Let’s go through each sentence one by one and fill in the blanks with the correct answers. I’ll explain each briefly so you understand why it’s correct.
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1.
Cats’ eyes are reflective markers on roads to separate lanes and to help drivers at night.
→ These are small reflectors placed on roads that glow when car headlights hit them.
2. Tropical Rainforests are found in the
equatorial zone.
→ This is the area around the Earth’s equator, where it’s always warm and rainy.
3. Rainforests provide
20% of world's oxygen.
→ Scientists estimate rainforests produce about 20% of the oxygen we breathe.
4. A person walking on foot rather than traveling in a vehicle is a
pedestrian.
→ That’s the word for someone who walks instead of riding in a car or bus.
5. The Southern Great Plains in United States were named the
Dust Bowl.
→ In the 1930s, bad farming and drought turned this area into a dusty wasteland.
6.
Cholera is the terrible disease struck parts of London, England, 1854.
→ A deadly waterborne disease that spread quickly in crowded cities back then.
7. The
canopy is the topmost layer of a rainforest.
→ It’s like the “roof” made of tree branches and leaves high up.
8. Chicanes are temporary
bends on roads to slow down the speed of moving vehicles.
→ They’re zigzag paths built to make cars slow down safely.
9.
Roads are special surfaces for cars, trucks, buses and other motor vehicles to travel on.
→ Simple but true — roads are built just for vehicles!
10. The mixture of the gases surrounding the Earth is called
atmosphere.
→ It’s the air all around us, made of nitrogen, oxygen, and other gases.
11. The most troubling Greenhouse gas produced by humans is
carbon dioxide (CO₂).
→ Comes from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas — traps heat in the atmosphere.
12. When drought leads to the shortage of food that there is not enough food left for people, it is called
famine.
→ Not just hunger — it’s when whole communities don’t have enough to eat.
13. The fumes given out by the exhaust pipes of vehicles contain black powdery substance called
soot.
→ That dirty black stuff you see coming out of old trucks or diesel engines.
14. Rain forests have hot and
wet climate.
→ Always warm and always raining — perfect for plants and animals.
15. Walking, cycling, in-line skating and skiing are some examples of
non-motorized transport.
→ No engine needed — you power yourself!
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Final Answer:
1. Cats’ eyes
2. equatorial
3. 20
4. pedestrian
5. Dust Bowl
6. Cholera
7. canopy
8. bends
9. Roads
10. atmosphere
11. carbon dioxide (CO₂)
12. famine
13. soot
14. wet
15. non-motorized
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of geography worksheet grade 5.
