NCERT 5th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Our Earth – Continents and Oceans

Question: What do you understand by the term ‘Continents’?

Answer: Big land masses on the earth’s surface that are surrounding by water on all the sides are called continents. e.g. Asia and Africa.

Question: What are oceans?

Answer: Large stretches of water that separates the continents are called oceans. e.g. Pacific ocean and Indian ocean.

Question: Which continent has the largest population? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer: Asia has the largest population because it has the world’s most populous contries India and China.

Question: Explain the term ‘White continent’.

Answer: Antarctica is called the white continent as is covered with snow throughout the year.

Question: What is Eurasia?

Answer: Europe and Asia are sometimes together called Eurasia.