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Part 1
Answer all the questions
Underline the correct answer
1. What is the planet that has a suitable atmosphere for living
being
(i)Mars (ii) Venus
(iii)Earth (iv) Moon
2. The Earth rotates its own_________ and revote around the
Sun
(i)Point (ii) obit
(iii) axis (iv)rotate
3. The Earth takes _____________ for one complete rotation
(i)24 hours (ii)23 hours and 30 minutes
(iii)24 hours and 56 minutes (iv)23 hours and 56 minutes
4. The Earth takes__________ for one complete revolution
(i)365 days (ii)366 days
(iii)365 days and 6 hours (iv)366 days and 6 hours
5. The philosopher who did not express about the shape of the
Earth
(i)Paithagares (ii) Nicholas Copernicus
(iii)Aristotle (iv) Ezek Newton
6. The equatorial diameter of the Earth
(i) 12757km (ii) 12577km
(iii) 12714km (iv) 12000km
7. The latitudinal line in the globe are drawn from
(i)East to west (ii) North to south
(iii)West to East (iv) North pole to South pole
8. What is the major latitude in the globe?
(i)Equator (ii) Greenwich meridian line
(iii)International date line (iv) Tropic of Capricorn
1st Term Test - 2014
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9. Northern latitude 90 is located in the_____________
(i)South pole (ii) Antarctic Circle
(iii)Arctic circle (iv) North pole
10. The value of Greenwich meridian line
(i) 231/2 (ii)0
(iii)180 (iv)360
Put() if the statement is correct and put () if it is wrong.
11. Latitude and longitude in the globe indicate the location of
countries. ( )
12. There are seven continent and five Oceans in the world. (
)
13. Parish, London, Rome are located in the continent of Asia. (
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14. There are 360 longitudinal lines in the globe. ( )
15. At the moment of lunar eclipse the moon locates between
Earth and Sun. ( )
Write the suitable answer from the brackets
{Atlantic Ocean/ Mount Everest/ Indian Ocean/Continent of
Africa/Pacific Ocean/Continent of
Asia}
16. The largest continent in the world___________________.
17. The highest peak of Asia_____________________.
18. Equator, tropic of Cancer, tropic of Capricorn are located
in this continent__________________.
19. Sri Lanka is located in the ______________________.
20. The largest Ocean in the world_______________________.
(Marks 2x20=40)
Part 11
Answer all the questions
1. (i) Explain 03 evidence to prove that the earth is a globe
shaped object (3 marks)
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(ii) Why does not the earth considered as a mathematical globe?
Explain this (3 marks)
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(iii) Answer following questions using this picture.
A
B
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a) What is the 00 latitudinal line in the globe? (Marks 2)
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b) What is the letter that shows the northern hemisphere?
(Marks2)
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c) What is the letter that shows the southern hemisphere? (Marks
2)
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2.
(i) Name the line that are in the picture (Marks 3)
A. ..
B. ..
C. ..
(ii) Mark two lines of 66 in the north and south in this
picture. Name them
1. .. (Marks 4)
2. ..
(iii) Name 90 of northern latitude and southern latitude
1. .. (Marks 2)
2. ..
(iv)Write 02 important points of latitudes and longitudes
1. .. (Marks 2)
2. ..
(v)Name 02 major longitudinal lines (Marks 2)
1. ..
2. .. (Marks 2)
(vi)How many latitudinal lines are in the globe? (Mark 1)
..
A
B
C
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(vii) What is the degree of common longitude in East and west?
(Mark1)
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3. (i) What is a continent? Briefly explain. (Mark 1)
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(ii) How many continents are in the world? Name them. (Mark
4)
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(iii) Name 04 countries that belong to the largest continent in
the world. (Marks 2)
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(iv) Name the continent which is located in the South Pole and
permanently covered with ice
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Name 02 varieties of vegetation in this continent
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(v)
A) What is the continent in this picture? (Marks 2)
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B) Name A,B,C (Marks 3)
A.
B.
C.
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4. (i)How many oceans are in the world? Name them. (Marks 3)
(ii)What is the deepest place in the world? What is the ocean
that it locates? (Marks 4)
(iii)What is the second largest ocean in the world? Name islands
that located in this ocean.
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1. 2.
(Marks 3)
(iv)What is the ocean that Maldives island is located? Name
another Island that locates in this
ocean. (Marks 2)
(v) What is the reason for rich marine life of southern Ocean?
(Marks 2)
(vi) What is the largest island that locates in the Arctic
Ocean? (Marks 1)
