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CLASS V (FIVE) - First Term Examination - June 2010

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LANA INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL

Khamis Mushayt
First Term Examination – June 2010
Class: V Total Pages: 3
Subject: Social Studies Max. Marks: 50
Date: Time: 21/2 hr.

Name…………………………………………………………………………………………Roll
No…………………………………………………

Invigilator’s Signature…………………Corrected by…………………Scrutinized by……………………


Question No. I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX Total

Max. Marks 5 2 5 7 6 12 4 4 5 50
Marks Obtained

General Instructions:
1. Check the number of sheets.
2. Read the paper carefully.
3. Write the answer clearly and neatly. Do not overwrite.
4. Revise the paper after completion
(Written)

I. Fill in the blanks: (1X5=5)

1. The world is divided into __________ major climatic regions.


2. The sun’s rays are vertical near the ______________.
3. Lines of longitude are also called ______________.
4. Parallels and Meridians cross each other at ________________ angles.
5. Greenland is also called _________________.

II. Name the following: (½X4=2)

1. Huge pieces of ice floating in the sea ____________________.


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2. 90 N parallel ____________________.
3. Largest ocean ___________________.
4. Ship of the desert ___________________.

P.T.O.
III. Write whether ‘True ‘ or ‘False’: (1x5=5)
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1. The climate of a place changes everyday.( )
2. The Torrid zone is also called the Tropical zone.( )
3. We generate electricity from water.( )
4. Sledges are pulled by Polar bears. ( )
5. Winds coming from hot region decrease the temperature. ( )

IV. Answer in brief: (1X7=7)


1. What is a globe ?
2. What is the staple food of people of Democratic Republic of Congo ?
3. At which stage of the river, waterfalls are formed ?
4. From which word does ‘meridian’ come ?
5. Which is the longest river in Africa ?
6. Which is the holiest centre of Pilgrimage for the Muslims ?
7. What is the capital of Greenland ?

V. Explain the following terms ( any 6 ): (1X6=6)


1. Sand dunes, 2. Oasis, 3. Equatorial Region 4. Humidity,
5. Resource, 6. Axis, 7. Kayak, 8. Pygmies.
VI. Answer the following: ( Any 4 ) ( 3 X 4 = 12 )
1. Why is the Solar energy called the ‘resource of the future’ ?
2. How do winds influence the climate of a place ?
3. How are the mountains useful to us ? Give three reasons.
4. How is a map useful to us ? Give three reasons.
5. Why does the Equator receive more heat than the Poles ?
P.T.O.
Class: V ; Subject: Social Studies
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VII. Describe the climate of Greenland. (4)
OR
Describe the climate of Saudi Arabia.

VIII. Name the important parallels and draw a diagram showing these
parallels. (4)

IX. Project: Describe the main climatic zones of the earth and draw a
diagram showing these zones. (5)

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