CBSE Class 5 Social Science Major Landforms Worksheet

Tick the correct option that matches each of the given description. Draw or paste small pictures on the right side.

1. Long flowing body of water

river

bay

lake

2. Body of water completely surrounded by land

river

bay

lake

3. A high flat area of land with steep sides (like a mountain with the top cut off)

plateau

plain

peninsula

4. A land that is completely surrounded by water

plateau

peninsula

island

5. A low area of land between mountains or hills

plain

valley

peninsula

6. A high landform with steep sides that comes to a point at the top

plateau

mountain

island

7. A large flat area of land that is usually covered in grasses

plain

plateau

valley

Fill in the blanks:

1. The variation in physical features of the earth is called _________________.

2. Highlands rising from the surrounding area with a flat top is called __________________________.

3. Flat and low-lying lands are called ________________________________.

4. Several mountains may join together to form a ________________ or a _____________________________.

5. Mountains have peaks which may be ____________ or ____________ in shape.

6. ____________ is a deep valley with steep sides of rock.

7. In the middle stage, the river develops loops called ____________.

8. ________________________ are large areas covered with sand.

Name the following:-

1. Highest land forms. ______________________________.

2. The largest hot desert. ____________________________.

3. The largest cold desert is _____________________________.

4. Hills of sand _______________________________.

5. Two famous deserts ___________________, ____________________.

6. An example of plateau in India _________________________.

Choose the correct answer:

1. Flat or low lying lands are called (plateaus / plains)

2. (Continents / oceans0 are the large land masses.

3. A (hill / mountain) is a huge land mass which rises more than 900 metres above the sea level.

4. (Mountains / plains) are the large land masses.

5. Water covers about ( 17% / 71%) of the earth’s surface

True or False:

1. A river forms deltas in its lower course. ( )

2. Mountain rocks are widely used as building material ( )

3. A river passes through six stages before reaching the sea. ( )

4. Mountains cover about 24% of total land area of the earth’s surface. ( )

5. Deserts have fertile soil and are suitable for agriculture. ( )

Choose the landform that matches the given description. Draw or paste pictures.

1. A long flowing body of water

river

bay

lake

2. A body of water completely surrounded by land

river

bay

lake

3. A high flat area of land with steep sides (like a mountain with the top cut off)

plateau

plain

peninsula

4. A land area that is completely surrounded by water

plateau

peninsula

island

5. A low area of land between mountains or hills

plain

valley

peninsula

6. A high landform with steep sides that comes to a point at the top

plateau

mountain

island

7. A large flat area of land that is usually covered in grasses

plain

plateau

valley

Fill in the blanks:-

1) Land cover’s about _____ % and water about _____ % on the earth’s surface.

2) The variation in physical is called ____________________.

3) The main relief features on the earth include ______________, ____________, _____________, ____________ and _____________.

4) Mountains cover about _______ % of the total land area of the earth.

5) A ______________ is a huge mass of land which rises more than ____ metres above the sea level.

6) Mountains have a thin ____________________ so, agriculture cannot be practiced there on a large scale.

7) A __________________ is a highland with a flat top. It is also called as __________________________.

8) Asia has the largest area covered by ________________, nearly ____% . Africa has only ____ %.

9) The plateau of _____________ is surrounded by mountain ranges.

10) The surface of many plateaus have deep _______________, such as ___________________________ in the Colorado Plateau in U.S.A.

11) Grass lands in the plateaus are widely used for rearing ___________ & ________________.

12) ___________________ is an important occupation in the plateau regions of the world.

13) A _____________ is a flat & low lying land .

14) ______________ in Africa is the largest hot desert, while largest cold desert is ______________.

15) Plains have fertile soil and are suitable for __________________________.

16) Most deserts are found on the ___________________________ side of the continents.

17) Rivers carry ___________ & ___________ with them, when the rivers slow down, these materials are deposited on their banks, _____________ are formed by these deposits.

18) _______________________________ civilization came up on the banks of River Indus.

