Primary 6
Geography
Name: ________________________
Section: ______________________
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Latitudes and Longitudes
I.
Two sets of imaginary lines are shown on the diagram below.
a. Name the lines in diagram A and B.
Diagram A __________________________________________
Diagram B __________________________________________
b. How are these lines measured?
______________________________________________
c. State two main differences between these imaginary lines.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
d. Name the important latitudes.
i.
_______________________________________ 23.5 ̊N
ii.
_______________________________________23.5 ̊S
iii.
_______________________________________0 ̊
iv.
_______________________________________66.5 ̊N
v.
_______________________________________66.5 ̊S
vi.
_______________________________________ 90 ̊N
vii.
_______________________________________ 90 ̊ S
2. What two hemispheres are formed by dividing Earth at the equator?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. What two hemispheres are formed by dividing Earth at the Prime Meridian?
______________________________________________________________________________
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II. Write the numbers next to the correct word or words on the world map below.
1. Arctic Circle
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Tropic of Cancer
4. Equator
5. Atlantic Ocean
6. Prime Meridian
7. Tropic of Capricorn
8. Indian Ocean
9. Mediterranean Sea
10. Line Of Longitude
11. Line of Latitude
12. Antarctic Circle
III.
Label latitudes and longitudes on the world map.
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IV.
Find the exact location of the places A to T from the given map.
Place
Latitude
Longitude
A
20 ̊N
60 ̊W
B
40 ̊S
20 ̊E
C
0̊
180 ̊E
D
10 ̊N
80 ̊W
E
60 ̊S
140 ̊E
F
90 ̊N
120 ̊W
G
80 ̊S
10 ̊E
H
20 ̊S
10 ̊W
I
75 ̊N
80 ̊E
J
0̊
0̊
K
40 ̊N
20 ̊W
L
50 ̊S
10 ̊W
M
60 ̊N
20 ̊W
N
80 ̊N
80 ̊E
O
35 ̊S
120 ̊E
P
55 ̊N
180 ̊W
Q
90 ̊S
40 ̊W
R
30 ̊N
140 ̊W
S
0̊
160 ̊E
T
50 ̊N
160 ̊W
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1. What ocean does the Prime Meridian cross the equator?
a. Atlantic
b. Pacific
c. Indian
2. What two continents does the equator cross?
a. North America and South America
b. Africa and South America
d. Artic
c. Africa and Europe
d. Australia
3. Which one of these continents lies completely in the Southern Hemisphere?
a. North America
c. South America
b. Asia
d. Australia
4. What ocean lies completely in the Eastern Hemisphere?
a. Atlantic
b. Indian
c. Pacific
d. Artic
5. What continent lies completely north of the equator and east of the Prime
Meridian?
a. Europe
b. Asia
c. Africa
d. North America
6. On what continent would you find the place with a latitude of 20° N and a
longitude of 0°?
a. Europe
b. Asia
c. Africa
d. South America
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7. On what continent would you find each of the following locations?
a. 60°N, 100°W __________________________________
b. 60°N, 100°E
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c. 20°S, 60°W
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d. 20°N, 20°E
__________________________________
e. 20°S, 140°E
__________________________________
8. Identify the city and lies closest to each pair of coordinates.
a. 30°N, 90°W
__________________________________
b. 30°N, 30°E
__________________________________
c. 60°N, 30°E
__________________________________
9. Give the coordinates for each city.
a. Shanghai, China ________________________________
b. Durban, South Africa _____________________________
10. Identify the city with each pair of coordinates.
a. 0°, 78°W
b. 51°N, 0°
____________________________________
____________________________________
c. 38°S, 145°E ____________________________________
11. Estimate the coordinates for each city to the nearest degree.
a. Calcutta, India __________________________________
b. Nairobi, Kenya __________________________________
c. New York, New York _____________________________
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Look at the map and find the
church. The number of the
vertical line on the left of that
square is 42. The number of the
horizontal line grid at the bottom
is 19. The reference for the
Grid References
A grid of squares makes it easier
to find things on a map. Grid
references are the numbers that
give the position of each square.
Give the grid reference for:
a) the source
b) the sewage works
c) the heliport
d) the picnic site
a) 4020 c) 4415
b) 4219 d)4313
a)
b)
c)
reservoir
nw•sh
bridge
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Primary VI (
I.
)
GEOGRAPHY
Name __________________
Study the map and choose the grid reference for each question below.
a. A temple is found in grid square.
i.
5667
ii. 5465
iii. 5765
iv. 5269
(
)
(
)
iv. 5268
(
)
iv. 5264
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)
b. What is the 6 figure grid reference for the Church?
i.
537695
ii. 573674
iii. 563683
iv. 539656
c. What is the 4 figure grid reference for the Café?
i.
5667
ii. 5469
iii. 5366
d. A farm house is found in grid square
i.
5369
ii. 5566
iii. 5569
e. Write 4 and 6 figure grid references for:
4-figure
6-figure
i. Pasture (A) _______________________
i. Church _________________________
ii. Police Station ___________________
ii. Bank
iii. Factory
____________________
iii. Coral __________________________
__________________
iv. Farm House ___________________
v. Post Office
____________________
v. Bookshop ______________________
vi. Yacht
____________________
vi. School ________________________
iv. Forest (B)
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__________________________
Primary VI (
)
GEOGRAPHY
Name __________________
Look at the map and answer the following questions.
