Text Book Back Questions and Answers - Chapter 3 Continents of the World Term 2 5th Social Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions - SaraNextGen [2024-2025]

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Chapter 3 - Continents of the World - Term 2 - 5th Social Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions- Text Book Back Questions and Answers

I. Choose the correct answer:

Question 1.
There are _________ continents in the world.
a) Five
b) Seven
c) Nine

Answer:
b) Seven

Question 2.
The largest continent is __________
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) North America

Answer:
b) Asia

Question 3.

___________ is the longest river in the world.
a) Kaveri
b) Sanga
c) Nile

Answer:
c) Nile

Question 4.
Lake Superior is located in __________
a) North America
b) Australia
c) Europe

Answer:
a) North America

Question 5.
Penguins are found in __________
a) Asia
b) Antarctica
c) Africa

Answer:
b) Antarctica
II. Match the Following:

Answer: 

III. True or False:

Question 1.
Asia is the third largest continent.
Answer:
False

Question 2.
India has one of the eight wonders of the world.
Answer:
False
Question 3.
Brazil is one of the largest coffee producers in the world.
Answer:
True

Question 4.
The great barrier reef is in India.
Answer:
False
Question 5.
Antarctica has half year of light.
Answer:
True
IV. Answer the following Questions:

Question 1.
Name the continents.
Answer:
- Asia
- Africa
- North America

- South America
- Antarctica
- Europe and
- Australia.

Question 2.
Where is the Taj Mahal is located?
Answer:
Taj Mahal is situated in Agra on the banks of river Yamuna.
Question 3.
Describe North America's important features.
Answer:
- North America is the third largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa.
- The largest fresh water lake, Lake Superior is located in this continent.
- The world's third longest river the Mississippi, is located in North America.
- The United States of America (USA) is a part of North America.

Question 4.
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Answer:
The Great Barrier Reef is located in Australia.

Question 5.
Which continent is called the Frozen continent?
Answer:
Antarctica continent is called the Frozen continent.
V. Answer the following in detail:

Questions 1.
Write a short note on any two continents.
Answer:
- Asia - Asia is the world's largest continent in size and population.
- Asia has the highest point on earth, the peak of Mount Everest which is in the Himalayas. Asia is the birth of great ancient civilisations: Harappan civilisation, Chinese civilisation, and Mesopotamian civilisation.
- Africa - Africa is the second largest continent of the world.
- The world's longest river: the Nile and the world's largest desert: the Sahara, both are home in Africa. More than $50 \%$ of the world's gold and diamonds come from the mineral rich continent of Africa. Ethiopia in Africa is the hottest place.

Question 2.
Write a note on the monuments of India.
Answer:

- India has several historical monuments. Taj Mahal is one such monument.
- Taj Mahal is built completely using white marble stone. This most beautiful monument is recognised as one of the seven wonders of the world.
- Other historic monuments in India include India gate and Qutub Minor in Delhi, Gateway of India in Mumbai, Charminar in Hyderabad, Brihadeeshwara Temple, and GangaiKonda Cholapuram in Tamil Nadu.

Question 3.
Give a detail study of Australia.
Answer:
- Australia is the Island continent covered by a single country with unique landscapes and natural wonders.
- The Great Barrier Reef, the pride and joy of Australia are made up of nearly 2,500 individual reefs and visible from space.
- Australia includes the islands of Tasmania and numerous small islands.

Activity:
Question 1.
Write the name of the country and its continent in the table below.
Answer:

Think Zone:
Question 1.
Is it correct to pollute our rivers?
Answer:
No, it is not correct to pollute our rivers.

Question 2.
Which state is called the Bread Basket of India?
Answer:
The punjab and Haryana regions are considered the bread baskets of India.

Additional Questions and Answers
I. Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
____________ is the world's largest continent in size and population.

a) Asia
b) India
c) Africa

Answer:
a) Asia

Question 2.
_______ is the capital of India.
a) Calcutta
b) Bombay
c) Delhi

Answer:
c) Delhi

Question 3.
The world's third longest river the Mississippi is located in _________ 
a) North America
b) South America
c) Asia

Answer:
a) North America

Question 4.
_________ is the highest peak in the Andes.
a) Mt. Cotopaxi
b) Mt. Aconcagua
c) Mt. Everest

Answer:
b) Mt. Aconcagua

II. Match the Following: 

Answer:
1. (e)
2. (a)
3. (d)
4. (b)
5. (c)
III. True or False:

Question 1.
Asia is the birth of great ancient civilisations.
Answer:
True
Question 2.
Europe is also called the Frozen continent.
Answer:
False
Question 3.
The world's smallest country, the Vatican city, is in Europe.
Answer:
True
Question 4.
Antarctica is the hottest continent on Earth.
Answer:
Flase
IV. Answer the following:

Question 1.
What is Pangaea?
Answer:
Billions of years ago, the seven continents of the world were joined together as a single huge landmass called Pangaea.

Question 2.
Why do we say India has unity in diversity?
Answer:
India is called "Land of unity in diversity" because India consists of; various religion people and all of them live together happily in the land of India. India has different forms of language, dresses, food but still our Indian live unite.

Question 3.
What is Dark Continent?
Answer:
The continent was uninhabitable(Not fit for habitation) and remained unknown for thousands of years, earning it the name of 'Dark Continent'.

Question 4.
What is called the land of Lakes?
Answer:
Finland, in Europe, is called the 'Land of Lakes' because melting ice sheets have created a lot of lakes here.

Question 5.
Why Europe is called the Bread of Basket?
Answer:
Ukraine's Steppe region is called the Bread Basket of Europe because it produces a large amount of wheat.
V. Answer the following in detail:

Question 1.
Describe South America's important features.
Answer:
- South America is a subcontinent, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in
- the Northern Hemisphere.
- The world's largest river which is also the second longest is the Amazon river in South America. Brazil a country in South America is one of the largest coffee producers in the
world.
- The Andes form the highest mountain range in South America.
- Mt. Aconcagua is the highest peak in the Andes.
- One of the highest volcanoes of the world, Mt. Cotopaxi is found on this continent.
- The Amazon rainforest is a moist, broadleaf forest.