Geography - Grade 6-9 - (English Medium) - Saumya Aloysius

Questions and Answers

• 1. 
  Why does man need shelter?
  • A. 
    To get protection from the rain
  • B. 
    To get protection from wild animals
  • C. 
    To get protection from the environment
 
• 2. 
  In the early days, the man built his home according to his
  • A. 
    Tastes
  • B. 
    Capabilities
  • C. 
    Environment
 
• 3. 
  Eskimos live in igloos in the winter and live in ............................ for the hot season
  • A. 
    Natural caves
  • B. 
    Caves made by digging
  • C. 
    Tents made of animal hides
 
• 4. 
  Name the things you need to build a house
  • A. 
    Land, plan, bricks and cement
  • B. 
    Land, plan approved by Municipal Council, money
  • C. 
    Land, cement, bricks and water, money
 
• 5. 
  
  Name a town to the south of Colombo
  • A. 
    Jaffna
  • B. 
    Anuradhapura
  • C. 
    Galle
 
• 6. 
  
  Name a town to the West of Badulla
  • A. 
    Colombo
  • B. 
    Batticaloa
  • C. 
    Anuradhapura
 
• 7. 
  
  Name two towns on the North East coast of Sri Lanka.
  • A. 
    Trincomalee and Batticaloa
  • B. 
    Galle and Hambantota
  • C. 
    Negombo and Colombo
 
• 8. 
  Where is the Meteorological Department situated?
  • A. 
    Navam Mawatha
  • B. 
    Dharmapala Mawatha
  • C. 
    Bauddhaloka Mawatha
 
• 9. 
  Weather is the atmospheric condition in a certain area for a long period of time.
  • A. 
    True
  • B. 
    False
 
• 10. 
  Weather includes measurement of the following:
  • A. 
    Temperature
  • B. 
    Visibility
  • C. 
    Pollution
  • D. 
    Rainfall
  • E. 
    Direction and speed of the wind
  • F. 
    Humidity
  • G. 
    Water cycle
 
• 11. 
  Heavy rain can cause
  • A. 
    Landslides
  • B. 
    Soil erosion
  • C. 
    Rise in temperature
 
• 12. 
  Temperature is measured in
  • A. 
    Fahrenheit
  • B. 
    Kilometres
  • C. 
    Celsius
 
• 13. 
  Rainfall is measured by using a 
  • A. 
    Rain gauge
  • B. 
    Ruler
  • C. 
    The water level at tanks
 
• 14. 
  The wind is the movement of cold air to fill the vacuum created by the rising of warm air.
  • A. 
    True
  • B. 
    False
 
• 15. 
  The speed of the wind is measured in kilometers per hour using a
  • A. 
    Wind direction indicator
  • B. 
    Anemometer
  • C. 
    Seismograph
 
• 16. 
  
  What is the instrument in the picture?
  • A. 
    Rain gauge
  • B. 
    Wind direction indicator
  • C. 
    Anemometer
 
• 17. 
  What is the correct order of clouds in ascending order from the earth?
  • A. 
    Stratus, Cumulus, Altostratus, Altonimbus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrus
  • B. 
    Stratus, Altostratus, Altonimbus, Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrus
  • C. 
    Stratus, Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, Cumulus, Altostratus, Altonimbus, Cumulonimbus
 
• 18. 
  
  What is this cloud?
  • A. 
    Cumulus
  • B. 
    Stratus
  • C. 
    Cirrus
 
• 19. 
  
  What is this cloud?
  • A. 
    Altonimbus
  • B. 
    Cumulus
  • C. 
    Stratus
 
• 20. 
  Altocumulus clouds are about ............................ km above the earth.
  • A. 
    1.5
  • B. 
    4.5
  • C. 
    14
 
• 21. 
  Mark the people who need to know about the weather.
  • A. 
    Sailor
  • B. 
    Fisherman
  • C. 
    Pilot
  • D. 
    Doctor
  • E. 
    Farmer
  • F. 
    Vet
 
• 22. 
  Mark the uses of trees
  • A. 
    Gives medicine
  • B. 
    Gives shelter
  • C. 
    Gives food
  • D. 
    Wood for making furniture
  • E. 
    Protecting water resources
  • F. 
    Beautifying the environment
  • G. 
    Drying clothes
 
• 23. 
  Mark the uses of animals
  • A. 
    Protects us
  • B. 
    Supplies nutritious food
  • C. 
    Helps in activities
  • D. 
    A friend
  • E. 
    Enriches the soil
  • F. 
    Propagates plants
  • G. 
    Pollinates plants
  • H. 
    Bites others
 
• 24. 
  The crops grown by man will change according to the physical features, the climate and the soil.
  • A. 
    True
  • B. 
    False
 
• 25. 
  Mark the factors needed for industry
  • A. 
    Land
  • B. 
    Labour
  • C. 
    Machinery
  • D. 
    Raw Materials
  • E. 
    Fuel
  • F. 
    Markets
  • G. 
    Transportation
  • H. 
    Distribution
 
• 26. 
  An example of a factory located close to raw material is
  • A. 
    Car manufacturers
  • B. 
    Dankotuwa tile manufacturers
  • C. 
    Biscuit manufacturers