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Class 6Geography- Revision-Worksheet

Chapter 1 : Agriculture Q1. Fill in the blanks

1. The rivers are very important for Pakistan because their water is used to___________the crops in plain areas.2. Rabi crops are grown in ________________.3. The process of separating the rain from the plant is called _________________.4. The farm where most of the crops are used for family is called ___________________.5. The type of rice that does not grow in water is known as _____________.6. A ____________ is a small village.7. The substance used for killing insects is known as __________.8. There are ______ million people live in Singapore.9. The farmer who rents a farm is called ________ farmer.10. The Masai tribes live in _____________.11. The British set up __________ to grow rubber, palm oil and tea.12. Threads and yarn are woven into ___________.13. Crop grown highest in yield in Pakistan is ___________________.14. The kharif crops are grown in _________________.15. There are ____________ tributaries of river Indus.16. A person who does not own or rent any land is called a ___________ labourer.17. Farmer use sharp blade, called _______________ to cut the rice crop.18. “Arable” comes from the Latin word which means ____________.19. Jhelum, Chanab, Ravi and Sutlej are the _______________ of river ___________.20. Crops are grown in summer are called _________________.21. Crops are grown in winter are called ____________.22. Absence of water is known as _______________.23. A ____________ is a substance added to soil to make it more fertile.24. A____________ is built to control the flow of water.25. Population depends on farming for their living is __________________ %.26. Acre and hectares are measuring units of ____________.27. The seed pods of the cotton plant are called __________.28. Arare is a Latin word for Arable which means _________.29. 33% of farms are smaller than ____ acres.30. If landlord is not present it is called __________ landlord.31. Tenant farmer is ______________.32. The produce on _________ farm is mainly for the farmer’s family.33. The amount of a crop produced per acre or hectare is called ______.34. A type of farming in which farmers move with animals to look for pasture and water is called ____________.35. The watering of farmland by artificial method is called _____________.36. When seedlings of rice are about ___ cm tall they are ready for transplanting.37. For transplanting _____ cm of water is needed.38. A tool use for harvesting rice crop is called ____________.39. The Masai tribes live in ________________.40. The farm where most of the crops are used for family is called ____________.

Q2. Define the following:

a) Export: ______________________________________________________________________

b) Cycle of poverty: _______________________________________________________________

c) Cash crop: _____________________________________________________________________

d) Irrigation system: ______________________________________________________________

e) Shifting cultivation:_____________________________________________________________

f) Clearing: ____________________________________________________________________

g) Latex: _______________________________________________________________________

h) Soilless cultivation: _____________________________________________________________

Q3. Differentiate between the following:

1. Small scale arable farming and large scale arable farming2. Shifting cultivation and soilless cultivation3. Cash crops and chief crops4. Balochi tribe and Masai tribe5. Hydroponic and aeroponic method

Q4. Compare the Balochi tribes in Pakistan and Masai tribes in East Africa and write at least two similarities along with the reasons.

Q5.Arrange in order and complete the cycle of the poverty with the given labels.

Q6. Complete the following web of Rice Cultivation.

Q7. With the help of the sketch, describe the different processes done during farming.

Q8. Label the tributaries of River Indus

Q9. Give answer of the following questions by observing the graphs given below.

1. Which crop covers the largest area in Fig 4.6?2. Which crop covers the smallest area in Fig 4.6?3. Write in million tons the annual production of sugar-cane in Fig 4.7.4. Write in million tons the annual production of wheat in Fig 4.7.

5. Why sugar-cane weighs so much and cotton weighs so little?