Worksheet: The Northern Plain Notes | Study Social Studies for Class 4 - Class 4

Question 1: Fill in the blanks

1. _______________ soil is fertile and most suited for agriculture.
2. Satluj joins ___________ in Pakistan.
3. The plains slope from  ______________ to _____________ .
4. Indus, Ganga, Yamuna and Brahmaputra start from ___________ .
5. The plains of Ganga and Brahmaputra lie to the _____________ of mountain ranges in the north.

Question 2: Answer the following in brief.

1. Why Ganga gets polluted?
2. What is alluvium?
3. Name a tributary of the Ganga?
4. Which two Indian rivers join the Bay of Bengal?

Question 3: Complete the following statements:

1. Some of the ancient cities on the bank of the Ganga are ____________
2. The Western plain covers ________________________
3. The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is called as ______________
4. The Eastern Plain covers __________________
5. The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is called as ___________________
6. The North Central Plain includes _________________

Question 4: Write true/false for the following statements:

1. The Northern-Plain extends from Punjab to the West Bengal.______
2. Basin is the region watered by a river.______
3. Sediment is the matter which floats on the surface of a river.______
4. Tributaries are the rivers joining another big river. ______
5. Delta is the place from where any river originates. ______

Question 5: From the map of the Northern Plains:

1. List the cities on the bank of the river Yamuna. ______, ______, ______, ______.
2. List the cities on the bank of the river Ganga. ______, ______, ______, ______.
3. Which city is on the confluence of the river Ganga and the river Yamuna? ______