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roads, bridges, dams, etc. on the Earth. He has cut down forest trees to make

multistorey buildings and very tall buildings called skyscrapers. We have dugout

coal and petroleum from inside the Earth. Our vehicles and factories release
smoke and gases into atmosphere.

By putting harmful things into the air, water or land, we are damaging our Earth.

This Earth is our home. We must thank the Earth for giving us a beautiful place to
live.

We must keep our Earth green and beautiful. We must take care of it.

Exercises

3
A. Tick ( ) the correct option :

1. These are flat low level land.

a. Hills b. Mountains c. Plains

2. Sand storms are common in :

a. plains b. deserts c. hills

3. We breathe this in to live.

a. Oxygen b. Nitrogen c. Argon

B. Fill in the blanks :

1. The __________ and the __________ planets form our solar system.

2. __________ on the Earth is covered by water.

3. Man has dug out __________ and __________ from inside the Earth.

4. A model of the Earth is called a __________.

C. Answer the following questions :

1. What is the Earth?

2. What is a globe?

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