Class 5 SS Maps Worksheet

| 6. South           | f. Plains, rivers, mountains   |

| 7. Thematic map    | g. Shows countries and cities  |

| 8. Map             | h. To represent places         |

| 9. Green colour    | i. Cross symbol                |

| 10. High mountains | j. South-east                  |

 

Answer Key

 

Section A – Fill in the Blanks

1. map
2. Plains
3. Deep blue, light blue
4. north
5. atlas
6. lower mountains and hills
7. Symbols
8. Cartography
9. church
10. thematic

 

Section B – True or False

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. False
10. False

 

Section C – MCQs

1. c) Plains
2. b) South-east
3. b) 1 cm on map = 100 km on ground
4. c) +
5. c) Thematic map
6. b) Dark brown
7. b) Political map
8. d) North-west
9. b) Top
10. c) Scale

 

Section D – Short Answers (Sample Key)

1. A map is a drawing of the Earth’s surface or a part of it on flat paper.

2. Globes are too big and cannot show detailed features.

3. A physical map shows natural features like rivers, mountains, and plains.

4. Colours help to show different features like water, land, mountains, etc.

5. A linear scale is a line that shows distance, e.g., 1 cm = 100 km.
6. Symbols save space and make maps easier to read.
7. A wall map shows a large area with many details.

8. North-east, South-west

9. Maps are easier to carry and use than globes.

10. Direction, Scale, Colour, Symbols

 

Section E – Match the Following

1–g

2–f

3–h

4–c

5–i

6–d

7–b

8–a

9–f

10–e