CLASS: 5TH

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE

Q1: Which is important parallel?

Ans: Equator-0.

Q2: Which parallel passes through the India?

Ans: Tropic of cancer.

Q3: What is prime meridian?

Ans: It passes through Greenwich (In England). Its degree is 0.

Q4: What is the shape of the earth?

Ans: The earth is round in shape.

Q5: Name three heat zones of the earth.

Ans: (i) Torrid or Tropical zone
(ii) Temperate Zone
(iii) Frigid Zone

Q6: In which zone India lies?

Ans: India lies in two heat zones Tropical zone and temperate zone.

Q7: What do you mean by Tropical rain forest?

Ans: The areas near the equator have dense forests called tropical forests.

Q8: Name the plants of tropical rainforest.

Ans: Mahogany and rosewood.

Q9: What is tribe?

Ans: A group of people who live together. They all speak same language.

Q10: Who are nomads?

Ans: Someone who moves from one place to another in search of food. They have no home.

Q11: In which state Indira Gandhi Canal passes through?

Ans: In Rajasthan.

Q12: From which river Indira Gandhi Canal Carries water?

Ans: The River Satluj.

Q13: What are predators?

Ans: An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

Q14: What is a ranch?

Ans: A large farm where animals are kept.

Q15: What are Polar Regions?

Ans: The area surrounds the two poles are called Polar Regions.

Q16: What is the Climate of Polar Regions?

Ans: The Climate here is very cold. Large parts are covered with snow almost all the year.

Q17: What is maren ?

Ans A low area that is muddy because water cannot flow away from there.
Q18: What do you mean by research station?
Ans: A Place with building specially made for scientist to work in.

Q19: What is snow mobile?

Ans: A vehicle that can move over ice and snow.

Q20: What is Husky?

Ans: A thick coated dog used to pull sledges in polar region.

Q21: What do you mean by endangered?

Ans: Anything which is in danger.

Q22: What are carnivore animals?

Ans: An animal that eats plants.

Q23: What are herbivore animal?

Ans: An animal that eats plants.

Q24: What is a pesticide?

Ans: It is a type of poison which is used to kill harmful insects and other organisms.

Q25: What is environment?

Ans: All the natural things around us make up our environment.

Q26: What is water cycle?

Ans: Water from land to air through evaporation and back from air to land through rain is called water
cycle.

Q27: Which is the largest desert in the world?

Ans: Antarctica is the largest desert in the world.