NCERT Solutions Class 4 The World Around Us Chapter 9 Different Lands Different Lives

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CLASS 4 · THE WORLD AROUND US

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Chapter 9: Different Lands,
Different Lives

NCERT Textbook — Our Wondrous World

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Class 4 The World Around Us Chapter 9 Different Lands, Different Lives AglaSem · NCERT Solutions

CLASS 4 · THE WORLD AROUND US · OUR WONDROUS WORLD

NCERT Solutions — Chapter 9: Different Lands,
Different Lives
Four friends come back from their holidays and tell the class about four very different lands — the plains of
Amritsar, the desert of Rajasthan, the seashore of Puri and the mountains of Sikkim. The chapter shows how
the land and the weather of a place shape the houses, clothes, food, work and festivals of the people who live
there.

TEXTBOOK BOOK PAGES

Our Wondrous World (Class 4) 130 – 151

SECTIONS QUESTIONS

16 43

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Activity 1 — Page 131

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Back to School from Holidays

ACTIVITY

Q1 You might have visited some places during your vacation. Write the name of the
places and something special about them. Ask two or three of your friends about
the places they had visited, and fill the table given below.

NAME OF NAME OF TYPES OF REGIONS SOMETHING
THE THE (MOUNTAINS, PLAINS, SPECIAL ABOUT
FRIEND PLACE COASTAL REGION, DESERT, THE PLACE
ETC.)

Friend 1 Mountain Pine trees

Friend 2

Friend 3

Friend 4

Your Name

This is a table you fill in yourself. Here is how to do it.

STEP WHAT TO DO

1 In the last row, write your own name and the place you visited in the holidays.

2 Ask three or four friends where they went.

3 For each place write the type of region — mountain, plains, coastal region or desert.

4 Write one special thing about the place — a tree, a food, a dance or a building.

This is the table as the book prints it. The first row is already filled in as an example.

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NAME OF NAME OF TYPES OF REGIONS (MOUNTAINS, SOMETHING SPECIAL
THE FRIEND THE PLACE PLAINS, COASTAL REGION, ABOUT THE PLACE
DESERT, ETC.)

Friend 1 Mountain Pine trees

Friend 2

Friend 3

Friend 4

Your Name

Sample answer:

NAME OF THE NAME OF THE TYPES OF SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT
FRIEND PLACE REGIONS THE PLACE

Friend 1 Shimla Mountain Pine trees

Friend 2 Jaisalmer Desert A fort of golden sandstone

Friend 3 Puri Coastal region A long sand beach and sand art

Friend 4 Amritsar Plains Large fields of wheat and mustard

Your Name Nagpur Plains Orange orchards

Why it works: the place and the type of region must match. Pine trees grow in the
mountains, sand dunes are in a desert, beaches are on the coast and big fields are in
the plains.

Tip: if you stayed at home in the holidays, write about a place near your house — a
river, a hill, a market or a temple. That is a real answer too.

Q2 Which type of place do you find interesting?

Choose one of the four regions — mountains, plains, coastal region or desert — and give a
reason for your choice.
A good answer has two parts: the name of the region, and one thing there that you like.

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Sample answer: I find the mountains most interesting. The peaks are covered with snow and
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In the Land of Agriculture, with Gurpreet

WRITE

Q1 Look at the picture above and write your observations: What kind of land do you
see in the picture?

Redrawn from the picture on page 132 of the textbook. Look carefully at the land, the
trees, the animals, the work people are doing and the clothes they are wearing.

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Redrawn from the picture on page 132: flat open land, a village house with washing hung out to dry,
a big shady tree, a school and a bank with an ATM, a tractor pulling a trolley and a motorcycle
carrying milk cans on the road, a white cow at its feeding trough, a woman churning curd in a pot, a
man carrying green fodder, a man resting on a charpai with a glass of lassi, an old cart wheel and a
solar panel. The book’s picture also shows children playing, a woman plaiting a girl’s hair, a hand
pump, a bicycle and a trolley full of villagers.

The land is flat. Flat land like this is called the plains.

