Class 6 Social Science Locating Places on the Earth
- What is the main purpose of a map?
- A) To show only natural features
- B) To represent an area as viewed from the top
- C) To display only political boundaries
- D) To measure distances accurately
- Which type of map shows mountains, oceans, and rivers?
- A) Political map
- B) Thematic map
- C) Physical map
- D) Road map
- If a map has a scale of 1 cm = 500 m, what does 3 cm on the map represent in reality?
- A) 1,500 m
- B) 500 m
- C) 3,000 m
- D) 1,000 m
- Which direction is at the top of most maps?
- A) East
- B) South
- C) North
- D) West
- What are the four cardinal directions?
- A) North, South, Up, Down
- B) North, South, East, West
- C) Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
- D) Left, Right, Forward, Backward
- What is the shape of the Earth?
- A) Perfect sphere
- B) Cube
- C) Flat disk
- D) Nearly spherical, slightly flattened at the poles
- What is a globe?
- A) A flat representation of Earth
- B) A spherical object with a map drawn on it
- C) A type of compass
- D) A collection of maps
- What is the Equator?
- A) A line connecting the two poles
- B) A circle halfway between the North and South Poles
- C) The Prime Meridian
- D) The International Date Line
- What is the latitude of the Equator?
- A) 90°N
- B) 0°
- C) 45°N
- D) 180°
- What are parallels of latitude?
- A) Lines running from pole to pole
- B) Lines running east to west, parallel to the Equator
- C) Vertical lines on a map
- D) Lines that intersect at the poles
- What is the latitude of the North Pole?
- A) 0°
- B) 45°N
- C) 90°N
- D) 180°N
- What is the Prime Meridian?
- A) The Equator
- B) The reference line for measuring longitude, passing through Greenwich
- C) The International Date Line
- D) A line at 90°E
- What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?
- A) 90°
- B) 180°
- C) 0°
- D) 45°E
- Where does the Prime Meridian pass through?
- A) Paris, France
- B) Greenwich, London, England
- C) New York, USA
- D) Delhi, India
- What was India’s ancient prime meridian called?
- A) Brahma rekhā
- B) Madhya rekhā
- C) Bhārat rekhā
- D) Dakṣhiṇa rekhā
- Through which city did India’s ancient prime meridian pass?
- A) Delhi
- B) Varanasi
- C) Ujjayinī (Ujjain)
- D) Mumbai
- How many degrees does the Earth rotate in one hour?
- A) 10°
- B) 15°
- C) 20°
- D) 30°
- What is Indian Standard Time (IST) ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?
- A) 4 hours 30 minutes
- B) 5 hours 30 minutes
- C) 6 hours
- D) 7 hours
- What is the International Date Line located at approximately?
- A) 0° longitude
- B) 90° longitude
- C) 180° longitude
- D) 360° longitude
- What happens when you cross the International Date Line traveling eastward?
- A) You add a day
- B) You subtract a day
- C) Nothing changes
- D) You need to change your time zone only
- How many time zones does Russia have?
- A) 1
- B) 6
- C) 11
- D) 24
- What happens to the climate as you move away from the Equator?
- A) It becomes hotter
- B) It becomes more moderate and then colder
- C) It remains the same
- D) It becomes unpredictable
- What is an atlas?
- A) A single large map
- B) A globe
- C) A book or collection of maps
- D) A navigation tool
- What do meridians of longitude represent?
- A) Circles parallel to the Equator
- B) Half-circles running from the North Pole to the South Pole
- C) Horizontal lines on a map
- D) Random lines connecting cities
- What do latitude and longitude together provide?
- A) Only the distance from the Equator
- B) Only the time zone
- C) The two coordinates needed to locate any place on Earth
- D) The climate of a region
Answer Key
- B – To represent an area as viewed from the top
- C – Physical map
- A – 1,500 m
- C – North
- B – North, South, East, West
- D – Nearly spherical, slightly flattened at the poles
- B – A spherical object with a map drawn on it
- B – A circle halfway between the North and South Poles
- B – 0°
- B – Lines running east to west, parallel to the Equator
- C – 90°N
- B – The reference line for measuring longitude, passing through Greenwich
- C – 0°
- B – Greenwich, London, England
- B – Madhya rekhā
- C – Ujjayinī (Ujjain)
- B – 15°
- B – 5 hours 30 minutes
- C – 180° longitude
- B – You subtract a day
- C – 11
- B – It becomes more moderate and then colder
- C – A book or collection of maps
- B – Half-circles running from the North Pole to the South Pole
- C – The two coordinates needed to locate any place on Earth
