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2023-24 NPSK QP Geog

This document is a periodic test paper for Grade 6 Geography at National Public School Koramangala for the 2023-24 academic year. It consists of 13 compulsory questions covering various geographical concepts, with varying marks assigned to each question based on their complexity. The test includes multiple-choice questions, descriptive questions, and a source-based question requiring students to read and analyze provided information.

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2023-24 NPSK QP Geog

This document is a periodic test paper for Grade 6 Geography at National Public School Koramangala for the 2023-24 academic year. It consists of 13 compulsory questions covering various geographical concepts, with varying marks assigned to each question based on their complexity. The test includes multiple-choice questions, descriptive questions, and a source-based question requiring students to read and analyze provided information.

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NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL KORAMANGALA

2023-24, SEMESTER 1
PERIODIC TEST
GEOGRAPHY

Grade: 6 Max. Marks: 30


No. of pages: 2 Time: 1 Hour

General Instructions:
• This question paper has 13 questions. All questions are compulsory.
• Questions carrying 1 mark to be answered in a word or sentence. Write complete
answer in the answer sheet.
• Questions carrying 2 marks to be answered in 20-30 words.
• Questions carrying 3 marks to be answered in 40-60 words.
• Questions carrying 4 marks to be answered in 60-80 words
• Question 10 is a source based question. Read it carefully to answer the questions
that follow.

1. The longest line of latitude is _______ 1

2. The length of the lines of latitude ______ from the equator towards the pole. 1

Choose the correct answer from the given options:


3. The Empire State Building is 365 kms North of America’s White House in 1
Washington DC. This shows its
A. relative location
B. absolute location
C. geographical location
D. standard location

4. Freddy is standing at 41° North latitude. Geoff is standing at 12°North latitude. 1


Who is closer to the equator?
A. Freddy
B. Geoff
C. They are at the same distance from the equator.
D. They are on the opposite sides of the equator.

5. Earth grid is a network of 1


A. parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude.
B. the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
C. the North Pole and the South Pole.
D. the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle.

1
6. Choose the incorrect option with respect to the Prime Meridian 1
A. It is the most important line of latitude.
B. It represents zero degree longitude.
C. It is the most important line of longitude.
D. It is the line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

7. What is a great circle? Why do long distance flights follow these routes? 2

8. State three main characteristics of lines of latitudes. 3

9. ‘India has adopted 82°30E longitude as the standard Meridian for the entire 3
country’. Explain.

10. Read the extract and answer the following questions. 3


Due to the tilt of the Earth’s axis, the angle of incidence of the Sun’s rays
differs from place to place. The more slanting the rays, the less the heating
that occurs. This causes the unequal distribution of heat and energy across
the surface of the earth.

A. What makes the torrid zone the hottest? 1


B. Esko lives in a place where he depends on Walruses and Seals for 1
food and lives in igloos. Name the zone in which Esko lives.
C. Name one state in India which lies in the torrid zone.
1

11. Draw a neat diagram of the Earth and mark the following with coordinates: 3
A.Torrid zone
B. Temperate zone
C. Frigid zone

12. What is the speed of rotation of the earth at the equator? Mention the effects 5
of Earth’s rotation? 1+4

13. Describe dawn and dusk. Explain what would happen if the Earth stopped to 5
rotate.
2+3

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