Class 6 - North America – Revision questions for Half yearly

Physical features
I. Short question answers:
1. Define cordillera.
2. Name the highest mountain range in the western cordillera.
3. Name the highest peak in Alaska, North America.
4. Name the main physical features of North America.
5. Name the plains where trees are rare.
6. Why Prairies are called the wheat basket of the world?
7. Name the great lakes of North America.
8. What do you mean by Intermontane plateaus?
9. What do you mean by Fall line?
10. Name the only river of the Canadian Shield.

II. Fill in the blanks

1. The western cordillera is a young ____________ mountain.
2. The western cordillera runs from ____________ in the north to ____________ in the
south.
3. The ‘Great salt lake’ is situated at the foot of the _____________.
4. Mt. Mitchell is the highest peak in the __________________
5. The highest peak of the USA is _____________
6. The Appalachians are the ___________ and ____________ Mountains.
7. The ________________ act as a barrier between the Atlantic Ocean and the interior
of North America in the past.
8. The other name for Central Lowlands is ______________
9. The I shaped valley formed when a river flows downhill is known as ____________
10. Canadian shield is also known as ___________
11. Mississippi in the native American language means ________________
12. The region that is made up of some of the oldest and the hardest rocks in the world
is ________________.
13. The _________________ lies between the Appalachian Mountains in the east and
the Rocky mountains in the west.
14. Prairies is the French word which means _________ or ____________.
15. The famous ____________ is located between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
16. The ___________ is the busiest inland waterway of the region.
17. The South western edge of the Canadian Shield is bounded by some lakes like
_________________ and _________________.
18. The largest lake of the world is ______________________.
19. The chief tributary of Mississippi river is ____________
20. A number of active and extinct volcanoes are found in the _______________.
21. _______________ act as a link between the interiors of North America and the
Atlantic Ocean.
22. Waterfalls are utilized for the production of _________________.
23. ______________ Lake is rich in minerals.
24. The _________________ joins the Lake Superior and the Lake Huron.
25. The _____________ joins the Lake Erie and the Lake Ontario.
26. The _____________ has no lakes.
27. The _____________ are the highest waterfall in the USA.
28. The ____________________ and ___________________ make two gaps in the
Eastern cordillera.
29. The _____________ is the deepest and the longest lake of Canada.
30. ____________ is a very deep gorge cut down by the Colorado river.
 III. Give two examples –

a) Name two fresh water lakes of North America.

b) Name two minerals found in the Canadian shield.
c) Name two intermontane plateaus in North America .
d) Name two main plateaus of North America.
e) Name two mountains of Eastern cordillera.
f) Name the two physical divisions of North America which are free from mountains and
plateaus.
g) Name the two man made canals.
h) Name two major deserts in the western cordillera.

IV. Differentiate between:

1) Canyon and Gorge

Answers for Fill in the blanks:

1) Fold
2) Alaska to Panama
3) Western Cordillera
4) Eastern Cordillera
5) Mt. Whitney
6) Old, rugged
7) Appalachians
8) Prairies
9) Gorge
10) Laurentian Shield
11) Great River
12) Canadian shield
13) Central Plains
14) Meadow or grassland
15) Niagara Falls
16) St. Lawrence river
17) Great Slave and Great Bear Lake
18) Caspian Sea
19) Missouri
20) Western Cordillera
21) Piedmont Plateaus
22) Hydroelectricity
23) Great Salt Lake
24) Soo Canal
25) Welland Canal
26) Eastern Cordillera
27) Yosemite Falls
28) Hudson and St. Lawrence river
29) Great Slave Lake
30) Grand Canyon

Answers for Give two examples

1) Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario
2) Gold, silver, copper, nickel, iron, uranium
3) Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens
4) The Mexico, The Colorado, The Great Basin, The Columbia, The Alaska Plateaus
5) Blue Ridge, The White, Green Mountains,
6) Central Lowlands and Canadian Shield.
 7) Welland Canals and Soo Canal
8) Great Basin and Death Valley

North America – Political features

1) The world’s largest island –

2) North America lies in -
3) Political boundary between Canada and USA –
4) Two important latitudes that pass through North America -
5) North America lies entirely in –
6) Tropic of cancer passes through –
7) Arctic Circle passes through –
8) It divides North America into two equal halves –
9) It separates North America from Asia –
10) It joins North and South America –
11) It connects Arctic ocean and the Pacific Ocean –
12) Capital city of Canada –
13) It is famously known as ‘The land of the Maples’ or ‘The land of Lilies’ –
14) Capital of USA –
15) The most significant countries of North America -
16) It is the capital of Mexico –
17) Capital of Haiti –
18) Largest country of North America –
19) Longest river in North America –
20) Longest lake in North America –
21) Indigenous population –
22) Lowest point of North America –
23) Highest point in California –
24) First person to visit North America –
25) Who discovered America –

Short answer questions

1. What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of North America?

2. Name the water bodies that surround the continent of North America.
3. What is the shape of the continent of North America?
4. Name any two islands of North America.

