CBSE Class 5 Social Science Globe A Model Of Earth Worksheet

GRID ON THE GLOBE

A. Answer the following in one word:

1. Name the place from where prime meridian passes-Greenwich
2. Name the end point of axis- Pole
3. The value of the equator is– 0°
4. Write total number of longitudes- 360
5. The three dimensional spherical model of the earth- globe

B. Answer the following in 5 to 10 words:-

1. What do mean by meridian?
Ans. Imaginary lines running from north to south are called meridian.

2. What is a grid?
Ans. Grid is a network of some imaginary horizontal and vertical lines around the earth.

3. In which two hemispheres does the equator divide the Earth?
Ans. The two hemispheres in which the equator divides the Earth are:
a) The Northern hemisphere
b) The Southern Hemisphere

Q4. What is a parallel?
Ans. The parallels are the boundary lines of imaginary circles drawn around the earth

Q5. What is a globe?
Ans. A globe is a simple and accurate model of earth.

C. Answer the following in 20 to 25 words:

Q1. Explain types of globe?
Ans. The most common types of globe
a) Political globes show countrie
b) Physical globes shows landsca like mountains and rivers

D. Answer the following in 40 to 50 words:

1. Write the differences between latitude and longitudes.
Ans. The differences between latitude and longitude are as follows:

2. How is globe useful to us?
Ans. Some uses of globe are:
1. It is used to locate place, see sea route, air route, etc.
2. Globes serve purposes similar to some maps
3. A globe is the only accurate way to study the whole Earth
4. It shows the distribution of land and water on the surface of the earth.
5. It shows the correct shape, size and location of the continents and oceans on globe.

I.Fill in the Blanks:

1. The earth is made up ____________ and ___________________.
2. Land covers about __________% and water about __________% of t5he earth`s surface.
3. The first person to invent the globe is ______________ .
4.Mountains join together are called as __________________.
5._________________ is a highland with a flat top.
6.Asia has the largest area covered by mountains - _______ percent.
7.The art of making maps is called __________
8.___________ was the first to publish a collection of maps in the form of a book.
9. ________________ is a huge mass of land which rises more than 900 metres above the mean sea level.
10.The word meridian comes from the Latin word ______________which means ___________.

II.Give meanings for the following:

1.A.M. - _____________________________________
2.P.M. - _____________________________________
3.Typhoon - __________________________________
4.Focus -_____________________________________
5.vent-_______________________________________

III.Answer the following:

1.What is Volcanic Mountain?
A:____________________________________________________________________

2.Name seven Continentsindecreasing order of size.
A:____________________________________________________________________

3.Name the four important parallels.
A:____________________________________________________________________

4.What are Longitudes?
A:____________________________________________________________________

5.How are mountains useful to us?
A:____________________________________________________________________

6.Write any three characteristics of a desert.
A:____________________________________________________________________

7.How are plains formed?
A:____________________________________________________________________

IV. Mark continents and oceans on the world political map:

Q1 Matching : - .
                       A                         B
i) Ferdinand Magellan        i) a book of maps
ii) Gerardus Mercator        ii) countries and capitals
iii) Highlands                     iii) a Portugese explorer
iv) Political maps              iv) intermediate direction
v) Atlas                              v) ocean
vi) North-East                   vi) shades of brown
vii) Erdapfel                      vii) painted the map on the Erdapfel
viii) Georg Glockendon    viii) a Flemish map-maker
ix) Antarctic                       ix) continent
x) South America               x) Earliest surviving globes

Q2) Find directions :-
Students here we have to find directions using the Sun, Everyone knows that the Sun rises in the East, so stand facing the Sun in the morning i.e in the East direction . Now find the other directions-

a) _________ is to my left .

b) _________ is to my right .

c) _________ is to my back .

There are some intermediate directions also , and are as follows:-

i) _________ lies between the North and the East.

ii) _________ lies between the North and the West.

iii) _________ lies between the South and the East.

vi) _________ lies between the South and the West.

Answer : 

Q1 Matching : - .

           A                                          B

i) Ferdinand Magellan       i) a Portugese explorer

ii) Gerardus Mercator       ii) a Flemish map-maker

iii) Highlands                    iii) shades of brown

iv) Political maps             iv) countries and capitals

v) Atlas                             v) a book of maps

vi) North-East                   vi) intermediate direction

vii) Erdapfel                     vii) Earliest surviving globes

viii) Georg Glockendon   viii) painted the map on the Erdapfel

ix) Antarctic i                     x) ocean

x) South America               x) continent

Q2) Find directions :-
Students here we have to find directions using the Sun, Everyone knows that the Sun rises in the East, so stand facing the Sun in the morning i.e in the East direction . Now find the other directions-

a) North is to my left .

b) South is to my right .

c) West is to my back .

There are some intermediate directions also , and they are as follows:-

i) North East lies between the North and the East.

ii) North West lies between the North and the West.

iii) South East lies between the South and the East.

vi) South West lies between the South and the West.