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Major Geographical Forms

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The largest areas of land are called --------

(a)  

2.

Which continent is India a part of?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

3.

Almost all the water on earth is

a)

sweet

b)

salty

c)

bitter

d)

sour

4.

Some continents are separated by large areas of -------

(a)  

5.

Large and deep areas of water are called ----------

(a)  

6.

Names of oceans

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Arabian

d)

mediterranean

e)

Atlantic

7.

What makes waves in water?

a)

Wind pushing water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Rainfall

d)

Whales and Sharks

8.

The area where the land meets the sea

(a)  

9.

A flat coast is called a

(a)  

10.

The highest portions of land are called

(a)  

11.

Tip of a mountain is called

a)

peak

b)

hill

c)

valley

d)

range

12.

The world's highest mountain range

(a)  

13.

The Himalayas are spread over the southern part of India.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

When mountains are joined together in a chain, they form

(a)  

15.

Higher lands not as high as mountains

(a)  

16.

The low land lying between two hills or two mountains is called

a)

valley

b)

range

c)

beach

d)

river valley

17.

Do rivers or streams flow through valleys?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

Rivers flow from low lands to high lands.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Small rivers that have less water are called

(a)  

20.

The place where a river begins its journey is called its

(a)  

21.

Rivers usually flow into a

a)

sea

b)

Ocean

c)

stream

d)

lakes

22.

The place where a river ends its journey is called its

(a)  

23.

A large stretch of high land with flat top

a)

plateau

b)

hill

c)

mountain

d)

plain

24.

A stretch of low, flat land is called a

(a)  

25.

How are plains formed?

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26.

Floods occur in

a)

oceans

b)

Rivers

c)

Seas

d)

Lakes

27.

Name a large plain in north India

(a)  

28.

What's coastal plain?

4 lines
29.

Number of coastal plains in India

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

None

30.

Soil on plains is very fertile.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

A dry land with no or very less rainfall year after year.

a)

Desert

b)

plain

c)

valleys

d)

coastal regions

32.

Name two kinds of deserts.

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33.

The largest desert on earth is

(a)  

34.

The largest desert is in

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Australia

35.

The largest desert is a cold desert.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

------- is a rocky desert.

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Ladakh

d)

The Himalayas

37.

Name a cold desert.

(a)  

38.

The coldest and the driest continent on earth

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

39.

Nothing grows in cold deserts.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Piece of land surrounded by water on all sides

(a)  

41.

------------ is an island continent.

(a)  

42.

A group of islands found close together

a)

archipelago

b)

peninsula

c)

Isthmus

d)

strait

43.

Example of archipelago

a)

The Lakshadweep Islands

b)

Antartctica

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Sahara desert

44.

The opposite of island is a lake.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The world's largest lake

(a)  

46.

The largest lake is located in Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

A lake is a larger water body surrounded by land. Smaller water bodies surrounded by land are called

(a)  

48.

Two large parts of lands joined together by a narrow strip of land

(a)  

49.

Strait is a narrow stream of water that flows between 2 large land areas.

a)

Yes

b)

No

50.

Isthmus is a narrow strip of land joining two large lands and Strait is a narrow stretch of sea flowing between two large lands

a)

true

b)

false

51.

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides and joined by a large piece of land from the fourth side.

(a)  

52.

India is a peninsula

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The earth is nearly ------- parts water.

(a)  

54.

Geographic forms are also called

(a)  

55.

List down the main landforms

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56.

List down names of continents in alphabetical order.

4 lines
57.

List down five oceans.

4 lines
58.

Name some seas.

4 lines
59.

When the sea fills up a wide curve in the land, it is called a

(a)  

60.

Choose the incorrect one.

a)

Largest desert- Sahara

b)

coldest continent- Antarctica

c)

highest mountain range- The Himalayas

d)

driest continent- Africa

61.

Choose the incorrect option(s)

a)

hills of sand- dunes

b)

group of islands- isthmus

c)

beginning of river- mouth

d)

A flat low fertile land- plain

62.

Choose the incorrect match

a)

Green- Asia

b)

Pink- Africa

c)

Yellow- Africa

d)

Purple- Europe

63.

Name the light blue green continent

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

64.

Red color continent

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

65.

Largest continent

(a)  

66.

Identify this landform

(a)  

67.

Identify this landform

a)

strait

b)

isthmus

c)

valley

d)

bay

68.

Identify the landform

a)

Isthmus

b)

strait

c)

island

d)

lake

69.

Identify the landform

a)

mountain

b)

Plain

c)

plateau

d)

desert

70.

Identify the picture

a)

waves

b)

ripples

c)

Cyclone

d)

river

71.

Identify the oceans

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