ADARSH PUBLIC SCHOOL

SOCIAL STUDIES ASSIGNMENT

CLASS V

Name: ________________ Date: ____________

I Define the terms.

a. emergency numbers- _____________________________________________
b. furnace- _______________________________________________________
c. altitude- _______________________________________________________

d. humidity- ______________________________________________________

II Fill in the blanks.

a. The Sun’s ray falls directly on the ______________.
b. The world is divided into ___________major climatic condition.
c. There are two types of wastes -_________________and _________________.
d. The practice of collecting, treating and disposing waste in order to protect the
environment is called_______________.
e. ___________ is a method of dumping waste in ditches and covering them.
f. Compost is used as ______________ by the farmers.
g. The ____________ is an instrument that is used to record earthquake tremors.
h. The point directly above the focus on the Earth’s surface is called ________.
i.___________ are a series of huge sea waves caused by underwater earthquake.
j. Collecting and storing rainwater for later use is called ______________.

III Name two each of the following.

a. methods to dispose waste __________________, _________________

b. non-biodegradable waste __________________, _________________
c. biodegradable waste __________________, _________________
d. diseases caused by floods __________________, _________________
e. natural disasters __________________, _________________
III State whether the statement is True or False.
a. The Richter Scale measures the intensity of a cyclone. _______
b. We must never throw waste in rivers or other water bodies. _______
c. Moisture or water vapour present in the air is called humidity _______
d. Places near the coast have extreme climate. _______
e. The condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time is _______
called climate.
IV Draw diagram of Heat zones of the Earth and label it properly.

V Mark any four Indian States that are prone to cyclones.