MAJOR DOMAINS OF THE EARTH
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. Human beings can live on Earth because the life sustaining elements of ______________, and _________________ are present on the Earth.
2. The __________________ comprises water in all its forms, that is _____________,___________ and __________________.
3. The large landmasses are known as ____________________ and the huge water bodies are known as the _________________________
4. Elevation of land is measured from the level of the_________.
5. ____________________________ is the deepest part of the Earth.
6. There are ___________________ major continents.
7. The greater part of the landmass lies in the _________________________.
8. The _____________ mountains separate Asia from Europe.
9. North America is linked to South America by a narrow strip of land called the ___________________________.
10.More than __________ of the Earth’s water is found in the oceans and is too ________ for human use.
11. ______________ are interconnected.
12. The Pacific ocean is almost _______________ in shape.
13. The Arctic Ocean is connected with the Pacific Ocean by a narrow stretch of shallow water called_____________________________
14. From commercial point of view ,_______________________ is the busiest ocean.
15.The atmosphere provides us _________ and protects us from ____________ effects of sun’s rays.
16. ______________ is the breath of life, while_______________ helps in the growth of living organisms.
17. The density of atmosphere varies with ___________________.
18. The _______________ exerts pressure on Earth.
19. Moving air is called_______________________
20. The continents of Europe and Asia together are known as ___________________
21. Air moves from ______________ pressure to _______________ pressure.
22. All living organisms including humans are linked to each other and to the____________ for survival.
23. The organisms in the biosphere can be broadly divided into the __________ kingdom and the _____________________ kingdom
24. Increase in the amount of Carbon dioxide leads to increase in global __________________.
25. More than ____ percent of the Earth is covered with water and ___ percent is with land.
II. NAME THE FOLLOWING:
1. The solid portion of the Earth on which we live._____________
2. The gaseous layers that surround the Earth._______________
3. A narrow zone, which contains all forms of life.________________
4. The first men to climb the highest mountain peak mt. Everest.___________________________
5. The largest continent.________________________
6. The Land Hemisphere.___________________
7. The world’s longest river.___________________
8. The smallest continent.________________________
9. It is the only continent through which the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass. ________________________________
10.The world’s largest desert._________________
11.The Andes, world’s largest mountain range, runs through this continent.__________________
12.The world’s largest river.____________________
13. Two continents that lie entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.___________________________
14. It is called an Island continent.__________________
15. A narrow strip of land joining two land masses.____________________
16. A narrow passage of water connecting two large water bodies like sea and oceans.________
17. The highest mountain peak in the world.______________________
18. The only ocean named after a country.________________
19. The South Pole lies almost at the centre of this continent.___________________
20. Indian research stations in Antarctica.____________________
21. The largest ocean.________________
22.The ‘S’ shaped Ocean._________________
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