PERIODIC TEST 2 REVISION WORKSHEET-2024-2025
SUBJECT-SOCIAL STUDIES
The Land of Hot Sun- Saudi Arabia
Grade 5:
I. Read the questions carefully and select the correct answers. 3
1. The ____________ passes through the middle of Saudi Arabia.
a. Tropic of Capricorn b. Tropic of Cancer c. Arctic Circle d. Equator
2. Assertion-Saudi Arabia a hot and barren desert has become land of prosperity.
Reason-Mineral Oil discovered is known as liquid gold.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
c. A is correct but R is wrong.
d. A is wrong but R is correct.
3. _________is located to the west of Saudi Arabia.
a. Iraq b. Qatar c. Kuwait d. Red Sea
II. Answer the following question briefly:
1. How has the climate of Saudi Arabia influenced the way people dress? (Any two points) 2
III. Answer the following question in detail:
1. Why is the camel known as the ‘Ship of the Desert’? (Any three points) 3
IV. Identify the image and answer the questions given below: 3
1. What is shown in the image? 1
2. Where is it usually found? Describe the wildlife of this place. (Two Points) 2
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Answer Keys:
I. Read the questions carefully and select the correct answers. 3
1. b. Tropic of Cancer
2. a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
3. d. Red Sea
II. Answer the following question briefly:
1. How has the climate of Saudi Arabia influenced the way people dress? (Any two points) 2
Ans-
➢ People of Saudi Arabia wear loose, large white robes and a white cloth that covers their head.
➢ It protects them from the blazing sun during the daytime, the stormy winds and the chilly nights.
➢ The long cotton gown worn by the Saudi men is known as the ‘Thawb’. The long robe worn
by the Saudi women is called the ‘Aba’.
III. Answer the following question in detail:
1. Why is the camel known as the ‘Ship of the Desert’? (Any three points) 3
➢ Camel can travel fast in the sandy desert because its wide feet are padded which do not sink
into the sand.
➢ It can survive without food and water for many days.
➢ The eyes and nostrils of camel do not get damaged during the sandstorm.
➢ Being the most important means of transport, the camel is known as the ‘Ship of the Desert’
➢ The leaves and wood of the trees are used to make various things like mats, baskets, building
materials and other products.
IV. Identify the image and answer the questions given below:
1. What is shown in the image? 1
A Caravan
2. Where is it usually found? Describe the wildlife of this place. (Two Points) 2
It is found in desert.
The animals found in deserts have adapted to the extreme climate and can survive without
water and food for a long duration.
Camels, Arabian horses, jackals, Arabian fox, wolves and hyenas are the animals found here.
Pigeons and quails are seen near the oases. In the coastal areas, flamingoes and pelicans are
found.
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