INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
MIDDLE SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
MAPS
NAME: _____________________________ CLASS V SEC: __ ROLL NO:__ DATE: __.04.2016
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS.
1. A map without a scale is called a _________________________
2. Jammu and Kashmir lies in the _______________________of India.
3. A book of map is called an ___________________________
4. A person who makes maps is called a ______________________
5. A map gives more __________________and detailed information as compared to a globe.
6. The word map comes from a Latin word ______________________ which means napkin.
7. Gujarat lies in the __________________of India.
8. The _________________________and ___________________used in the map are universal.
9. There are _________________ sub directions.
10. A map is always drawn on a _______________________surface.
11. The capital of the country is shown by a ________________________
12. A __________________________is a drawing of the earth or a part of it on a flat surface.
13. Tamil Nadu lies in the _________________________of India.
14. West Bengal lies in the _________________________of India.
II. NAME THE FOLLOWING.
1. The scale given in the form of a bar which is divided into regular intervals._________________
2. The ratio of distance on the map to the real distance on the earth _____________________.
3. Major directions are also called the ________________________
4. Colours, signs and symbols are called _________________________
5. The giant in Greek Mythology who had held up the world on his shoulders____________
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III. STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE
1. There are five major directions. ___________________
2. The colour scheme used in the map is universal._________________
3. A map is always drawn on a flat surface. ____________________
4. A globe gives specific information. ____________________
IV. MATCH THE FOLLOWING.
NO.
1
2
3
4
5
V.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
COLUMN A
Oceans and rivers
Mountains
Police Station
Agricultural lands
Deep water
COLUMN B
a
b
c
d
e
PS
Dark blue
Yellow
Brown
Blue
RESPONSES
1
2
3
4
5
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ONE POINT.
Define a map.
What are political maps?
What are physical maps?
Mention the language of a map.
Why do we use a scale for the map?
What are the four major directions?
VI. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN TWO POINTS .
1. In what ways is a map more useful than a globe?
2. What are the two limitations of a globe?
VII. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN FOUR POINTS .
1. How are directions usually shown on maps?
VIII. MAP WORK: ON THE OUTLINE MAP OF THE WORLD MARK AND COLOUR THE
CONTINENTS AND OCEANS.
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IX.
ON THE OUTLINE MAP OF THE WORLD MARK AND COLOUR THE
CONTINENTS AND OCEANS.
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