MAP TEST
Identify the places from the given hints:
1. Place where Buddha was born: Lumbini, Nepal
2. Place where Ashoka’s Stambh is situated: Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh
3. Rani Lakshmibai ruled here: Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
4. The capital of Chandragupta Maurya: Pataliputra (Patna), Bihar
5. Ashokan pillar is found here: Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh)
Chapter 5 : India That is Bharat
Identify the places from the given hints:
1. This ocean lies to the south of India and is named after our country: Indian Ocean
2. This is the northernmost mountain range of India, covered with snow throughout the year.
Himalayan Mountain Range
3. Aśhoka used the name ‘Jambudvīpa’ to describe the whole of India, which at the time included what
is today: Bangladesh, Pakistan, as well as parts of Afghanistan.
4. The Mahābhārata is one of India’s most famous texts, it lists many regions, such as
a. Kāshmīra (more or less today’s Kashmir),
b. Kurukṣhetra (parts of Haryana today),
c. Vanga (parts of Bengal), Prāgjyotiṣha (roughly today’s Assam),
d. Kaccha (today’s Kutch),
e. Kerala (more or less today’s Kerala)
Ch. 1 Locating Places on the Earth
Locate and label the following on the given World map:
1. Prime Meridian
2. Equator
3. Greenwich Meridian
4. Northern Hemisphere (Land Hemisphere)
5. Southern Hemisphere (Water Hemisphere)
6. Eastern Hemisphere
7. Western Hemisphere
8. prime meridian , It was called madhya rekhā (or ‘middle line’) and passed through the city of :
Ujjayinī (today Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh)
9. Ujjayinī meridian : 75.8 ◦E
10. International Date Line.
11. Capital of India : Delhi
Ch. 2 Oceans and Continents
1. The largest ocean of the world, covering about one-third of Earth’s surface.
Answer: Pacific Ocean
2. The second largest ocean, lying between Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
3. The only ocean named after a country.
Answer: Indian Ocean
4. The smallest and shallowest ocean, surrounding the North Pole.
Answer: Arctic Ocean
5. Hint: The coldest ocean, surrounding Antarctica.
Answer: Southern Ocean
6.The largest continent, also the most populated.
Answer: Asia
7.The second largest continent, called the “Dark Continent” in history.
Answer: Africa
8. The only continent that is also a country.
Answer: Australia
9. The coldest and driest continent, covered with ice.
Answer: Antarctica
10. The third largest continent, where India is located.
Answer: Asia
11. this continent has two main parts—North and South—together called the “New World.”
Answer: America (North America & South America separately)
12. This continent is called the “birthplace of Western Civilization” and has countries like France,
Italy, and Germany.
Europe
13. the largest island in the world: Greenland

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