19) Some famous deserts are _______________ in Africa, the ___________________ in South America, the ___________ in India and the Arabian desert in ____________.

20) The typical features of the upper course are ___________, _________________ & __________ .

21) Mountain peaks may be ___________________ or ___________________ in shape.

22) Mountains often have series of ______________________ ranges.

Name the following:-

1) A piece of land where nothing grows. (____________________)

2) Deep Valley with steep sides of rock. (__________________)

3) Soft mud deposited by the rivers on their banks is known as. (_______________)

4) Part of a river where water flows very fast over rocks. (_________________)

5) Side of a mountain that is sheltered from the wind and gets little rainfall. ( __________________)

6) Largest hot desert in the world. ( _____________________)

7) The largest cold desert in the world . ( ____________________________)

8) Flat and low lying lands are called as. ( ____________________)

9) Name the two plateaus. (____________________________) (__________________________)

10) Triangular shaped land formed at the mouth of a river. ( ___________________)

11) Civilization which came up on the banks of River Indus. (________________________________)

12) Hills of sand in a desert are known as. ( __________________________)

13) Plains are also called as. (____________________________)

Define:-

i) Barren:- _____________________________

ii) Rapids:-_____________________________

iii) Arid:- _______________________________.

iv) Leeward Side:- _______________________

Q1) Matching :- .    
            A                                  B
i) Tropic of Cancer      a) 181 in number
ii) Arctic Circle             b) 0*
iii) Antarctic Circle        c) 90* S
iv) Meridians                d) 66 1/2* S
v) Parallels                  e) 23 1/2* N
vi) Equator                   f) 360 in number
vii) North Pole              g) 0*Longitude
viii) South Pole            h) 90*N
ix) Prime Meridian        i) 66 1/2* N
x) Ante meridiem          j) after noon
xi) Post meridiem         k) before noon
Answer : i - e, ii - i, iii - d, iv - f, v - a, vi - b, vii - h, viii - g, ix k- , x - j, 

Q2 ) Name four important Parallels :-
Answer : a) The Tropic of Cancer 23 1/2* N
b) The Tropic of Capricorn 23 1/2* S
c) The Arctic Circle 66 1/2* N
d) The Antarctic Circle 66 1/2* S

Q3) Name two Polar Circles .
Answer : a) The Arctic Circle
b) The Antarctic Circle

Q4) From which Latin word , the word “Latitude” originate .
Answer : Latus .

Q5) From which Latin word , the word “Longitude” originate .
Answer : Meridies 

Major Landforms

Fill in the blanks:-

1) Land cover’s about _____ % and water about _____ % on the earth’s surface.

2) The variation in physical is called ____________________.

3) The main relief features on the earth include ______________, ____________, _____________, ____________ and _____________.

4) Mountains cover about _______ % of the total land area of the earth.

5) A ______________ is a huge mass of land which rises more than ____ metres above the sea level.

6) Mountains have a thin ____________________ so, agriculture cannot be practiced there on a large scale.

7) A __________________ is a highland with a flat top. It is also called as __________________________.

8) Asia has the largest area covered by ________________, nearly ____% . Africa has only ____ %.

9) The plateau of _____________ is surrounded by mountain ranges.

10) The surface of many plateaus have deep _______________, such as ___________________________ in the Colorado Plateau in U.S.A.

11) Grass lands in the plateaus are widely used for rearing ___________ & ________________.

12) ___________________ is an important occupation in the plateau regions of the world.

13) A _____________ is a flat & low lying land .

14) ______________ in Africa is the largest hot desert, while largest cold desert is ______________.

15) Plains have fertile soil and are suitable for __________________________.

16) Most deserts are found on the ___________________________ side of the continents.

17) Rivers carry ___________ & ___________ with them, when the rivers slow down, these materials are deposited on their banks, _____________ are formed by these deposits.

18) _______________________________ civilization came up on the banks of River Indus.

19) Some famous deserts are _______________ in Africa, the ___________________ in South America, the ___________ in India and the Arabian desert in ____________.

20) The typical features of the upper course are ___________, _________________ & __________ .

21) Mountain peaks may be ___________________ or ___________________ in shape.

22) Mountains often have series of ______________________ ranges.

Name the following:-

1) A piece of land where nothing grows. (____________________)

2) Deep Valley with steep sides of rock. (__________________)

3) Soft mud deposited by the rivers on their banks is known as. (_______________)

4) Part of a river where water flows very fast over rocks. (_________________)

5) Side of a mountain that is sheltered from the wind and gets little rainfall. ( __________________)

6) Largest hot desert in the world. ( _____________________)

7) The largest cold desert in the world . ( ____________________________)

8) Flat and low lying lands are called as. ( ____________________)

9) Name the two plateaus. (____________________________) (__________________________)

10) Triangular shaped land formed at the mouth of a river. ( ___________________)

11) Civilization which came up on the banks of River Indus. (________________________________)

12) Hills of sand in a desert are known as. ( __________________________)

13) Plains are also called as. (____________________________)

Define:-

i) Barren:- ___________________________________________________________________.

ii) Rapids:-____________________________________________________________________.

iii) Arid:- _______________________________.

iv) Leeward Side:- ______________________________________________________________.

Q1) Read the clues and fill these missing gaps :-

i) The smallest continent __________ . . ( ___ U ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___ A )

ii) The smallest ocean __________ . . ( ___ R ___ ___ ___ C ___ ___ ___ A ___. )

iii) The largest continent __________ . . ( ___ S ___ A )

iv) The largest ocean __________ . . ( P ___ ___ ___ F ___ C ___ ___ ___ A ___. )

v) The ocean named after a country __________. . ( l ___ ___ ___ A ___ ___ ___ ___ A ___. )

vi) The second largest continent in the world __________ . . ( ___ F ___ ___ ___ A )

vii) The second smallest continent __________ . . ( ___ U ___ ___ ___ E )

viii) The ocean that separates Europe from North America __________. . ( A ___ ___ ___ N ___ ___ C ___ ___ ___ A ___. )

ix) The smallest continent by population __________ . . ( A ___ T___ ___ ___ T___ ___ ___ )

x) The largest continent by population is __________ . . ( ___ S ___ A )

xi) The third largest continent in the world __________. . ( N___ ___ T___ A ___ ___ R___ ___ ___)

xii) Largest to Smallest by land Area :-

a) ( ___ S ___ A )

b) ( ___ F ___ ___ ___ A )

c) ( N___ ___ T___ A ___ ___ R___ ___ ___)

d) ( S___ ___ T___ A ___ ___ R___ ___ ___)

e) ( A ___ T___ ___ ___ T___ ___ ___ )

f) ( ___ U ___ ___ ___ E )

g) ( ___ U ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___ A )
 

Answer : 

Q1) Read the clues and fill these missing gaps :-

i) The smallest continent ______ . ( A U S T R A L l A )

ii) The smallest ocean _______ . ( A R C T l C O C E A N )

iii) The largest continent ______ . (A S l A )

iv) The largest ocean _____ . ( P A C l F l C O C E A N. )

v) The ocean named after a country ____. ( l N D l A N O C E A N. )

vi) The second largest continent in the world __________ . . ( A F R l C A )

vii) The second smallest continent __________ . ( E U R O P E )

viii) The ocean that separates Europe from North America __________. . ( A T L A N T l C O C E A N. )

ix) The smallest continent by population __________ . . ( A N TA R C T l C A )

x) The largest continent by population is __________ . . (A S l A )

xi) The third largest continent in the world __________. . ( NO R TH A M E Rl C A)

xii) Largest to Smallest by land Area :-

a) (A S l A )

b) ( A F R l C A )

c) ( NO R TH A M E Rl C A)

d) ( SO U TH A M E Rl C A)

e) ( A N TA R C T l C A )

f) ( E U R O P E )

g) ( A U S T R A L l A )