There are no hills or slopes anywhere in the picture.
Large fields lie one beside the other, right up to the sky line.
The fields are green and yellow, so crops are growing well.

Why it matters: the book says the soil of the Amritsar plains is rich and fertile. Flat
land is easy to plough and easy to water, so many people there are engaged in
farming.

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Q2 Look at the picture above and write your observations: List the activities that
people are engaged in.

Redrawn from the picture on page 132 of the textbook. Look carefully at the land, the
trees, the animals, the work people are doing and the clothes they are wearing.

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Redrawn from the picture on page 132: flat open land, a village house with washing hung out to dry,
a big shady tree, a school and a bank with an ATM, a tractor pulling a trolley and a motorcycle
carrying milk cans on the road, a white cow at its feeding trough, a woman churning curd in a pot, a
man carrying green fodder, a man resting on a charpai with a glass of lassi, an old cart wheel and a
solar panel. The book’s picture also shows children playing, a woman plaiting a girl’s hair, a hand
pump, a bicycle and a trolley full of villagers.

People in the picture are busy with many kinds of work and play.

A woman is churning curd in a pot to make butter and lassi.
A man is carrying green fodder for the cattle.
Another man sits on a charpai and drinks a glass of lassi.
A farmer is driving a tractor in the field.
Farmers are sowing seeds and watering the crops.
A man rides a motorcycle with milk cans; another goes by bicycle.
Children are playing and a girl is beating a dholak.
Some people are walking near the Government School and the bank.

Why it happens: the plains have fertile soil and plenty of water, so most work in a
village here is about farming and about milk from cattle.

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Redrawn from the picture on page 132: flat open land, a village house with washing hung out to dry,
a big shady tree, a school and a bank with an ATM, a tractor pulling a trolley and a motorcycle
carrying milk cans on the road, a white cow at its feeding trough, a woman churning curd in a pot, a
man carrying green fodder, a man resting on a charpai with a glass of lassi, an old cart wheel and a
solar panel. The book’s picture also shows children playing, a woman plaiting a girl’s hair, a hand
pump, a bicycle and a trolley full of villagers.

The animal in the picture is a cow.

A white cow with short horns stands at the wooden feeding trough beside the house.
A man is carrying a big bundle of green fodder for her.

Why this animal: people in the plains keep cows and buffaloes for milk, and milk is
needed for the lassi that Gurpreet talks about. Bullocks help in farm work. The fur of
these animals is short because the plains are warm.

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Q4 Look at the picture above and write your observations: Do you notice anything
unique about the clothing of the people?

Redrawn from the picture on page 132 of the textbook. Look carefully at the land, the
trees, the animals, the work people are doing and the clothes they are wearing.

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Redrawn from the picture on page 132: flat open land, a village house with washing hung out to dry,
a big shady tree, a school and a bank with an ATM, a tractor pulling a trolley and a motorcycle
carrying milk cans on the road, a white cow at its feeding trough, a woman churning curd in a pot, a
man carrying green fodder, a man resting on a charpai with a glass of lassi, an old cart wheel and a
solar panel. The book’s picture also shows children playing, a woman plaiting a girl’s hair, a hand
pump, a bicycle and a trolley full of villagers.

Yes. The clothes are loose, cotton and brightly coloured.

Many men wear a turban (pagri) on the head with a kurta and pyjama.
Women wear a salwar-kameez with a long dupatta drawn over the head.
The colours are strong — yellow, pink, blue and orange.

Why it happens: the plains are hot for most of the year. Loose cotton clothes let the
air pass through, and a turban or a dupatta over the head keeps off the strong sun.

Tip: look at the clothes people wear in your own town. You will find they also suit
your weather.

Write — Page 133
In the Land of Agriculture, with Gurpreet

WRITE

Q1 What is the most popular food in your region? Can you list the main ingredients
used in its preparation? Name of the food item: ______ Ingredients: ______

Ask at home and then fill the two blanks.

1. Ask your mother, father or grandmother which dish is cooked most often in your area.
2. Ask which things go into it. Those things are the ingredients.
3. Write the name on the first line and the ingredients on the second.

