of a map: ________________________________ 2. It is a drawing of places on the Earth seen from directly above: __________________________ 3. They are not round like globes: ____________________________________________________ 4. As you turn it round you can see all the continents and oceans: __________________________ 5. They come in different sizes: ______________________________________________________ 6. The content of them varies; it can show the whole world with the with all the continents and oceans, or it can show only one country, or even one town or village: _______________________

7. You can see the whole world on it: _________________________________________________

Q2. Cut the pictures and paste them in the right box.

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River Mountains

Forest Desert

Plateau Continents

Map skills locate places and determine direction on a map. Use your map skills to complete this lesson.

Q3. Study the map above and answer the questions below.

1. On what side of the street is Ma's Diner located? side. 2. What street runs east and west? 3. What side of the lake is the Park on? 4. The camping is on the side.

side of the lake.

5. Whose house is on the east side of Oak Street? house. 6. What is the name of the lake? 7. What side of the lake has a flag on it? 8. In what direction is the car traveling? 9. What street runs north and south? 10. Is the diner north or south of the lake? Street. Lake. side.

Q4. Study the following map and give the accurate directions of the following places on the map.

Bus stop W Shops

Mosqu e School S

Book Store

Hospit al

1. The shops are in the: ________________________________ direction. 2. The bus stop is in the: ______________________________ direction. 3. The mosque is in the: _____________________________ direction.

4. The hospital is in the: _____________________________ direction. 5. The book store is in the: ___________________________ direction. 6. The school is in the: ______________________________ direction.

Intermediate direction key

North-East: between north and east. North-West: between north and west. South-East: between south and east. South-West: between south and west

Q5. Choose words from the box and mark the provinces and the major cities

Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, N.W.F.P, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar