PRACTICE PAPER FOR CLASS 6

Answer the following questions:-

1. What is a map? How many types of maps exist? Define each type in brief.
2. How do we measure distance on a map? Briefly explain the three methods used for Measuring
distances.
3. What is a globe?
4. How do we judge directions on a map
5. What are conventional symbols? Why are they used?

Fill in the blanks:-

1. Natural features of the land surface area are called ____________
2. These are high, mostly flat land _____________.
3. What landform has a peak? __________
4. The process of erosion of rocky terrain by weather elements like wind and water is called
____________
5. Narrow valleys are called _____________.
6. The plains that rise from the sea level until they join the higher landforms like plateaus
or mountains are called ________________.
7. Often a plain formed by the rivers is called as an ____________
8. An _____________ is a rocky surface that has been levelled by denudation of nature’s
powerful forces like the wind and water.
9. Largest Alluvial Plain in the World is ____________________.
10. The landmass that we live is called ___________________.