Differentiate between:

1) Strait and Isthmus

2) Latitudes and Longitudes

Answers

1) The world’s largest island – Greenland

2) North America lies in - Northern Hemisphere
3) Political boundary between Canada and USA – 49 degree latitude
4) Two important latitudes that pass through North America – Tropic of Cancer and Arctic
Circle
5) North America lies entirely in – North Temperate zone
6) Tropic of cancer passes through – Mexico
7) Arctic Circle passes through – Canada and Alaska
8) It divides North America into two equal halves – Meridian of 100 degree West
9) It separates North America from Asia – Bering Strait
10) It joins North and South America – Isthmus of Panama
 11) It connects Arctic ocean and the Pacific Ocean – Bering strait
12) Capital city of Canada – Ottawa
13) It is famously known as ‘The land of the Maples’ or ‘The land of Lilies’ – Canada
14) Capital of USA – Washington D.C.
15) The most significant countries of North America - USA and Canada
16) It is the capital of Mexico – Mexico city
17) Capital of Haiti – Port – Qu – Prince
18) Largest country of North America – Canada
19) Longest river in North America – River Mississippi
20) Longest lake in North America – Lake Superior
21) Indigenous population – Red Indians
22) Lowest point of North America – Death valley in California
23) Highest point in California – Mt. McKinley in Alaska
24) First person to visit North America – Vikings
25) Who discovered America – Christopher Columbus

North America – Lumbering in Canada

I. Give one word for -

1) It is the harvesting and production of trees for varied uses –
2) The needle shaped leaves check excessive –
3) The best season for lumbering activities –
4) Canada is derived from the red Indian word -
5) Name the boat which can travel both on land and water –
6) It includes the dining and the sleeping rooms for the lumberjacks –
7) It is used for cooking and laundry purpose –
8) The day to day activities of lumber camps are controlled from here –
9) Sleeping camps of the managers and the other officers –
10) Clothes and other things of daily use are provided by this house –
11) Leader of each group of lumberjacks –
12) He cuts a notch into the trees –
13) They cut the tree right above the notch –
14) It includes clearing the trunks of branches and cutting them into logs of various sizes –
15) Dragging of logs is known as –
16) The process of transportation of logs is known as –

II. Fill in the blanks

1. The lumberjacks work as farmers on the farms in southern Canada during __________.
2. The lumberjacks take up lumbering during __________.
3. ___________ are the people engaged in lumbering activities.
4. __________are a major source of wealth for Canada.
5. The trees of coniferous forests have ___________barks and thus protecting them from
extreme cold.
6. The province of _________ in Canada has the sawmill industry.
7. The branches are removed and the trunk is cut into logs by the ____________.
8. The ___________climb the trees and cuts off the branches of the selected tree.
 III. Short answer questions

Q1. Why agriculture is not possible in Canada?

Ans. The cold temperate and polar climatic conditions of Canada are unfavourable for agriculture.

Q2. Name the common softwood trees found in the Canadian forests – Spruce, Hemlock, Douglas fir,
Cedar, Pine, Balsam.

Q3. Name the leading producer of pulp and paper in the country – Quebec and Ontario

Q4. State the four basic steps followed by the lumberjacks.

Q5. Write a short note on the life of lumberjacks.

Q6. Why do the lumberjacks live in temporary camps?

Q7. What do the lumberjacks eat?

Q8. Name the various shapes and sizes into which the logs are cut?

Q9. Who are skidders?

Q10. State the various types of skidders and explain each one of them in brief.

