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CBSE · Class 6 · Social Science

Landforms and Life

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
A large, raised area of land with a fairly flat top is a:
  1. valley
  2. delta
  3. plain
  4. plateau
2.
What is a large, slowly moving mass of ice called?
  1. glacier
  2. valley
  3. delta
  4. peninsula
3.
The Deccan is an example of which landform?
  1. valley
  2. delta
  3. mountains
  4. plateau
4.
Which way of life suits the coast best?
  1. growing crops on large, flat fields
  2. terrace farming
  3. fishing and boat-building
  4. mining coal and iron ore
5.
The temperature at the foot of a mountain is 32 °C. It falls by about 6 °C for every 1,000 m you climb. What is the temperature at 2,000 m above the foot?
  1. 12 °C
  2. 20 °C
  3. 44 °C
  4. 26 °C
6.
A hill farmer cuts terraces, each 3 m higher than the one below. The slope rises 54 m. How many terraces can be cut?
  1. 51 terraces
  2. 162 terraces
  3. 19 terraces
  4. 18 terraces
7.
Peak A is 6,900 m high and peak B is 3,500 m high. How much higher is peak A?
  1. 3,400 m
  2. 4,400 m
  3. 3,500 m
  4. 10,400 m
8.
Which of these is a plateau region of India?
  1. the Deccan
  2. the Aravalli Range
  3. Lakshadweep
  4. the Andaman and Nicobar group
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
What are the three main kinds of landforms?
10.
Name the landform: (a) a raised, fairly flat area of land (b) a dry area that gets very little rain
11.
Is each a mountain range, plateau, plain, desert or group of islands? (a) Lakshadweep (b) the Andaman and Nicobar group
12.
How do people make a living in each place: (a) the coast (b) steep mountain slopes
13.
It is 26 °C in a valley. The temperature falls about 6 °C for every 1,000 m of height. What will it be at 3,000 m above the valley?
14.
A glacier-fed stream gives a mountain village 300 litres of water an hour in summer. How much does it give in 10 hours?
15.
A mountain road climbs 70 km to a hill town. A jeep goes at 30 km an hour on it. How long does the climb take?
16.
Explain each landform in one line: (a) valley (b) mountain
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Compare life in the mountains and on the plains.
18.
A town at the foot of a mountain is at 34 °C. The temperature falls about 6 °C for every 1,000 m. (a) What is it at 1,000 m up? (b) And at 2,000 m? (c) Why do people in hill towns wear warm clothes even in summer?
19.
Match each with its way of life: (a) the desert (b) steep mountain slopes (c) plateaus rich in minerals. Choose from: mining coal and iron ore; terrace farming; keeping camels and storing rainwater.
20.
A farmer on the plains has 7 fields, each of 2 acres. Each acre gives about 300 kg of wheat. (a) How many acres does the farmer have? (b) About how much wheat does the farm give? (c) Give one reason why plains are good for farming.
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QAnswerWorking
1(d) plateau—
2(a) glacier—
3(d) plateau—
4(c) fishing and boat-building—
5(b) 20 °C2,000 m → 12 °C cooler; 32 − 12 = 20
6(d) 18 terraces54 ÷ 3 = 18
7(a) 3,400 m6,900 − 3,500
8(a) the Deccan—
9Mountains, plateaus and plains.—
10(a) plateau (b) desert—
11(a) islands (b) islands—
12(a) fishing and boat-building (b) terrace farming—
138 °C18 °C cooler
143,000 litres10 × 300
152 hours 20 minutes70 ÷ 30
16(a) a low area between hills or mountains (b) a high, steep landform rising to a peak—
17Mountain life: steep slopes, cold weather, terrace farming, few roads and fewer people. Plains: flat, fertile land, farming, many roads and cities, and many people.—
18(a) 28 °C (b) 22 °C (c) Because it gets colder as you go higher.—
19(a) keeping camels and storing rainwater (b) terrace farming (c) mining coal and iron ore—
20(a) 14 acres (b) about 4,200 kg (c) flat land and fertile soil brought by rivers.7 × 2; × 300