In the chapter, Gurpreet names the favourite food of Amritsar — makki di roti (roti made with
corn flour) and sarson da saag (made from mustard leaves), with a big glass of lassi.
Sample answer:

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NAME OF THE FOOD ITEM INGREDIENTS

Makki di roti and sarson da saag Corn flour, mustard leaves, spinach, garlic, ginger, salt, ghee, water

Pakhala (Odisha) Rice, water, curd, salt, curry leaves

Thukpa (Sikkim) Noodles, vegetables, water, salt, a little oil

Why it happens: the popular food of a region is usually made from the crops that
grow there. Maize and mustard grow in the fields of Punjab, so makki di roti and
sarson da saag are eaten there.

In-text Questions — Page 135

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In the Land of Endless Sand, with Ritika
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Redrawn from the picture on pages 134–135: rolling sand dunes, a mud house with a thatched roof
and a water tanka beside it, solar panels and windmills, a hamlet of thatched huts, a pond with palm
trees, a khejri tree, cactus growing on a rock, a camel pulling a cart loaded with luggage, two women
carrying pots on their heads and a boy running with a goat. The book’s picture also shows women
dancing in ghaghras, a woman grinding grain, a man weaving a basket, a shepherd sitting with his
sheep and a mobile tower.

The land is dry and sandy, with high heaps of sand called dunes. Such land is a desert.

Sand stretches far away on every side.
There is very little green — only a few plants here and there.
Water is seen only in one small pond.

Why it looks like this: the book says a desert is a dry place with very little rainfall.
Without rain, grass and big trees cannot grow, so the sand shows everywhere.

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Q2 Look at the following picture and write your observations. What types of plants do
you see in the picture? How are they different from the plants you see in your
locality?

Redrawn from the picture on pages 134–135 of the textbook. Look carefully at the land,
the plants, the animals, the way people travel and the clothes they are wearing.

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Redrawn from the picture on pages 134–135: rolling sand dunes, a mud house with a thatched roof
and a water tanka beside it, solar panels and windmills, a hamlet of thatched huts, a pond with palm
trees, a khejri tree, cactus growing on a rock, a camel pulling a cart loaded with luggage, two women
carrying pots on their heads and a boy running with a goat. The book’s picture also shows women
dancing in ghaghras, a woman grinding grain, a man weaving a basket, a shepherd sitting with his
sheep and a mobile tower.

The picture shows cactus (thor), khejri and babool, and a few palm trees near the small pond.
How they are different from plants near most of our homes:

DESERT PLANTS PLANTS IN MOST OTHER PLACES

Thorns instead of broad leaves Broad green leaves

Thick stems that store water Thin stems, no water stored

Grow far apart, short and bushy Grow close together, often tall and shady

Live on very little water Need water often

Why it happens: very little rain falls in a desert. A plant with small leaves or thorns
loses less water, and a cactus keeps water inside its stem. That is how these plants
stay alive.

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Q3 Look at the following picture and write your observations. Is there something
unique about the way people in this village are dressed?

Redrawn from the picture on pages 134–135 of the textbook. Look carefully at the land,
the plants, the animals, the way people travel and the clothes they are wearing.

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Redrawn from the picture on pages 134–135: rolling sand dunes, a mud house with a thatched roof
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Q4 Look at the following picture and write your observations. How do you think people
travel in deserts?

Redrawn from the picture on pages 134–135 of the textbook. Look carefully at the land,
the plants, the animals, the way people travel and the clothes they are wearing.

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Redrawn from the picture on pages 134–135: rolling sand dunes, a mud house with a thatched roof
and a water tanka beside it, solar panels and windmills, a hamlet of thatched huts, a pond with palm
trees, a khejri tree, cactus growing on a rock, a camel pulling a cart loaded with luggage, two women
carrying pots on their heads and a boy running with a goat. The book’s picture also shows women
dancing in ghaghras, a woman grinding grain, a man weaving a basket, a shepherd sitting with his
sheep and a mobile tower.

People travel mainly on camels and in camel carts.

In the picture a camel is pulling a cart loaded with luggage.
People also walk short distances, and buses and jeeps use the roads.

