Question Bank2017-18Geography. Class6 (First Term)

TOPIC: BASIC SKILLS

1. State the meaning of the key terms used in map work.2. Draw the north sign on any given map.3. Draw the title and key based on the given content.4. Draw symbols on the map according to the given content.5. Identify between the types of maps.6. Differentiate between the types of maps.7. Locate countries on the map of South Asia.8. Locate features formed by earth movements on the map of the world.9. Locate major crops on the map of Pakistan.10. Locate Kenya on the map of East Africa.11. Relate the type of natural vegetation with its location in different continents. 12. State the meaning of the term latitudes and longitudes.13. Find places on a given map with the help of latitudes and longitudes.14. Label the main latitudes and longitudes.15. Describe the importance of different types of graphs used for different purposes.16. Extract and interpret the numerical data given in graphs using appropriate geographical

vocabulary.17. Describe the details given in a photograph.18. Explain the details given in a photograph.19. Compare the features of two or more photograph.20. Locate major domestic air, road and rail routes on the map of Pakistan.

TOPIC: Weather and Climate

1. State the meaning of the term ‘atmosphere.’2. Name the components that make up air.3. Name the four major layers of the atmosphere based on temperature changes.4. Explain the phenomenon of Auroras.5. Describe the atmospheric system in terms of incoming and outgoing solar radiation.6. Elucidate the importance of atmosphere for land and people.

Match the column ‘A’ with column ‘B’ by writing layers of atmosphere in column ‘C’.

Column A Column B Column C

Stratosphere The third and fourth layer s where

temperatures drop again

Ionosphere Where we live and the weather takes

place

Troposphere The layer of atmosphere that contains

ozone layer

Mesosphere Nitrogen and oxygen atoms absorb

solar energy, causing the temperature

to rise

Thermospher

e

Where the air is highly ionised

TOPIC: Landforms

1. List the key terms related to landforms.2. Identify landforms shown in a physical map of Pakistan with the help of relevant colours

shown in the key.3. Describe the structure of the earth.4. Name the tectonic plates.5. Describe different types of movements at the plate boundaries.6. Explain the physical effects of continuous plate collisions.7. Name landforms formed by the earth movements.8. Describe the formation of landforms by the earth movements.

9. Name the landforms formed by the process of volcanicity. 10. Describe the process that leads to the formation of volcanoes. 11. Label the main features of a volcano. 12. Compare the shapes of volcanoes on the basis of frequency of lava flows.13. Differentiate between types of lava by looking at the shape of a volcano.14. Explain how earthquakes occur due to volcanicity.15. Name a few important volcanoes around the world.16. State the meaning of the term weathering.17. State the meaning of the term erosion.18. Differentiate between weathering and erosion.19. Name different types of weathering.20. Explain how changes occur on the surface of the Earth due to the action of weathering.21. Name three different types of rocks found on the surface of the earth.22. Explain the process of formation of different types of crustal rocks.

TOPIC: The Environment

1. Define the terms natural and human environment with examples for each type.2. Differentiate between the features of the natural and human environments.3. Identify the changes brought in the natural environment over time by human activity4. Predict the possible changes brought in the natural environment over a period of time

by human activity.5. Give reasons for the change of natural environments in to human environments.6. Evaluate the economic effects of change of natural environment in to human

environment.7. Describe the process of terraced farming on mountain slopes

TOPIC: Industries

1. Explain the main differences in different types of industries.2. Elucidate the working of industries as a system.3. Distinguish between the manufacturing and service industries.4. Describe briefly the working of a rubber industry in Malaysia.5. Discuss the importance of manufacturing industries for the economy of a country.6. Describe the three main sectors of industries. Elaborate the process with the help of

examples.

Q. Look at the photographs below and write down the names of physical features.

Q. Identify the following land forms and write how they are formed

Note: Refer to Geography Today 1, for pictures, graphs, maps , practice from Skills book and Exercise book also)