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Class 9 Life on Earth worksheet

CBSE Social Science. Biomes of the world, biodiversity hotspots, ecotourism, GI tags, forest rights and traditional water tanks. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    A large natural region with similar climate, plants and animals is a:

    1. nation
    2. delta
    3. habitat
    4. biome
    Answer

    (d) biome

  2. 2.

    Which is an example or feature of the hot desert biome?

    1. the Sahara
    2. the Rann of Kutch
    3. pines, spruces and larches
    4. mosses and lichens on frozen ground
    Answer

    (a) the Sahara

  3. 3.

    Tripura Queen Pineapple has a GI tag from which state?

    1. Odisha
    2. Goa
    3. Assam
    4. Tripura
    Answer

    (d) Tripura

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    What decides the kind of biome in a place?

    Answer

    Temperature, rainfall, the main plants and how those plants grow.

  2. 5.

    Give an example or feature of each biome: (a) taiga (b) tundra

    Answer

    (a) pines, spruces and larches (b) mosses and lichens on frozen ground

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Describe the tropical rainforest biome.

    Answer

    Found between 23.5° N and 23.5° S, hot and wet all year, with layers from the emergent trees to the forest floor; the largest are in the Amazon, Congo and Southeast Asia.

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