My Environment

Answer all the questions

1. Choose the correct answer from the box given below and fill the blanks [5]

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a. The islands are ____________ like coral formations.

b. They enclose _______________

c. The atolls are spread in ___________ direction.

d. The islands cover the distance of _________________ km

e. Our country Maldives is an _____________________

f. It is about _________ coral islands

g. It is located in the _________________ ocean

h. The islands are grouped as ___________ natural atolls.

i. Asia is connected to Europe and the entire land mass is known as

j. Pangaea theory is developed by ___________________

2. Define the following [6]

a. Orientation
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b. Author
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c. Legend
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d. Scale
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e. Grid
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3. Name the following [4]

a. The seven continents of the world
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b. Five oceans of the world

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c. Name two continents that are joined together

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d. Name the structure that connect North and South America

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4. Define the following and give one example both in plants and animals [3]

a. Map

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b. Plan

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 c. Look at the picture and write the definition of it. Colour the different continents and mark their

name in the given arrows

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5. Label the 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world in the map given below. Colour each continents

with different colours. Show the location of Maldives with different colour [5]

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