Why the camel: a camel has long legs and broad feet, so it does not sink into soft
sand. It can walk for days with very little water. That is why the book calls the camel
the ship of the desert.

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Q5 Look at the following picture and write your observations. What do you like the
most in the picture?

Redrawn from the picture on pages 134–135 of the textbook. Look carefully at the land,
the plants, the animals, the way people travel and the clothes they are wearing.

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Redrawn from the picture on pages 134–135: rolling sand dunes, a mud house with a thatched roof
and a water tanka beside it, solar panels and windmills, a hamlet of thatched huts, a pond with palm
trees, a khejri tree, cactus growing on a rock, a camel pulling a cart loaded with luggage, two women
carrying pots on their heads and a boy running with a goat. The book’s picture also shows women
dancing in ghaghras, a woman grinding grain, a man weaving a basket, a shepherd sitting with his
sheep and a mobile tower.

Pick one thing from the picture and say why you like it. There is no single right answer here, but
your reason should come from the picture.
Things you could choose: the camel cart, the dancing women in bright ghaghras, the mud
house with its painted white pattern, the tall sand dunes, the cactus, the small pond, or the
tanka that stores water.
Sample answer: I like the camel cart the most. The camel walks easily on the soft sand and
carries a full load of bags. It is like a bus that never needs a road.

Find out — Page 137
In the Land of Endless Sand, with Ritika

FIND OUT

Q1 Ask your family members about the folk songs and dances from your region, and
note them down in the table below.

DANCE FORM FOLK MUSIC

This is a find-out activity. Do it like this.

1. Ask your grandparents, parents or an elder neighbour.
2. Ask two questions: Which dance is done at weddings and festivals here? and Which songs do
people sing?
3. Write each dance in the left column and each song or music style in the right column.

This is the table as the book prints it.

DANCE FORM FOLK MUSIC

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Did you know? Desert plants solve the same problem in their own way. A cactus
stores water inside its thick stem.

In-text Questions — Page 139

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On the Seashore, with Chandni

Q1 Look at the picture given below and write your observations. List the different
kinds of activities that the people are doing.

Redrawn from the picture on pages 138–139 of the textbook. Look carefully at the sea,
the trees, the houses and what the people are doing.

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Redrawn from the picture on pages 138–139: the sea with a ship on the skyline, fishermen casting a
net from a long boat, a child floating on a ring, coconut palms, huts with sloping roofs, a beach
umbrella, a child flying a kite, children building a sand castle and shaping sand art of an elephant, sea
turtles on the sand and a conch shell. The book’s picture also shows stalls selling shell crafts and
cashew nuts, a dolphin and a deck chair.

People on this beach are doing many different things.

Fishermen are casting a net from a boat in the sea.
Children are building sand castles on the wet sand.
Artists are making sand art — a big elephant of sand.
Children are swimming with float rings and flying kites.
Shopkeepers are selling shell crafts and cashew nuts in the market.
Visitors are walking, sitting under a beach umbrella and resting on a chair.

Why it happens: the book says that in coastal regions many people depend on
fishing for their livelihood. Others earn from visitors who come to enjoy the beach.

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Q2 Look at the picture given below and write your observations. What kinds of trees
are found near the sea, and how are they different from those in the deserts and
plains?

Redrawn from the picture on pages 138–139 of the textbook. Look carefully at the sea,
the trees, the houses and what the people are doing.

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Q3 Look at the picture given below and write your observations. List the fun activities
you would like to do on a beach.

Redrawn from the picture on pages 138–139 of the textbook. Look carefully at the sea,
the trees, the houses and what the people are doing.

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Redrawn from the picture on pages 138–139: the sea with a ship on the skyline, fishermen casting a
net from a long boat, a child floating on a ring, coconut palms, huts with sloping roofs, a beach
umbrella, a child flying a kite, children building a sand castle and shaping sand art of an elephant, sea
turtles on the sand and a conch shell. The book’s picture also shows stalls selling shell crafts and
cashew nuts, a dolphin and a deck chair.