Answers

Give one word for -

1. It is the harvesting and production of trees for varied uses – Lumbering

2. The needle shaped leaves check excessive – transpiration
3. The best season for lumbering activities – Winter and Autumn
4. Canada is derived from the red Indian word – Kanata which means settlement
5. Name the boat which can travel both on land and water – Alligator
6. It includes the dining and the sleeping rooms for the lumberjacks – Bunkhouse
7. It is used for cooking and laundry purpose – Cook and wash house
8. The day to day activities of lumber camps are controlled from here – Estate house
9. Sleeping camps of the managers and the other officers – Staff house
10. Clothes and other things of daily use are provided by this house – Store house
11. Leader of each group of lumberjacks – Headfeller
12. He cuts a notch into the trees – Axemen
13. They cut the tree right above the notch – Sawyers
14. It includes clearing the trunks of branches and cutting them into logs of various sizes –
Limbing
15. Dragging of logs is known as – Skidding
16. The process of transportation of logs is known as – Hauling

Fill in the blanks

1. The lumberjacks work as farmers on the farms in southern Canada during summers.
2. The lumberjacks take up lumbering during winters.
3. Lumberjacks are the people engaged in lumbering activities.
4. Forest are a major source of wealth for Canada.
5. The trees of coniferous forests have thick barks and thus protecting them from extreme
cold.
6. The province of British in Canada has the sawmill industry.
7. The branches are removed and the trunk is cut into logs by the sawyers.
8. The high riggers climb the trees and cuts off the branches of the selected tree.
Revision map work
Capitals to be learnt –

1) Bahamas –
2) Barbados –
3) Canada –
4) Cuba –
5) Dominica-
6) Grenada –
7) Haiti –
8) Jamaica –
9) Mexico –
10) Nicaragua-
11) Panama –
12) St. Lucia –
13) United States of America -
Landforms of the Earth

1. The hard crust of the earth on which we live is known as the –

2. All the relief features are collectively known as –
3. They are formed due to faulting/ Endogenetic forces–
4. It is considered to be one of the old mountains on the earth’s surface –
5. Formed due to erosional work of a river –
6. It is known as ‘Heaven on Earth’ –
7. Folding occurs through the process of –
8. Low lying flat stretches of land –
9. The highlands having broad and flat surface and steep slopes –
10. The natural elevations of the Earth’s surface –
11. Nile valley plains are found in –
12. It is also called a tableland –
13. The plains provide __________ soil.
14. _________is useful for cotton cultivation.
15. A deep valley with very steep sides is termed as –
16. Plains in Africa are known as –
17. Plains in Australia are known as –
18. Plains of North America are known as –
19. Plains of South America are known as –
20. It is an elongated narrow depression between two mountains -

Differentiate between –

1) Endogenetic and Exogenetic force

2) Folding and Faulting
3) Anticline and Syncline
4) Old fold and Young fold mountains
5) Block and Volcanic mountains
6) Gorge and Canyon
7) Mountains and Plains

Give two examples

1) Name two mountains of Europe which are formed due to process of faulting –
2) Young fold mountains -
3) Old Fold mountains –
4) Block mountains –
5) Volcanic mountains –
6) First order of relief features –
7) Second order of relief features –
 8) Third order of relief features –
9) Plateaus of the world –

ANSWERS

1. The hard crust of the earth on which we live is known as the – Lithosphere
2. All the relief features are collectively known as – Landforms
3. They are formed due to faulting/ Endogenetic forces– Mountains, Plateaus,
4. It is considered to be one of the old mountains on the earth’s surface – The Aravallis of India
5. Formed due to erosional work of a river – Valley
6. It is known as ‘Heaven on Earth’ – Kashmir Valley of India
7. Folding occurs through the process of – Compression
8. Low lying flat stretches of land – Plains
9. The highlands having broad and flat surface and steep slopes – Plateau
10. The natural elevations of the Earth’s surface – Mountains
11. Nile valley plains are found in – Africa
12. It is also called a tableland – Plateau
13. The plains provide fertile soil.
14. Black soil is useful for cotton cultivation.
15. A deep valley with very steep sides is termed as – Canyon
16. Plains in Africa are known as – Veld
17. Plains in Australia are known as – Downs
18. Plains of North America are known as – Prairies
19. Plains of South America are known as – Pampas
20. It is an elongated narrow depression between two mountains - Valley

Give two examples -

1) Name two mountains of Europe which are formed due to process of faulting – Vosges
mountains, Black Forest
2) Young fold mountains - Himalayas, The Alps, The Andes, The Rockies
3) Old Fold mountains – The Urals, Appalachians, The Tien Shan, The Aravallis
4) Block mountains – Black forest, Vosges mountains, The Sierra Nevada, The Salt range
5) Volcanic mountains – Etna, Kilimanjaro, Cotopaxi, Korakatoa, Fujiyama
6) First order of relief features – Continents, Ocean basins
7) Second order of relief features – Mountains, Plateaus, Plains
8) Third order of relief features – Mountains, Peaks, Hills, Valleys
9) Plateaus of the world – Deccan plateau of India, Tibet plateau of china, Central Siberian
Plateau of Siberia, etc.