Class 5 SSt 2016

THE EARTHS SURFACE


Ans 2. The Seven continents are:-
        Asia
        Africa
        North America
        South America
        Antarctica
        Europe
        Australia.

Ans 3. A rich variety of plants and animals in the ocean comprises the marine life .

Ans 4. The underwater mountain range on the ocean floor of the Atlantic ocean is known as the
        Mid Atlantic Ridge.

Ans 5. The Southern Ocean is the fourth largest ocean.
        It is located around the South Pole.
        It is near Antarctica.
        The Southern Ocean is the lower portions of the Pacific Ocean , the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.


                               STAYING CONNECTED
         1. THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF ROAD TRANSPORT IS THAT ROAD WAYS ARE VERY CONVINIENT FOR
             transporting people and goods on land.

          2.Water transport is cheap but it is a slow means of transport.
          3. In the prehistoric days people had no written language , so it was difficult to communicate with each other. They used sign language or made noises like animals. Slowly languages developed. Nowadays we keep a record of the happenings by writing .


4.Every day millions of newspapers are printed in many languages.We get news of the world from
newspapers, be it politics,sports, science and technology, business, history and culture.It is a means of mass communication.