Write your own list. Choose things you can really do on a beach, and keep them safe ones.
Sample answer:

Build a sand castle with a bucket and a spade.
Collect sea shells and sort them by shape.
Fly a kite in the sea breeze.
Walk along the wet sand and let the waves touch my feet.
Watch the fishermen bring in their nets.
Try a little sand art, like the artists at Puri.

Tip: always stay with an adult near the sea, and never go into deep water. Carry your
waste back with you so the beach stays clean.

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Q4 Look at the picture given below and write your observations. What is special about
the dresses people wear in the coastal regions?

Redrawn from the picture on pages 138–139 of the textbook. Look carefully at the sea,
the trees, the houses and what the people are doing.

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Redrawn from the picture on pages 138–139: the sea with a ship on the skyline, fishermen casting a
net from a long boat, a child floating on a ring, coconut palms, huts with sloping roofs, a beach
umbrella, a child flying a kite, children building a sand castle and shaping sand art of an elephant, sea
turtles on the sand and a conch shell. The book’s picture also shows stalls selling shell crafts and
cashew nuts, a dolphin and a deck chair.

The clothes are light, thin and cotton, and often brightly coloured.

Women wear cotton sarees. In Odisha the Sambalpuri saree is famous — Chandni’s mother
bought one at Puri.
Men wear a dhoti or lungi with a shirt or a light gamchha on the shoulder.
Fishermen tie their lungi up short so they can work in the water.

Why it happens: the coast is hot and the air is damp. Thin cotton clothes dry quickly
and let air pass, so people stay comfortable while working near the water.

Activity 2 — Page 141
Let us Create

ACTIVITY

Q1 Let us Create — Use one coastal item to create a fun decor object like a photo
frame, a necklace, a painted pebble, a mini basket or a sand art jar. Add your own
creative twist and display your work in the class! You can use any other locally
available materials to create the decor items.

This is a making activity. Follow these steps.

1. Pick one coastal item — a sea shell, a smooth pebble, clean dry sand, or a small piece of
driftwood. If you do not live near the sea, use something from your own area: seeds, dry
leaves, twigs, old buttons or bangles.
2. Wash it, dry it and lay it on a newspaper.
3. Choose one object to make: a photo frame, a necklace, a painted pebble, a mini basket or a
sand art jar.
4. Stick, thread or paint with the help of an adult. Let the glue and paint dry fully.
5. Write a small card with your name and what you used. Put your work on the class display
table.

Sample answer — a shell photo frame:

I cut a square frame out of thick cardboard.
I glued eight sea shells all around it, big ones at the corners and small ones in between.

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CATEGORY COASTAL REGION (PURI, DESERT (RAJASTHAN)
ODISHA)

Water The sea is right there, and it rains a Very little rainfall; water is stored in tankas
lot

Land Flat sandy shore beside the sea Dry sand dunes stretching far away

Trees Coconut and other palms, tall and Cactus, khejri and babool, short and thorny
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Animals Sea turtles, crabs, dolphins, Camels, lizards, wild cats, pythons, eagles
starfish, fish

Work Many people depend on fishing Rearing camels and goats, craft work, farming
where water reaches

Houses Sloping thatched or tiled roofs to Mud walls and thatched roofs, with a tanka for
throw off rain water

Food Dalma, pakhala, chhena poda, Dal-bati-churma, ker sangri
rasagola

Travel Boats on the water, roads on land Camels and camel carts over the sand

Why they differ: water decides almost everything. Where there is plenty of water,
people fish, tall trees grow and roofs must throw off rain. Where water is scarce,
people store it, plants stay small and animals must manage with very little.

Q2 Why is it important to keep our beaches clean?

A clean beach keeps sea creatures, people and work safe.

Animals stay safe. Turtles, dolphins and fish swallow plastic bags by mistake and fall ill or
die.
People stay healthy. Rubbish and broken glass on the sand can cut feet and spread illness.
The sea stays clean. Waste on the sand is carried into the water by the waves.
Work goes on. Fishermen get more fish from clean water, and visitors keep coming, so
shopkeepers and artists earn.
Play and art need clean sand. Sand castles, sand art and shell collecting are only possible
on a clean beach.

