SocialScience

Class–V

NOTE-StudentsarerequestedtowritefollowingnotesintheirSocialSciencenotebook.

Studentsshouldusebluegel/ballpen

Chapter-1

MAPSANDGLOBES

I.OralQuestion:-

1.WhatistheshapeoftheEarth?

Ans.TheshapeoftheEarthisspherical.

2.NametheLargestcontinent.

Ans.Asiaisthelargestcontinent.

II.ShortAnswers:-

1.Namethesevencontinents.

Ans.Thesevencontinentsare–

Asia

Africa

NorthAmerica

SouthAmerica

Antarctica

Europe

Australia

2.NamethefiveOceans.

Ans.ThefiveOceansare–

ThePacificOcean

TheAtlanticOcean

TheIndianOcean

TheAntarcticOcean

TheArcticOcean

3.Whyisitimportanttounderstandthelanguageofmaps?

Ans.Itisimportanttounderstandthelanguageofmapinordertounderstand the

informationgivenonamap.

4.Whyareallmapsdrawntoscale?

Ans.Allmapsaredrawntoscalebecauseallmapsarenotaslargeasthearea theydepict

orshow.

III.LongAnswers:-

1.CompareaGlobeandMap?

Ans.

Globe–AglobeisasphericalmodelofEarth.

GLOBE

Map–Amapistherepresentationoftheearth’ssurfaceonaflatsurface

MAP

2.ListtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofGlobe.

Ans.

AdvantagesofGlobeare–

a)Itrepresentstheearthinasimpleway.

b)Itshowstheshape,sizeandlocationofthecontinentsandwater bodies.

c)IthelpsustounderstandmovementoftheEarth.

DisadvantagesofGlobeare–

a)Itshowsonesideoftheearthatonetime.

b)Itcannotbecarriedeasilyplacetoplace.

c)Itdoesnotgivedetailinformation.

3.ListtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofMap.

Ans.

AdvantagesofMapare-

a)Mapsareeasytocarry.

b)Mapsshowdetailinformation.

DisadvantagesofMapare-

a)MapcannotshowaccurateshapeoftheEarth.

b)MapscannotshowmovementoftheEarth.

c)Maphascreases.

4.(a).Namethefourmaindirections.

Ans. Thefourmaindirectionsare–

North

East

West

South

4(b).Howdomapshowdirection?

Ans.(a)Hangthemaponawall.

(b)ThetopofmapshowstheNorthdirection.

(c)Bottom ofthemapshowtheSouthdirection.

(d)ToourrightitisEast.

(e)Andtoourleftitiswest.

5.Differentiatebetweenaphysicalandpoliticalmap.

Ans.(a)Physicalmap–Aphysicalmapshowsphysicalfeaturessuchas

mountains,plateausandthewaterbodies.

(b)Politicalmap–Politicalmapshowsthebordersofstatesorcountriesandtheir

capitals.

6.(a).Whatisalinearscale?

Ans.Alinearscaleisalinewhichisdividedintoequalunitstomeasurethedistance

betweentwoplacesonthemap.

6.(b).Howdoweuseit?

Ans.Withthehelpofthreadorstriponpaperwemeasurethedistancebetweenthetwo

placesonthemapandplacethethreadorstripesonapaperonthelinearscaleandmeasure

theactualldistance.

6.(c).Explainwiththehelpofanexample.

Ans.Forexample,ifwehavetomeasurethedistancebetweenDelhiandKolkata,thesteps

are-

TakeapoliticalmapofIndia.

Takeathread

Usingthethread,measurethedistancebetweenthetwoplaces.

Nowplacethethreadonthelinearscaleandcalculatetheactualdistance.

7.TheEarthsupportslifeandhelpsalllivingbeingstosurvive.Doyousupportyourfamily

memberswhentheyneedyou?Giveexample.

Ans.Yes,Isupportmyfamilymembersinmanyways-

Ihelpmymotherinherhouseholdwork.

Ihelpmyyoungersiblinginstudies.

Ialsohelpmyfatherinhisworklikewashingcar,etc.

IV.HOTSQuestion:-

1.WhyisEarthcalledthe“blueplanet”especiallywhenviewedfrom space?

Ans.Earthiscalled“blueplanet”becausethreefourthofitssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.

DrawSymbols

Colour Meaning

Lightblue Shallowwater

Darkblue Deepwater

Green LowlandorPlain

Brown Landhigherthanplain

Darkbrown Highland(Mountain,hills)

Yellow DesertandScrublands