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G6.2.9 EUROPEAN COLONIAL EXPANSION

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What led to the production of goods on a large scale?



(a)  

2.

2. The countries set about taking control of territories for resources. Give reason.

(a)  

3.

3. Which resources were imported by Europe from abroad?



(a)  

4.

4. How rubber is obtained? Mention any two uses of it.



(a)  

5.

5. Fill in the blanks. (refer textbook pg. no. 44)

Lands were sometimes occupied for----------- reasons.

(a)  

6.

5. Fill in the blanks. (refer textbook pg. no. 44)

Countries acted as ----------- between the neighbouring countries on either side.

(a)  

7.

5. Fill in the blanks. (refer textbook pg. no. 44)

Some --------- were occupied by one nation to ------ nation spreading too far.

(a)  

8.

6. Colonial countries occupied other lands. Give reason.



(a)  

9.

7.When did Muhammad Ali declared himself as the ruler of Egypt?

(a)  

10.

pictures of

(a)  

11.

8.List out the modernising reforms introduced by Muhammad Al in Egypt.

(a)  

12.

6. Which year Muhammad Ali removed the British from Egypt?



(a)  

13.

7. Why did the British return in 1881 to Egypt?



(a)  

14.

8. What was the first major conquest by the Europeans in an Arab world?



(a)  

15.

9. What was the importance of Suez Canal?



(a)  

16.

10. What significance would this canal have for Britain or France?

a)

The Suez Canal is a natural waterway that connects the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean through the Mediterranean Sea. It enables a more direct route for shipping between Europe and Asia, effectively allowing passage from the North Atlantic to the Indian Ocean without having to sail all the way around the African continent.

b)

The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea. It enables a more direct route for shipping between Europe and Asia, effectively allowing for passage from the North Atlantic to the Indian Ocean without having to sail all the way around the African continent

17.

11. Study the images and name it in the given shape.



(a)  

18.

12. When was it constructed?



(a)  

19.

13. What was the major cause of European concern over Egypt?

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20.

14. Study the map of the route of Suez Canal and label the following in the blank shape.

a)

Mumbai

b)

man made

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Red Sea

e)

Indian Ocean

21.

14. Study the map of the route of Suez Canal and label the following in the blank shape.

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Europe

Asia

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Red Sea

e)

Suez Canal man made

22.

14. Study the map of the route of Suez Canal and label the following in the blank shape.

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mumbai

c)

EUROPE

d)

Suez Canal man made

e)

Africa

23.

14. Study the map of the route of Suez Canal and label the following in the blank shape.

a)

Mumbai

b)

Red Sea

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

EUROPE

e)

Africa

24.

14. Study the map of the route of Suez Canal and label the following in the blank shape.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean sea

c)

Africa

d)

Mumbai

e)

Suez Canal man made

25.

14. Study the map of the route of Suez Canal and label the following in the blank shape.

a)

Mumbai

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Mediterranean Sea

e)

Indian Ocean

26.

14. Study the map of the route of Suez Canal and label the following in the blank shape.

a)

Mumbai

b)

Suez Canal man made

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

EUROPE

27.

14. Study the map of the route of Suez Canal and label the following in the blank shape.

a)

Mumbai

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

London

d)

EUROPE

e)

man made

28.

14. Study the map of the route of Suez Canal and label the following in the blank shape.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

EUROPE

c)

London

d)

Mumbai

e)

Suez Canal man made