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Why it is our job: the sea cannot clean itself of plastic. Whatever we leave on the
beach stays there or goes into the water, so the only way to keep it clean is to carry
our waste back with us.

Activity 3 — Page 142
Can you identify these creatures?

ACTIVITY

Q1 Can you identify these creatures? (sea turtle, crab, dolphin, corals, seaweed,
starfish)

The six sea creatures printed on page 142, in the same order, each with an empty box below it.

Here are the six names written in the right boxes, reading left to right.

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BOX NAME HOW YOU CAN TELL

Top left Sea turtle A hard patterned shell with four flippers and a small head

Top middle Crab A round body with two big claws in front and many side legs

Top right Starfish Orange and shaped like a star with five arms

Bottom left Dolphin Smooth grey body with a fin on the back and a curved tail

Bottom middle Corals Pink and cream branches that look like little trees on the sea floor

Bottom right Seaweed Green and leafy, growing in bunches like grass in the water

Why they all live here: all six are found in and around the sea. That is why Chandni
saw turtles and collected sea shells on her boat ride at Puri, and not in the desert.

Did you know? Corals and seaweed are not animals that swim. Corals stay fixed to
the sea floor and seaweed grows there like a plant, but they give food and shelter to
many small sea creatures.

Discuss — Page 143
Living with Challenges

DISCUSS

Q1 What are the adverse effects of a cyclone?

A cyclone brings very strong winds and heavy rain, and it harms people, animals and trees.

Houses are damaged. Roofs are blown off and weak walls fall down.
Trees are uprooted and branches break.
Fields are flooded and the standing crop is spoiled.
Boats and nets are broken, so fishermen cannot go to sea and lose their earnings.
Electric poles fall, so there is no light and no water supply for days.
Animals and birds lose shelter and food.
Families have to leave home and stay in shelters.

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Why the coast: cyclones form over the sea and strike land first at the coast. Chandni
told her friends that strong winds and cyclones hit the coastal areas of Odisha quite
often.

Q2 How can communities be better prepared for such situations?

Being prepared means getting ready before the storm comes, not after.

Listen to early warnings on the radio, television or phone, and pass them on to
neighbours.
Move to a cyclone shelter on high ground in good time. Help old people, small children and
animals move first.
Keep an emergency bag ready — drinking water, dry food, a torch, medicines, and
important papers in a plastic cover.
Tie down roofs, cut weak branches and pull boats well up on the shore.
Practise safety drills in school and in the village so everyone knows where to go.
Keep helpline numbers written where all can see them.

Why it works: a cyclone cannot be stopped, but the harm it does can be made much
smaller. The book says the Government of Odisha has won national and
international awards for saving lives during cyclones through early warnings,
advance preparations and effective management.

In-text Questions — Page 145

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Redrawn from the picture on pages 144–145: snow-capped peaks, steep green slopes with terraced
fields, a village high on the hillside, pine trees, a wooden house with a sloping roof, a solar panel, a
yak with a bright saddle cloth, a cow on the slope, a woman carrying a basket on her back, a man in a
long red robe, school children with backpacks and a bird on the path. The book’s picture also shows a
cable car, a paraglider, a Buddha statue with prayer flags, a stream with a raft, a woman weaving on a
loom and a man weaving a bamboo basket.

The animals in the picture are:

a yak with long black hair and a bright cloth on its back;
cows and calves resting on the green slope;
sheep and goats grazing higher up the hill;
deer standing on a rocky ledge;
small birds on the path and a dog near the houses.

Why these animals: mountain animals need to keep warm and to walk on steep,
rocky ground. The yak has thick long hair; sheep and goats have hard hooves that
grip the rocks.

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Q2 Look at the picture above and write your observations. How are the dresses worn
by people living in the mountains different from those worn in your region?

Redrawn from the picture on pages 144–145 of the textbook. Look carefully at the land,
the trees, the animals and the clothes people are wearing.

