Gr.5 Geography - Quiz 2 ( Term 1 - 17/11/2020)

What is water cycle?

Ans: ________________________________________________

• The way the water moves around the valleys is called water cycle.

• The way how water is contaminated is known as water cycle.

• The way the water moves around the world is called water cycle.

What happens to the material carried along by the river?

Ans: _________________________________

• These materials are dropped somewhere else, in the ocean.

• These materials are dropped somewhere else, in the middle of the river.

• These materials are dropped somewhere else, in the middle of the sea.

_________________ Rivers cut into the land, creating valleys with steep sides.

• Weathering.

• Transportation.

• Erosion.

The River Mississippi is over ______________long.

• 3,000 Kms.

• 300,000 Kms.

• 6,000 Kms.

In the past, ___________________ was very shallow and used to flood after heavy rains

• River Danube

• River Yangtze

• River Mississippi.

Due to sandbanks River Mississippi was dangerous for shipping.

• True.

• False.

• None of the above.

The River engineers did not build banks to protect the nearby farms, towns and factories.

• True.

• False.

• None of the above.

Describe the weather in winter.

Ans: _________________________________________

• In winter the weather is often cold and the days are dark and short.

• In winter the weather is hot and the days are dark and long.

• In winter the moon shines brightly.

_______________ is the time when plants begin to grow and birds begin to build their nests.

• summer

• monsoon

• Spring.

Fruits and crops are harvested in which season?

• Autumn.

• Winter

• spring