Practice Worksheet

Fill in the blanks-

1. The process of producing new living things of the same kind is called
_____________________.
2. Mushrooms reproduce through _____________________.
3. Process by which seats grow into a new plant is called
_____________________.
4. The seats of some _____________________begin to germinate, even before
they are dispersed
5. The origin of tea lies in __________________.
6. Most living creatures depend on _____________________ to survive.
7. The baby plant that develops due to germination of a seed is known as a
_____________________.
8. _____________________Is the process by which our body takes in food.
9. Saliva contains – that helps to break down the food that we eat.
10. Tongue has little bumps called _____________________, which contains
_____________________
11. _____________________ Is the simplest kind of food that our body can absorb
quickly.
12. We need _____________________ diet to be healthy and fit.
13. Sailors in earlier times often suffered from deficiency diseases
like_____________________.
14. Deficiency of nutrients is known as _____________________
15. Night blindness is caused due to lack of _____________________.
16. Goitre is caused due to lack of _____________________.
17. Vitamin B deficiency causes _____________________
18. To diseases caused due to lack of protein in the diet are
_____________________ and_____________________.
19. Most common methods of food preservation are _____________________and
_____________________.
20. Leaves have tiny structures in their cells called _____________________ that
use water, carbon dioxide and sunlight to make food.
21. _____________________ Animals are those that eat only plants.
_____________________ Animals are those that eat the flesh of other animals.
_____________________ Animals are those that eat both plants and other
animals.
22. _____________________& _____________________ can spoil food
23. In a _____________________ several food chains are connected to one
another in a complex network.
24. _____________________ Is native to India.
25. A _____________________ uses water from reverse by collecting it and then
channelling it to different areas for irrigation.
26. The practice of farming is called as _____________________
27. _____________________ Is a large area of land where crops such as coffee,
sugar and rubber are grown to be sold.
28. Farmers _____________________ the land for sowing the seeds.
29. _____________________ can have a harmful effect on the soil.
30. The art of making maps is known as _____________________. A person who
draws or makes map is known as a _____________________.
31. The four directions are called the _____________________ direction.
32. A _____________________ is the ratio of the distance between two places on
a map to the actual distance between the same two places on the ground.
33. Maps follow a common _____________________
34. The _____________________ or key of a map, explains the colour and symbols
used on the map.
35. _____________________ Are marked on maps to show cities, capitals, sports,
bridges, railway stations et cetera.
36. A _____________________ is a small model of the earth.
37. Semicircles run from north to South, and are called _____________________
38. The _____________________ is an imaginary line drawn halfway between the
north pole and the South pole.
39. There are _____________________ meridians of longitude and all are equal in
length.
40. The meridian passing through the _____________________ near London in
the UK is the 0° meridian. It is also known as the _____________________
41. Dams built across rivers have special gates called _____________________
gates.
42. A number of _____________________ projects have been set up to distribute
water stored in reservoirs.
43. The _____________________of the country are not distributed evenly.
44. Major producer of groundnut is _____________________
45. _____________________Is used as a fuel for running factories and trains.
46. _____________________ is found mostly in Assam and Gujarat and in the
offshore fields of Mumbai high.
47. _____________________ Is also found at some of the oil fields
48. _____________________ Is used along with manganese to produce steel.
49. _____________________ Is the device and careful use of natural resources.
50. _____________________ Workers do not have or need special skill or training.
51. _____________________ Between states place an important role in keeping
India integrated.
52. The Southern half of India is a _____________________.
53. A _____________________ is smaller than an ocean.
54. A _____________________ is a large area of C partly surrounded by land
55. A _____________________ is a narrow strip of water separating two land
masses and joining large water bodies.
56. The Himachal range is _____________________ two _____________________
metres high on an average.
57. The _____________________ are the Southernmost range of Himalayas.
 58. The northern mountains include the _____________________ range in Ladakh
and the _____________________.
59. _____________________ is the second highest highest peak in the world, lies
in the – range.
60. Mount _____________________ at the border of Nepal and Sikkim is the third
highest peak in the world.
61. The plains are very _____________________ areas idly suited for a
62. The northern plains, also known as the _____________________plains are
large areas of flat lands.
63. Reverse get divided into a number of channels and distributor and make a –
64. The Ganga Brahmaputra Delta, called the _____________________, is an area
of _____________________ forest.
65. _____________________ Is the largest delta in the world.
66. The great Indian desert is also known as the _____________________ desert.
67. The _____________________ is an ideal animal for travel in the desert.
68. _____________________ Is the southernmost step of the Indian republic.
69. _____________________Islands are covered with thick forests.
70. The _____________________ and _____________________ plateaus lie north
of the Vindhya range.
71. _____________________And _____________________ are glaciers in the
Himalayas.
72. The _____________________ is very uneven and is ideal for natural harbours.
73. Sometimes sand bars enclose a part of the seawater to form shallow saltwater
lakes called _____________________.
74. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are of _____________________ origin.
75. _____________________ Is an area in the desert where there is water and
where plants grow.

Short Answer

1. Plants that reproduce through spores.

2. Three essential conditions required for germination.

3. Parts of a seed

4. Seeds that disperse by explosion.

5. Country where tea was originated.

7. Example of food rich in carbohydrate and protein

8. Two common methods of food preservation

9. Tiny structures present in the cells of the leaves.

10. An insectivorous plant

11. Examples of decomposers.

12. Food to be taken for prevention and cure of scurvy and beri beri.

13. Meaning of Hunter gatherers

14. Two Modern methods of irrigation.

15. Things that thematic map include.

16. Name the cardinal directions.

17. Two main types of maps.

18. Symbol for river and tree.

20. Major producers of millets, rubber and jute

21. Some temperate fruits. Places where coal mines are found.

22. Places from where iron or can be obtained.

23. Some hill stations in Himachal

24. Places where river Ganga and its tributaries drain

25. Division of western coastal plain.

26. Rivers that flow east towards towards the plateau.