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Redrawn from the picture on pages 144–145: snow-capped peaks, steep green slopes with terraced
fields, a village high on the hillside, pine trees, a wooden house with a sloping roof, a solar panel, a
yak with a bright saddle cloth, a cow on the slope, a woman carrying a basket on her back, a man in a
long red robe, school children with backpacks and a bird on the path. The book’s picture also shows a
cable car, a paraglider, a Buddha statue with prayer flags, a stream with a raft, a woman weaving on a
loom and a man weaving a bamboo basket.

Mountain clothes are thick, warm and full-sleeved, and they cover most of the body.

People wear long robes tied at the waist. Nayan names three of them in his diary — the
bakhu, the dumdyam and the Gunyo cholo.
Many wear a woollen cap, a shawl and covered shoes.
In the warm plains, most of us wear thin cotton clothes with short sleeves and open sandals.

Why it happens: the mountains are usually cold, and many peaks stay covered in
snow. Thick woollen clothes trap the body’s warmth and keep the cold air out. Where
the weather is hot, thin clothes let the heat escape.

Tip: name the traditional dress of your own region too, and say what weather it
suits.

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Q3 Look at the picture above and write your observations. Describe the trees found in
the mountains.

Redrawn from the picture on pages 144–145 of the textbook. Look carefully at the land,
the trees, the animals and the clothes people are wearing.

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Why it happens: the body loses heat quickly in cold air. Warm clothes, warm houses
and hot food all do the same job — they keep the body’s heat from escaping.

Q2 What traditional clothes are worn in your region? How do they match with the local
climate?

Answer for your own region. Do it in two steps.

1. Ask at home which clothes elders wear at festivals and weddings. Those are the traditional
clothes.
2. Now ask yourself: is my place hot, cold, rainy or dry? Then say how the clothes suit it.

Sample answer: In my region people traditionally wear a cotton dhoti or saree with a light
gamchha. Our summers are long and hot, so thin cotton clothes are best — they let air pass and
dry quickly after a wash.
Other examples from the chapter:

Punjab (plains): kurta-pyjama with a turban, and salwar-kameez with a dupatta — loose
cotton for hot weather.
Rajasthan (desert): ghaghra with a bandhini dupatta, and colourful turbans — they cover
the head from the strong sun and blowing sand.
Sikkim (mountains): bakhu, dumdyam and Gunyo cholo — thick and warm for the cold.

The rule to remember: traditional clothes are not chosen only for beauty. They are
shaped by the weather of the place, which is why they differ from region to region.

Q3 Why do you think certain trees, like pine and oak, grow better in the mountains?

Pine and oak grow well in the mountains because they are suited to cold weather and steep,
rocky ground.

They can stand very cold air and snow without dying.
Pine leaves are thin and needle-like, so the tree loses very little water.
A pine tree is narrow and pointed, so snow slides off its branches instead of breaking them.
Their roots hold on well in thin, rocky soil on a slope.
Oak has a strong trunk and deep roots that grip the hillside.

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Why other trees cannot: a tree with wide, soft leaves would lose too much water in
the cold dry air, and heavy snow would snap its flat branches.

Q4 How do animals like yak survive in the cold climate of Sikkim?

A yak is built for the cold.

Its body is covered with thick, long hair that hangs down almost to the ground, like a warm
blanket.
Under the skin there is a layer of fat that holds in the body’s heat.
It has strong legs and hard, broad hooves, so it can walk safely on rock, ice and steep
paths.
It eats grass and mountain plants, which grow there through most of the year.

Why this matters to people: because the yak is strong and sure-footed, people use
it for travel in the mountains. Nayan wrote in his diary that he enjoyed a yak ride,
and that yaks are commonly used there for mountain travel.

Discuss — Page 148

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In the Mountains, with Nayan

DISCUSS

Q1 Why do you think traditional houses in Sikkim are built with wood and have
slanting roofs?

A traditional house of the kind shown on pages 147–148: wooden walls, wide windows and a roof that
slopes down on both sides, with prayer flags strung above it.

There are two separate reasons — one for the wood and one for the slanting roof.

Wood is used because many trees — oak, pine, walnut and chestnut — grow right there, so
wood is easy to get and easy to carry up a hill. Wood also keeps the inside of the house
warm.
Slanting roofs are used because rain water and snow slide straight down off them.
Nothing collects on top.

