State whether true or false —
Æ The Himalayas are young mountains with rounded tops.
Æ Plateaus usually rise sharply at least on one side.
Æ Mountains and hills belong to the same type
of landform.
Æ Mountains, plateaus and rivers in India have the same
types of flora and fauna.
Æ Ganga is a tributary to the Yamuna.
Æ Deserts have unique flora and fauna.
Æ Melting snow feeds rivers.
Æ Sediments from rivers deposited in the plains makes
the land fertile.
Æ All deserts are hot.
List a few famous pilgrimage spots in India along with the
landforms in which they are found.
Let us go back to our initial trip from Chhota Nagpur to
Prayagraj and Almora. Describe the three landforms you
came across on the way.
In what type of landform is your town / village / city
located? Which features mentioned in this chapter do
you see around you?
Let us do – On the outline map of the world given below,
label all the continents and oceans.
Let us draw – Without looking at the maps in this chapter,
draw the continents free hand on a sheet of paper and
colour them. Then compare your drawing with the map of
oceans and continents in the chapter.
Mark the following statements as true or false; explain
your answers with a sentence or two.
Æ All parallels of latitude have the same length.
Æ The length of a meridian of longitude is half of that of
the Equator.
Æ The South Pole has a latitude of 90°S.
Æ In Assam, the local time and the IST are identical.
Æ Lines separating the time zones are identical with
meridians of longitude.
Æ The Equator is also a parallel of latitude.
Æ Solve the crossword below.
Delhi’s and Bengaluru’s latitudes are 29°N and 13°N; their
longitudes are almost the same, 77°E. How much will be
the difference in local time between the two cities?
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