G6_SS_Geography_Ch5_Major Domains of the Earth

Look at the map given below and answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

There are _____ oceans and _____ continents.

• a) 7,5

• b) 5,7

• c) 3,5

• d) 5,9

Multiple Choice

Europe and Asia are divided by the ________.

• a) Aravalli Range

• b) Mid Atlantic Ridge

• c) Swiss Alps

• d) Ural Mountains

Multiple Choice

The Continent with two most populous countries, India and China is ___________.

• a) Asia

• b) Europe

• c) Africa

• d) Australia

Multiple Choice

Nile river is the longest in the world. It flows through this continent.

• a) Asia

• b) Africa

• c) Europe

• d) Australia

Multiple Choice

Amazon rainforests are in this continent.

• a) North America

• b) Africa

• c) Antarctica

• d) South America

Multiple Choice

Asia and Europe together are known as,

• a) Asiaeuro

• b) Eurasia

• c) Laurasia

• d) Pangea

Multiple Choice

This continent is an island and a country.What is it?

• a) Australia

• b) Europe

• c) Asia

• d) Africa

Multiple Choice

The world’s hottest desert is____________ ,which is found in Africa.

• a) Thar Desert

• b) Kalahari Desert

• c) Gobi Desert

• d) Sahara Desert

Multiple Choice

This continent is covered with ice throughout the year. Which continent are we talking about?

• a) Antarctica

• b) Australia

• c) North America

• d) South America

Multiple Choice

The ____________ parts of the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific form the Southern Ocean.

• a) Eastern

• b) Western

• c) Northern

• d) Southern

Multiple Choice

The famous mountain range of Europe is _________.

• a) Alps

• b) Rocky

• c) Shivalik

• d) Andes

Multiple Choice

Long deep hole in the oceans are called trenches. Mariana trench, the deepest in the world is in this ocean.

• a) Indian Ocean

• b) Atlantic Ocean

• c) Arctic Ocean

• d) Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Look at the image given below and identify the narrow strip of land joining North and South Americas.

• a) Palk Strait

• b) Gulf of Mexico

• c) Isthmus of Panama

• d) Bering Strait

Multiple Choice

A large part of Africa lies in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only continent having three important __________passing through it.

• a) Rivers

• b) oceans

• c) latitudes

• d) longitudes

Multiple Choice

______________ is a huge continent and lies completely in the Southern Hemisphere.

• a) Australia

• b) Africa

• c) Antarctica

• d) Asia

Multiple Choice

____________ is the narrow zone where land, water and air together are found.

• a) Biosphere

• b) lithosphere

• c) atmosphere

• d) hydrosphere

Multiple Choice

The outermost part of the Earth which consists of ____________of the Earth is known as Lithosphere.

• a) inner core

• b) mantle

• c) crust

• d) outer core

Multiple Choice

Tectonic plates are a subdivision of ______________.

• a) Biosphere

• b) Lithosphere

• c) Atmosphere

• d) Hydrosphere

Multiple Choice

The large landmasses on the earth are called the ____________.

• a) oceans

• b) mountains

• c) continents

• d) islands

Multiple Choice

The Highest Mountain Peak on this earth is the Mt. Everest. The current official elevation is ____________ metres above sea level

• a) 8,448

• b) 8,848

• c) 8,844

• d) 4,884

Multiple Choice

A ___________ is a narrow passage of water connecting two large waterbodies like seas and oceans.

• a) bay

• b) gulf

• c) isthmus

• d) strait

Multiple Choice

Various countries have their research stations here. India also has its research stations here, namely Maitri and DakshinGangotri. What continent is it?

• a) Australian

• b) African

• c) Antarctica

• d) Asian

Multiple Choice

The_____________ includes water on earth in the form of running water, underground water, water vapourand ice glaciers.

• a) hydrosphere

• b) lithosphere

• c) atmosphere

• d) water cycle

Multiple Choice

The three chief movements of ocean waters are the waves, the tides and the _____________.

• a) tsunamis

• b) cyclones

• c) currents

• d) Storms

Multiple Choice

Oceans are the major part of the hydrosphere and they are all ________________.

• a) divided

• b) separated

• c) interconnected

• d) Interlocked

Multiple Choice

It is the second-largest ocean in the world. It is ‘S’ shaped and is the busiest ocean in terms of commerce. Name the ocean.

• a) Pacific Ocean

• b) Atlantic Ocean

• c) Arctic ocean

• d) Indian ocean

Multiple Choice

The following image shoes the indented coast line of a part of Atlantic Ocean. Such a coast line provides it with natural _________________.

• a) canals

• b) harbours

• c) beaches

• d) straits

Multiple Choice

_____________ is the only ocean named after a country. The shape of the ocean is almost triangular. Which ocean is it?

• a) Indian

• b) Pacific

• c) Atlantic

• d) Arctic

Multiple Choice

The Bering strait, a narrow stretch of shallow water that connects ______________with the Pacific Ocean.

• a) Antarctica

• b) Arctic Ocean

• c) Atlantic Ocean

• d) Indian Ocean

Multiple Choice

The earth is surrounded by a layer of____________ called the atmosphere.

• a) light

• b) fog

• c) gas

• d) smoke

Multiple Choice

The atmosphere extends up to a height of about _____________ kilometers.

• a) 1200

• b) 1400

• c) 1600

• d) 1800

Multiple Choice

The atmosphere is divided into_____layers based on composition, temperature and other properties.

• a) Five

• b) Four

• c) Six

• d) two

Multiple Choice

About 99 per cent of clean and dry air in the atmosphere is composed mainly of __________ and ___________. Other gases like carbon dioxide, argon and others comprise 1 per cent by volume.

• a) hydrogen and helium

• b) hydrogen and oxygen

• c) helium and nitrogen

• d) nitrogen and oxygen

Multiple Choice

The biosphere is the _____________zone of contact between the land, water and air.

• a) wide

• b) narrow

• c) steep

• d) deep

Multiple Choice

The organisms in the biosphere are commonly divided into:

• a) the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom

• b) animals and birds

• c) humans and animals

• d) plants and animals

Multiple Choice

Consider the following statements 1.Russia is the largest continent located in North America. 2. The lithosphere is also known as ecosphere. 3. Nitrogen comprises only 28% of the Earth’s atmosphere. 4. North America is the third largest continent in the world (Which of the following statements are true?)

• a) All the statements are true

• b) None of the statements is true

• c) Only 1, 2 and 3 are true

• d) Only 3 and 4 are true.

Multiple Choice

The density of the atmosphere varies with height. It is maximum at _____________.

• a) poles

• b) sea level

• c) equator

• d) Tropic of Cancer

Multiple Choice

Air which moves from high pressure to low pressure is called _____________.

• a) breeze

• b) tornado

• c) wind

• d) storm

Multiple Choice

_____________ absorbs the heat radiated by the earth, thereby keeping the planet warm.

• a) Oxygen

• b) Hydrogen

• c) Nitrogen

• d) Carbon dioxide

Multiple Choice

The level of the sea remains same everywhere. That is why _________of the land is always measured from the sea level.

• a) depth

• b) elevation

• c) width

• d) density

Multiple Choice

Various countries have their research stations here. India also has its research stations here, namely Maitri and DakshinGangotri. What continent is it?

• a) Australian

• b) African

• c) Antarctica

• d) Asian