CBSE Class 5 Social Science The Treeless Grasslands Worksheet

I. Cross out the wrong answer.

1. Which of these is not a grassland?

(a) Steppes (b) Pampas (c) Silos

2. The continent which does not have any grasslands

(a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Australia

3. The Prairies are not found in this country

(a) Brazil (b) USA (c) Canada

4. The river which does not flow through the Prairies

(a) Mississippi (b) Amazon (c) Missouri

5. The crop which does not grow in the Prairies

(a) rice (b) wheat (c) barley

6. An animal which is not found in the Prairies

(a) cow (b) bison (c) camel

7. An industry which is not found in the Prairies

(a) garments manufacturing (b) meat-packing (c) flour-mills

8. A mineral which is not found in the Prairies

(a) manganese (b) lignite coal (c) mineral oil

9. A lake which is not one of the Great Lakes

(a) Huron (b) Baikal (c) Michigan

10. A farm in the Prairies does not have

(a) ranches (b) silos (c) igloos

11. Which is not a process of farming?

(a) ore-crushing (b) ploughing (c) threshing

Q1.Define:

a) Silos:_______________________________________________________________

b) Homestead:_________________________________________________________

c) Ranches:____________________________________________________________

d) Prairies: ______________________________________________________________

Q2.Fill in the blanks:

a) Farming is made easy with the help of ______________________________ in Prairies.

b) The important industries in the Prairies are meat-packing factories and ___________________ mills.

c) Cattle is reared for ___________________________ and meat.

d) Most of the grasslands of the world are found in the ______________________ zone.

e) _________________________ is a French word which means grasslands.

f) The _____________________________ and ____________________________ are two big rivers that pass through Prairies.

g) European settlers used the ____________________________, first for grazing cattle and then as a farmland.

h) ________________________________ are built for the farmers families and the workers.

i) Every continent except ____________________________ has grasslands.

j) Lignite coal and _________________________________ are mined in large quantities in Prairies.

k) A moderate rainfall of about ___________________cm occurs, mostly in the summer season.

Q3.Answer the following:

a) What are grasslands?

Ans _______________________________________________________________________

b) Where are animal reared?

Ans)______________________________________________________________________

c) What type of land is found towards the west side of the Prairies?

Ans) ______________________________________________________________________

d) Grasslands are called by different names in different continents. Write the different names given to them in different continents:

i) __________________________ North America

ii) __________________________ Argentina

iii) _________________________ South Africa

iv) __________________________ Europe-Asia

v) __________________________ Australia