SOCIAL STUDIES WORKSHEET (2015 - 2016)
Std & Sec : VI
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Topic : New Ideas in the 6th Century BCE
HISTORY
I.ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
1. Name the two great thinkers and teachers of the 6th century.
2. Name the religions that evolved during the 6th century.
3. Places associated with Jainism and Buddhism;
a) Kapilavastu b) Lumibini c) Vaishali d) Pataliputra e) Sarnath f) Bodhgaya.
4. What is Ahimsa?
5. What were the four signs that Prince Siddharth saw?
6. What were the languages spoken by the common people in the 6th century?
7. Buddha was only shown by symbols what were the symbols?
8. Which symbol represents the cycle of birth and rebirth?
9. Name five countries where Buddhism is the main religion today?
10. Where are the earliest Buddhist paintings found?
II.FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1._________was also known as Gautam Buddha.
2. Vardhaman was known as ---------3. The followers of Mahavir are known as ---------4. Mahavir was the twenty-fourth in a line of teachers called-----------5. Buddha attained ----------under the peepal tree.
6, The Middle way is also called the ----------7. The Buddhist monks are called as---------8. ---------which also came to mean Buddhist monasteries.
9. The monks were organized into a community called----------10Buddhist ----------stories also taught certain lessons.
11. The stupa at----------in Madhyapradesh was first built in the 3rd century.
12. The marble jain temples at -------------were built from 11th to 13th century.
13The earliest Indian paintings are Budhhist ones, in the caves at----------in ---------14. ---------gets its name from the several Buddhist vihars.
15. Monks of the followers of Mahavir are called------------16. Identify the pictures with their respective religions and explain:
GEOGRAPHY
AUSTRALIA- LOCATION, AREA, AND POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL FEATURES.
I.ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
1. Why is Australia referred to as “the land down under”?
2 why is Australia a unique continent?
3. What are the other popular names of Australia?
4. Name the water bodies that surround Australia.
5. Name the latitude that passes through this continent.
6. What are the Physical features of this continent?
7. By what names are the Eastern Highlands called?
8. Why the eastern highland is called the Great Dividing Range?
9. Name the highest peak in the Eastern highlands.
10. Where do the central lowlands lie?
11. What is an aquifer?
12. Name the three divisions of the Central Lowlands.
13. What is an inland drainage?
14. Name the largest inland drainage of Australia.
15. Name the mountain ranges of the western plateau.
16. Name the deserts of Australia.
17. The Australians call this as -------------the largest pebble in the world.
18. The ----------is a long valley with steep walls but with several small plains in it.
19. The rivers that flow in the eastern slope drain into the----------20. The rivers that flow down the western slope flow into the ---------21. The ------------is the biggest drainage system of Australia.
22. --------- is the country’s longest river.
23. The -------------is the longest permanently flowing river of Australia.
24. ----------in Western Australia and -----------in Tasmania are artificially created lakes.
25. The ---------is long under water ridge like feature off the north-east coast of Australia.
26. It is composed of tiny marine creatures called------------
AUSTRALIA- CLIMATE, NATURAL VEGETATION, AND WILDLIFE.
FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. ---------is locally called eucalypt or gum tree.
2. ----------are found in the Murray Darling basin.
3. The temperate grasslands are called the -------4. The tropical grasslands or the -----------are found in the periphery of the tropical forests.
5. ----------is locally called the wattle.
6. Mammals that carry their young ones in a pouch are called--------7. The ------feeds on the juicy leaves of the eucalyptus trees.
8. The ----------is a carnivorous marsupial.
9. The -----is a wild dog found in Australia.
10. The --------and ----------- are the only living monotremes.
11. The giant flightless --------and ------ are highly developed species.
12. The -------which has great powers of mimicking.
13. The male----------builds intricate and decorative nests to attract females.
14. The -------or laughing jackass is noted for its laughter.
15. The echidna is also known as the ------------
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What are the factors affecting the climate of Australia?
Name the winds which bring heavy rainfall to the east coast.
What are the major climatic types of Australia?
What are the different types of vegetation belts of Australia?
Give examples for marsupials.
Name the popular Australian animal which dwells on trees.
What kind of natural vegetation can be seen in the desert regions of Australia?
Mark the political and physical features in the given Map: