Major Domains of the Earth - Chapter 5 Geography NCERT Class 6

1. Answer the following questions briefly.

(a) What are the four major domains of the earth?
Ans. The four major domains of the Earth are: lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere.

(b) Name the major continents of the earth.

Maps - Chapter 4 Geography NCERT Class 6

1. Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) What are the three components of a map?
Ans. The three components of a map are - Distance, Direction & Symbol.

(b) What are the four cardinal directions?

Motions of the Earth - Chapter 3 Geography NCERT Class 6

1. Answer the following questions briefly.

(a) What is the angle of inclination of the earth’s axis with its orbital plane?
Ans. Earth's orbital plane is known as the ecliptic plane, and Earth's tilt is known to astronomers as the obliquity of the ecliptic, being the angle between the ecliptic and the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. It is denoted by the Greek letter ε. Earth currently has an axial tilt of about 23.4°.

Globe Latitudes and longitudes - Chapter 2 Geography NCERT Class 6

1. Answer the following questions briefly.

(a) What is the true shape of the earth?
Ans. The earth is slightly flat near the poles and bulges at the center.

(b) What is a globe?

Ans. A globe is a three-dimensional, spherical, scale model of Earth (terrestrial globe or geographical globe) or other celestial body such as a planet or moon. While models can be made of objects with arbitrary or irregular shapes, the term globe is used only for models of objects that are approximately spherical. The word “globe” comes from the Latin word globus, meaning round mass or sphere. Some terrestrial globes include relief to show mountains and other features on the Earth’s surface.

The Earth in the Solar System - Chapter 1 Geography NCERT Class 6

1. Answer the following questions briefly.

(a) How does a planet differ from a star?
Ans. Stars have their own heat and light, and planets do not. There are countless stars but we have only eight plants.