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CLASS -6
CHAPTER 6
OUR COUNTRY -INDIA
F.M. 30
Section -A
Q1. Fill in the blanks: – (1X5=5)
i.) In the north of India we have _________ mountains.
ii.) India has an area of _____ square kilometers.
iii.) India has _____ states and ___ union territories.
iv.) _________ passes almost halfway through the country.
v.)___________ lies in the south of Himalayas.
Q2. Match the following: – (1X5=5)
A B
i.) Southernmost Himalayas a. Lakshadweep
ii.) Pakistan, Bangladesh b. Greater Himalayas
iii.) Island in Arabian Sea c. triangular shape
iv.) Himadri d. neighbors of India
v.) Peninsular plateau e. Shiwaliks
Q3. Write True and False (1X5=5)
i.) The Eastern Ghats are broken and uneven.
ii.) The Deccan plateau is situated in Bangladesh.
iii.) The western coastal plains is narrow.
iv.) The Sunderban delta is in West Bengal.
v.) The oldest mountain range is in the world Aravalli.
Section -B
Q4. Very Short Answer Type Questions: (1X4=4)
i.) Name the physical features of India.
ii.) What is Himachal?
iii.) Which rivers helped in the formation of the Northern plains?
iv.) Which two major rivers fall into the Arabia
Section -C
Q5. Short Answer Type Questions: (2X2=4)
i.) What is a delta? Name the delta formed by the Ganga and Brahmaputra.
ii.) How many States and Union Territories are there in India? Which states share a common capital?
Section -D
Q6. Long Answer Type Questions: – (1X3=3)
i.) Differentiate between Western and Eastern Ghats.
OR
ii.)Write a few lines about the group of islands of India.
Section -E
Q7. Read the given passage and answer the following questions: – (1X4=4)
India is a vast country. For administrative purposes, the country is divided into 28 States and 8 Union Territories . Delhi is the national capital. The states have been formed mainly on the basis of languages. India is marked by a diversity of physical features such as mountains, plateaus, plains, coasts and islands. Standing as sentinels in the north are the lofty snow-capped Himalayas. Him+alaya mean ‘the abode of snow’. The Himalayan mountains are divided into three main parallel ranges. The northernmost is the Great Himalaya or Himadri. The world’s highest peaks are located in this range. Middle Himalaya or Himachal lies to the south of Himadri. Many popular hill stations are situated here. The Shiwaliks is the southernmost range.
i.) Which is the national capital of India?
ii.) On what the states are formed?
iii.) What are the different physical features of our country?
iv.) What is Himadri?
Q1. Fill in the blanks: –
i.) The Himalayan Mountains
ii.) 3.28 million square kilometers.
iii.) 28 States 8 Union Territories
iv.) The Tropic of Cancer
v.) The Northern Plains
Q2. Match the following
i.) e Shiwaliks
ii.) d. Neighbors of India
iii.) a. Lakshadweep
iv.) b. Greater Himalayas
v.) c. Triangular shape
Q3. Write True and False
i.) True
ii.) False
iii.) True
iv.) True
v.) True
Q4. Very Short Answer Type Questions:
i.) The physical features of India are The Himalayan Mountains, The Northern Indian Plains, The Great Indian Desert, The Peninsular Plateau, The Coastal Plains, The Lakshadweep Islands and The Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
ii.) The Middle Himalaya is called the Himadri. Lots of beautiful and popular hill stations are present are situated here,
iii.) The Indus, The Brahmaputra and The Ganges combined together to form the Northern Plains.
iv.) Rivers Narmada and Tapi are west flowing rivers and flow into the Arabian sea.
Section -C
Q5. Short Answer Type Questions:
i.) Delta is a triangular-shaped land formed at the mouth or end of the river from the sediments and silts carried by the river along its course. The Delta is formed when the river gets into the sea. The Sunderban Delta is formed by the rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra.
ii.) There are 28 States and 8 Union Territories. The city of Chandigarh is the capital of the two States Punjab and Haryana
Section -D
Q6. Long Answer Type Questions:
i.) Western Ghats- The Western Ghats are full of many hills and valleys. The height of the ranges is 900-1600 metres. The Anamudi is the highest range in this area. The soil is very fertile of this area and many minerals like iron, manganese and bauxite. The forests also provide lots of wood. The most important peninsular rivers originate in the Western Ghats are Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri. These Ghats are also known as Sahyadri Mountains.
Eastern Ghats- The Eastern Ghats are not continuous hilly area, it is cut by rivers like Mahanadi, Subarnarekha and Tungabhadra falling in the Bay of Bengal. The soil is not very fertile. Quartzite and, Limestone etc are found here. The height of the ranges is about 600 metres above sea level. This Ghat is rich in flora and fauna.
OR
ii.) Island Groups of India – India has two groups of islands – Lakshadweep – It is located in the Arabian Sea. These are coral islands located off the coast of Kerala. It is a union territory of India. It has 36 islands. It has diverse flora and fauna. Andaman and Nicobar Islands- The Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie to the southeast of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal. It is also a Union territory. It has about 572 islands.
Section -E
Q7. Read the given passage and answer the following questions: –
i.) Delhi is the national capital of India.
ii.) The states are formed on the basis of languages.
iii.) Different physical features like mountains, plains, plateaus, coasts and islands are found in our country.
iv.) The northernmost part of the Himalaya is called as the Himalaya or Himadri.