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The document is a geography worksheet for Class VI focusing on locating places on Earth. It includes multiple choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, matching exercises, and short answer questions related to geographical concepts such as the Prime Meridian, time zones, and map components. Additionally, it requires students to draw symbols and diagrams relevant to the topic.

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SS CH 1 WORKSHEET

The document is a geography worksheet for Class VI focusing on locating places on Earth. It includes multiple choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, matching exercises, and short answer questions related to geographical concepts such as the Prime Meridian, time zones, and map components. Additionally, it requires students to draw symbols and diagrams relevant to the topic.

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Class: VI SOCIAL SCIENCE Sub:Geography

Topic: Locating Places on the Earth

Multiple Choice Questions: -

1 The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, an area of London in ___________.

a) England b) New York c) Tokyo d) Paris

2 The place where a river meets the sea is called __________.

a) Deviates b) Estuary c) Survey d) All of these

3 ________ help us to marks the time and defines the time zones.

a) Latitudes b) Coordinates c) Longitude d) None of these

4 _______ is a book or collection of maps.

a) Globe b) Grid c) Scale d) Atlas

Fill in the blanks: -

5 ___________, a famous astronomer, lived about 1,500 years ago.

6 The line opposite to the Prime Meridian at approximately 180° longitude is called
_________________________________.

7 A ___________, is a sphere on which a map is drawn.

8 India had a prime meridian of its own called ___________.

Match the following: -

9 GMT a) Police Station

10 PO b) Indian Standard Time

11 PS c) Greenwich Mean Time

12 IST d) Post and Telegraph Office

e) Post Office

Answer the following in one sentence: -

13 What happens if you cross the International Date Line?

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14 How is the system of coordinates useful on a map?

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15 Which meridian became a reference for calculations in all the Indian astronomical texts?

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16 Why is mapping of the Earth more difficult?

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17 Mention the cardinal and intermediate directions.

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18 Explain how grids help us to locate a place on the Earth?

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19 How maps are useful? Name the important components of a map?

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20 Why are lines dividing the time zones not fully straight?

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21 Draw the following symbols.

1. Unmetalled road -

2. Metalled road -

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3. Well –

4. River –

5. Graveyard –

6. Settlement –

7. Church -

8. Tress –

22 Draw a neat labelled diagram of latitudes, longitudes and Cardinal directions.

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