1. What grid references are the following features in?
4-figure Grid
6-figure Grid
i. Orchard________________
i. Hospital____________________
ii. Car Factory_______________
ii. School_____________________
iii. Farm______________________
iii. Bus Station___________________
iv. The highest point of the place_________________
iv. Car Park____________________
2. This symbols
is missing from the key.
i. What is it?___________________________________________________________________________
ii. What height does it indicate on the map?_________________________________________
3. (i) The house I live in is at 323138. Put a circle around it.
(ii) What natural feature is next to the house?__________________________________
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PrimaryVI( )
GEOGRAPHY
Name
Study the map below and answer the questions.
L Cirde the correct answer from the brackets.
a. At 168245 there is a (church, post office, farm).
b. At 165257 there is a (telephone, school, bridge).
c. At 175233 there is a (farm, lake, level crossing).
d. At 177244 there is a (station, wood, roundabout).
2. Give the six figure grid reference for each of the following:
a. Eldon post office___________________ c. Padley school__________________
b. Causey railway station_______________d. Burr Wood picnic site_______________
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3(a) Follow these directions for a pleasant walk:
Start at 170238. Walk down to 173237. Turn left and go to 177244. Go along the road to
171248. Follow the path to 178257. Turn left and finish your walk when the path reaches the
road.
(b) Name the place where you finished your walk._____________________________
Give 6-figure grid reference._______________________________________________
(c) Where would you have stopped for lunch?_________________________________
(d) How many churches did you pass on the way?______________________________
Give their 6-figure grid references.__________________________________________
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Six figure grid references
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The figure below shows roads connecting various cities and towns.
No.
Location
1
Oatland from Kate Town
2
Clifford from Oatland
3
Dayton from Clifford
4
Barryland from Dayton
5
Richardson from Barryland
6
Kate Town from Richardson
7
Oatland from Richardson
8
Oatland from Clifford
9
Philip Town from Dayton
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Barryland from Oatland
Compass Direction
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Bearing
Contour Pattern and Landforms
Contour Interval _
Types of landform _
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Contour Interval _
Types of landform _
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Contour Interval _
Types of landform _
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Contour Interval _
Types of landform _
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Contour Interval _
Types of landform _
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Match.
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2
3
4
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Agriculture
Characteristics of Subsistence Farming
Size of land
Is the land area under cultivation large
or small?
Level of
What is the level of technology used?
technology
Variety of crops
Is there a great variety of crops
grown?
Purpose of
Why are crops grown?
production
Size of production
Is the size of production big or small?
Characteristics of Commercial Farming
Size of land
Is the land area under cultivation large
or small?
Level of
What is the level of technology used?
technology
Variety of crops
Is there a great variety of crops
grown?
Purpose of
Why are crops grown?
production
Size of production
Is the size of production big or small?
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With the help of the pictures and prompt questions, describe the farming
activities that are carried out at each step in traditional wet rice cultivation.
Answer the prompt questions.
1. What is the farmer in the picture A doing? _________________________________________
2. Why are there bunds in the rice fields?___________________________________________
3. What is the farmer in the picture B doing? _________________________________________
4. In which season (wet or dry) are these activities likely to take place? ___________________
5. What are the women in the picture C doing? _______________________________________
6. What are the women in picture D doing? __________________________________________
7. In which season (wet or dry) are these activities likely to take place? __________________
8. What are the women in picture E doing?___________________________________________
9. Why is it necessary to carry out this activity? _______________________________________
10. How is harvesting carried out in Picture F? ________________________________________
11. In which season (wet or dry) is this activity likely to take place? ______________________
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Cloze Passage
Agriculture
simple
plants
oases
fibers
thousands
commercial
drugs
husbandry
raw
own
subsistence
alluvial
foods
cattle
development
East Asia
technologies
agricultural
Agriculture, also called farming or ___(1)___, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and
other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, ____(2)____ and other products used to sustain and
enhance human life. Specific ___(3)___ include cereals (grains), vegetables, fruits, oils, meat
and spices. ___(4)___ include cotton, wool, hemp, silk and flax. ___(5)___ materials include
lumber and bamboo. Other useful materials are produced by ___(6)___, such as resins, dyes,
drugs, perfume, biofuels and ornamental products such as cut flowers and nursery plants.
Agriculture was the key ___(7)___ in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming
of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization.
The history of agriculture dates back ___(8)___ of years, and its development has been driven
and defined by greatly different climates, cultures, and ___(9)___. Less than one-third of Asia’s
land is in ___(10)___ use. The basic unit for organizing production in the rural areas is either
the farm or the village, depending on the way in which rural society is structured. In South,
Southeast, and East Asia, agriculture is characterized by small farms in ___(11)___ lowlands,
too many people on too little land, production largely for subsistence, and a heavy dependence
on cereals and other food staples. Farmers grow some grains in Asia’s dry interior regions, and
the raising of ___(12)___, sheep, and horses is important. Semiarid regions of Central and
Southwest Asia have agriculture centered on ___(13)___. For the most part, however,
productivity levels are low.
In subsistence agriculture, farmers raised most of their crops for their ___(14)___ consumption
instead of for trade. In which, farming with ___(15)___ handheld tools or plows pulled by draft
animals is very common. In addition to ___(16)___ and small-farm agriculture, South and
Southeast Asia also have large-scale estate agriculture. These farms produce crops for export,
such as rubber, palm oil, coconut products, tea, pineapples, and manila hemp. This type of
farming is called ___(17)___ farming. Fish farming and swine and poultry raising are practiced
throughout___(18)___. Dairy and beef cattle, though, are commonly raised only in Japan and
Korea.
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2 ___________________
3 ___________________
4_______________________
5 ___________________
6 ___________________
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12 __________________
13______________________
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