GREEN VALLEY NATIONAL SCHOOL AND

PU COLLEGESHIRURU

SUB : Social Science

Lesson

Grade

Our Earth: Continent and Oceans

Date: 11/6/2020

I. New words:

1. Land mass: A very large area of land.

2. Stretch: a piece of land or water.

3. Ocean: A large stretch of water.

4. Trench: A long deep narrow hole in the ocean floor.

II. Answer the following question:

Q.1) What do you understand by the term continent?

Ans) Big land masses on the earth’s surface that are

surrounded by water on all sides are called as continent.

Q.2) What are Oceans?

Ans) A Large stretch of water is known as Oceans.

Q.3) Which continent has the largest population? Give reasons

for your answer.

Ans) Asia has the largest population because the land area is

cover 30% of the earth, land is very fertile because of Major

River that flow from the Himalayas and the yellow river in

China.

Q.4) Explain the term ‘white continent’?

Ans) Antarctica is the coldest part of the world and it

remains frozen throughout the year so it is called as ‘white

continent’.

Q.5) What is Eurasia?

Ans) Europe and Asia are sometimes meet together know as

Eurasia.

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