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SocialScience
Class–V
NOTE-StudentsarerequestedtowritefollowingnotesintheirSocialSciencenotebook.
Studentsshouldusebluegel/ballpen
Chapter-1
MAPSANDGLOBES
I.OralQuestion:-
1.WhatistheshapeoftheEarth?
Ans.TheshapeoftheEarthisspherical.
2.NametheLargestcontinent.
Ans.Asiaisthelargestcontinent.
II.ShortAnswers:-
1.Namethesevencontinents.
Ans.Thesevencontinentsare–
Asia
Africa
NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
Antarctica
Europe
Australia
2.NamethefiveOceans.
Ans.ThefiveOceansare–
ThePacificOcean
TheAtlanticOcean
TheIndianOcean
TheAntarcticOcean
TheArcticOcean
3.Whyisitimportanttounderstandthelanguageofmaps?
Ans.Itisimportanttounderstandthelanguageofmapinordertounderstand the
informationgivenonamap.
4.Whyareallmapsdrawntoscale?
Ans.Allmapsaredrawntoscalebecauseallmapsarenotaslargeasthearea theydepict
orshow.
III.LongAnswers:-
1.CompareaGlobeandMap?
Ans.
Globe–AglobeisasphericalmodelofEarth.
GLOBE
Map–Amapistherepresentationoftheearth’ssurfaceonaflatsurface
MAP
2.ListtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofGlobe.
Ans.
AdvantagesofGlobeare–
a)Itrepresentstheearthinasimpleway.
b)Itshowstheshape,sizeandlocationofthecontinentsandwater bodies.
c)IthelpsustounderstandmovementoftheEarth.
DisadvantagesofGlobeare–
a)Itshowsonesideoftheearthatonetime.
b)Itcannotbecarriedeasilyplacetoplace.
c)Itdoesnotgivedetailinformation.
3.ListtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofMap.
Ans.
AdvantagesofMapare-
a)Mapsareeasytocarry.
b)Mapsshowdetailinformation.
DisadvantagesofMapare-
a)MapcannotshowaccurateshapeoftheEarth.
b)MapscannotshowmovementoftheEarth.
c)Maphascreases.
4.(a).Namethefourmaindirections.
Ans. Thefourmaindirectionsare–
North
East
West
South
4(b).Howdomapshowdirection?
Ans.(a)Hangthemaponawall.
(b)ThetopofmapshowstheNorthdirection.
(c)Bottom ofthemapshowtheSouthdirection.
(d)ToourrightitisEast.
(e)Andtoourleftitiswest.
5.Differentiatebetweenaphysicalandpoliticalmap.
Ans.(a)Physicalmap–Aphysicalmapshowsphysicalfeaturessuchas
mountains,plateausandthewaterbodies.
(b)Politicalmap–Politicalmapshowsthebordersofstatesorcountriesandtheir
capitals.
6.(a).Whatisalinearscale?
Ans.Alinearscaleisalinewhichisdividedintoequalunitstomeasurethedistance
betweentwoplacesonthemap.
6.(b).Howdoweuseit?
Ans.Withthehelpofthreadorstriponpaperwemeasurethedistancebetweenthetwo
placesonthemapandplacethethreadorstripesonapaperonthelinearscaleandmeasure
theactualldistance.
6.(c).Explainwiththehelpofanexample.
Ans.Forexample,ifwehavetomeasurethedistancebetweenDelhiandKolkata,thesteps
are-
TakeapoliticalmapofIndia.
Takeathread
Usingthethread,measurethedistancebetweenthetwoplaces.
Nowplacethethreadonthelinearscaleandcalculatetheactualdistance.
7.TheEarthsupportslifeandhelpsalllivingbeingstosurvive.Doyousupportyourfamily
memberswhentheyneedyou?Giveexample.
Ans.Yes,Isupportmyfamilymembersinmanyways-
Ihelpmymotherinherhouseholdwork.
Ihelpmyyoungersiblinginstudies.
Ialsohelpmyfatherinhisworklikewashingcar,etc.
IV.HOTSQuestion:-
1.WhyisEarthcalledthe“blueplanet”especiallywhenviewedfrom space?
Ans.Earthiscalled“blueplanet”becausethreefourthofitssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.
DrawSymbols
Colour Meaning
Lightblue Shallowwater
Darkblue Deepwater
Green LowlandorPlain
Brown Landhigherthanplain
Darkbrown Highland(Mountain,hills)
Yellow DesertandScrublands