ICSE Class VI Geography Solutions

 

Bay: a curved indentation of a sea or lake into the land, with a wide opening

Gulf: a large inlet of a sea cutting deep into the land

Hydrosphere: all the water bodies such as oceans, seas, lakes and rivers taken together

Inland seas: seas that are completely surrounded by land, without any outlet into the ocean

Lagoons: shallow salt water bodies separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef

Lakes: small water bodies surrounded by land on all sides

Marginal seas: seas that are extensions of oceans and are partially surrounded by land

Oceans: vast bodies of water surrounding the continents

Rivers: water bodies that flow in a definite channel down the slope of the land towards a sea or a lake

Strait: a narrow stretch of water that joins two large water bodies and separates two landmasses

 

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Q1.

Choose the correct option.

  1. The deepest ocean in the world is ___________________.
    1. Atlantic
    2. Pacific
    3. Arctic
    4. India
  2. Which of the following is not an inland sea?
    1. Black Sea
    2. Caspian Sea
    3. Dead Sea
    4. North Sea
  3. The highest navigable lake in the world is _____________.
    1. Lake Titicaca
    2. Lake Baikal
    3. Lake Superior
    4. Lake Victoria
  4. The Congo River drains into the ________________ Ocean.
    1. Pacific
    2. Arctic
    3. Atlantic
    4. Indian
  5. A large inlet of a sea cutting deep into the land is called a _____________.
    1. bay
    2. gulf
    3. lagoon
    4. strait
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  1. (b) Pacific
  2. Id) North Sea
  3. (a) Lake Titicaca
  4. (c) Atlantic
  5. (b) gulf
Q2.

Fill in the blanks.

  1. The Atlantic Ocean is shaped like the alphabet ______________.
  2. The Arctic Ocean is linked to the Pacific Ocean through the ____________________.
  3. The South China Sea is an extension of the _________________ Ocean.
  4. ___________________ is the deepest fresh water lake in the world.
  5. River Indus originates in the __________________.
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  1. 'S'
  2. Bering Strait
  3. Pacific
  4. Baikal Lake, Russia
  5. Tibetan Plateau
Q3.

Mark the wrong statements and correct them.

  1. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the east of the South America.
  2. The Pacific Ocean is the only ocean to be named after a country.
  3. The Bay of bengal is a marginal sea.
  4. The Great Lakes are located in Russia.
  5. River Rhine has its source in the Ural Mountains.
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Q4.

Place the given names under the correct heading.

Michigan, Aral, Arctic, Onega, Murray, Red, Pacific, Ganga, Chilika, Indian, Mackenzie, Berents

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OceanSeaLakeRiver
ArcticRedMichiganMurray
PacificBarentsAralGanga
IndianOnegaMackenzie
Chilika

Q5.

What makes up the hydrosphere?

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All the water bodies such as oceans, sea, rivers and lakes together make up the hydrosphere.

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