QP 2443

SECOND TERM ASSESSMENT
GEOGRAPHY
Grade : 6 Max. Marks : 60
Date : 29.03.2023 No. of Questions : 06
Duration : 2 hours No. of Printed sides : 04
[Answers to this paper must be written on the answer booklet provided]
The first 10 minutes are allotted for reading the question paper.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets.
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SECTION A
Question 1 [15 marks]
On the outline map of South America, provided separately, shade and label the
following:
i) The world’s highest navigable lake (Dark Blue)
ii) Tropic of Capricorn (Black)
iii) A warm current flowing to the East of South America (Red)
iv) Narrow strip of land linking North and South America (Orange)
v) The most important natural passage between the Pacific and the
Atlantic Oceans (Dark Blue)
vi) One of the driest coastal deserts in the world along the narrow
coast of northern Chile (Yellow)
vii) The world’s largest river (Blue)
viii) The highest mountain in the Andean Cordilleras (Brown)
ix) A river flowing through the Brazilian plateau which empties into
the Atlantic Ocean (Light Blue)
x) The largest Ocean (Light Blue)
xi) An archipelago to the extreme south of this continent (Red)
xii) The island that is home to giant tortoises (Pink)
xiii) Guiana Highlands (Green)
xiv) Lake Maracaibo (Dark Blue)
xv) Patagonian Desert (Red)
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A) Name the place with reference to the underlined words. [5]
i) To the West of this ocean lies Africa.
ii) The deepest place on the Earth’s surface lying in the Pacific Ocean.
iii) This ocean has the ‘Ring of Fire’.
iv) This water body separates India from Sri Lanka.
v) These are the extension of the Western Cordilleras of North
America into South America.
B) Pick the odd one out and state the reason for your choice: [10]
(Write only the answers)
i) Nomadic herding, mixed farming, shifting agriculture, intensive
subsistence farming.
ii) Rubber, yarn, thread, soap, plastic.
iii) Arabian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Dead Sea.
iv) Deepest lake, glacial Lake, Lake Baikal, Chilika Lake.
v) St. Lawrence, Caspian Sea, Mississippi, Nile.
SECTION B
Complete the following sentences:
i) Market Gardening is defined as the _________________.
ii) The river plains are rich in __________________________.
iii) The source of the River Ganga is _________________________.
iv) Lagoon is a _________________________________.
v) Food crops are divided into two categories, _______________ and
__________________.
2
Give one geographical reason for each of the following:
i) Mt.Aconcagua remains snow-covered throughout the year,in spite
of being near the equator.
ii) Millet is a ‘dry crop’.
iii) Marginal seas are most affected by human activities.
iv) Rubber trees are grown in long rows and between these leguminous
crops are grown.
v) The Arctic Ocean remains frozen for the most part of the year.
Answer the following briefly:
i) Give two uses of the maize crop.
ii) Describe the Central lowlands of South America.
iii) Why is treatment of water necessary before its discharge into the river or
sea?
iv) State one point of difference between Gran Chaco and Pampas.
v) Name a desert which lies in the southern end of South America and state
its important feature.
vi) What are the harmful effects of Nuclear power plants?
A. Observe the picture and answer the questions: [4]
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i) Identify the crop shown in the picture given above. Which country
is the largest producer of this crop?
ii) Name any two processes it undergoes post harvest.
iii) What soil conditions make it possible for this crop to flourish ?
B. General Awareness : ‘Women in Power’
Answer the following questions. [5]
i) Who is the current President of India ? What is unique about our
President?
ii) “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to
that person, a beautiful thing.”
Who said these words and which organisation was founded by this
person?
iii) On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up on
re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on
board. Who was the first Indian Astronaut on that voyage?
iv) Name an Indian social activist, former tennis player who became
the first woman in India to join the officer ranks of the Indian
Police Service (IPS) in 1972.
v) This lady came from a poor family belonging to the Kom Tribe. Her
parents were tenant farmers who worked in jhum fields. Who is
she?
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