Class 07 Social Science Life In The Temperate Grasslands CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 7 · Social Science Life In The Temperate Grasslands

This is Social Science class 07 Social Science Life in the Temperate Grasslands CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Following cash crops are grown in veld except
  • A
    Tobacco
  • B
    Tea
    Correct
  • C
    Sugarcane
  • D
    Cotton
2
Red Indians the
  • A
    Native Australia
  • B
    Native Europeans
  • C
    Native Americans
    Correct
  • D
    Native Africa
3
Canadian prairies are drained by the tributaries of _____ rivers
  • A
    Limpopo
  • B
    Saskatchewan
    Correct
  • C
    Orange
  • D
    Mississippi
4
The Veld name was given by the Dutch settlers before South Africa was colonised by the
  • A
    French
  • B
    American
  • C
    Greek
  • D
    British
    Correct
5
?high velds? are located that attain a height of more than ___ m, in some places
  • A
    600
  • B
    1100
  • C
    1600
    Correct
  • D
    1200
6
The velds receive rainfall mainly in the summer months from
  • A
    November to February
    Correct
  • B
    July to August
  • C
    June to September
  • D
    December to January
7
Main crops grown in veld are
  • A
    maize, rice, barley, millet and potato
  • B
    maize, wheat, barley, oats and potato
    Correct
  • C
    gram, wheat, barley, millet and potato
  • D
    gram, rice, barley, oats and potato
8
Which of the following is false regarding veld
  • A
    The main animals found here are bison, rabbits and gophers
    Correct
  • B
    The main occupation of people are cattle, rearing and mining
  • C
    Grass dominate the landscape
  • D
    The temperate grassland of South Africa
9
Why soil are not very fertile in the velds
  • A
    Due to drought
  • B
    Discontinuous grasses exploring barren surface
    Correct
  • C
    Too high temperature
  • D
    Top layer of the soil washed away by the river
10
Why did the bison nearly extinct due to
  • A
    Flood in the forest
  • B
    Indiscriminating hunting
    Correct
  • C
    Too much cold in the area
  • D
    Too high temperature
11
____ sheep is a popular species in veld and their wool is very warm
  • A
    Racka
  • B
    Merino
    Correct
  • C
    Najdi
  • D
    Norfolk Horn
12
The word priata which means
  • A
    Forest
  • B
    Meadow
    Correct
  • C
    Grass
  • D
    Shrubs
13
The velds have a mild climate due to the influence of the
  • A
    Arctic Ocean
  • B
    Antarctic Ocean
  • C
    Indian Ocean
    Correct
  • D
    Pacific Ocean
14
Tall grass, up to ___ metres high, dominates, the landscape
  • A
    Three
  • B
    Two
    Correct
  • C
    Four
  • D
    Five
15
Prairies cover parts of
  • A
    United States of America and parts of Canada
    Correct
  • B
    United States of America and parts of Johannesburg
  • C
    United States of America and parts of Pretoria
  • D
    United States of America and parts of Kimberley