1.

Name the following:

a. The highest landform –

b. The V Shaped land between mountains or hills –
c. A large area of dry land –
d- The seven continents of the world –
e. The five oceans of the world –
f. I am formed when rivers or streams fall from a height -
g. Changing of water vapour to water on cooling –
h. The required environment where all living beings exist –
i. I am the part of the Earth where all the living beings live –
j. I am made up of gases and water vapour in various proportions –
k. I contain water that is not salty –
l. I consist of the crust and the upper mantle-
m. I am the thinnest layer of the earth -

2. Fill in the blanks –

a. The air around us makes our _________________

b. Plants require __________________ for preparing food
c. _____________________ in the atmosphere controls the temperature of a place
d. _____________________ is the part of the Earth where land, water and air meet
e. Water is always moving because of two main factors - _______________ and
______________________

2. Define Biosphere. Why do we live in Biosphere?

3. Write short notes on i) Plateau ii)Strait iii) Peninsula iv) Oceans v)
Mountains vi) valley
4. What is a mountain range? What are the sides of a mountain called?
5. Why is lithosphere an important domain of the Earth?
6. What is atmosphere made up of?
7. Why is Hydrosphere important?
8. What is an Ecosystem?
9. Briefly explain the water cycle
10. Why is life without the atmosphere impossible?
11. How are rivers formed?