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Why a flat roof would not do: snow and rain would pile up on a flat roof. The
weight would grow heavier and heavier, water would leak in, and the roof could give
way.

Q2 Does your house have any feature that is similar to the houses in the mountains?

Look at your own house and compare it with the picture in the book.

1. Is the roof flat or sloping?
2. What is it made of — wood, brick, cement, tin sheets, tiles or thatch?
3. Are the windows big or small? Is there a verandah?

Sample answer: Yes, one feature is the same. My house has a sloping tin roof, just like the
mountain houses, because it rains heavily in my town and the water must run off quickly. But
my walls are of brick, not wood, and my windows are much bigger because our weather is
warm.

The idea behind it: a sloping roof is used wherever a lot of rain or snow falls,
whether in the mountains or in a rainy plain. The shape of a house answers the
weather of the place.

Q3 Why are landslides common in mountains during the rainy season?

A landslide happens when soil and rocks slide down a slope. In the rainy season this happens
often in the mountains.

Mountain slopes are steep, so soil and rocks are always ready to slip downwards.
Heavy rain makes the soil soft, loose and heavy, and it can no longer hold on.
Water flows between the rocks and pushes them apart.
Where trees have been cut, there are no roots to hold the soil, so it slips easily.
Cutting the hillside for roads and buildings also weakens the slope.

Why trees help: tree roots grip the soil like many small hands and hold it in place.
That is why planting trees on a slope is one of the best ways to stop landslides.

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Why together: one family cannot rebuild alone after a disaster. When many people
each give a little time, food or money, a whole village can stand up again. The langar
sewa at the Golden Temple, where people volunteer to cook, serve and wash, shows
how well community service works.

Life in my Landform — Page 149
Life in my Landform

ACTIVITY

Q1 Draw the landform around you in the space given below. Name the area, the type of
landform, some interesting features of the people, their professions, food, houses,
plants and animals.

Draw the place where you live, then label it. Work in this order.

1. Stand outside or look out of a window. Is the land flat, hilly, sandy, or beside water?
2. Draw the big things first — the land line, then houses, trees, fields, a river or a road.
3. Add the animals and birds you really see.
4. Now write labels around your drawing for each of these seven things.

Your drawing is correct if every label truly matches your place. Do not copy Sikkim or Puri unless
you live there.
Sample answer — for a village in the plains:

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WHAT TO NAME SAMPLE

Name of the area Rampur village, near Kanpur

Type of landform Plains — flat land with fertile soil

Interesting features of the Everyone helps at harvest time; the whole village celebrates together
people

Professions Farming, dairy, a potter, a tailor, shopkeepers, a teacher

Food Roti, dal, rice, seasonal vegetables, curd and lassi

Houses Brick houses with flat roofs and a wide courtyard

Plants Wheat and mustard in the fields; mango, neem and peepal trees near the
houses

Animals Cows, buffaloes, goats, dogs, sparrows and crows

Why this activity matters: the chapter took you to four faraway lands. This one
asks you to look at your own land the same careful way, and to see that it too shapes
the food, houses and work of everyone around you.

Let us reflect — Pages 150–151
Let us reflect

LET US REFLECT

Q1 Compare life in the mountains and plains by capturing the differences in trees,
animals, houses, clothes, food, festivals and art forms.

This is the table as the book prints it. Two cells are already filled in as examples.

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CATEGORY PLAINS DESERT COASTAL MOUNTAINS

Trees

Animals Cows and buffaloes with
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Housing Wooden houses with
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Clothing

Food

Festivals

Art forms

Here it is completed from the chapter.

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CATEGORY PLAINS DESERT COASTAL MOUNTAINS

Trees Big shady trees Cactus (thor), Coconut and other Oak, pine, walnut,
beside the fields; khejri, babool palm trees chestnut
large crops of
maize and mustard

Animals Cows and Camel, lizard, wild Sea turtle, crab, Yak, cows, sheep and
buffaloes with cat, python, eagle dolphin, starfish, goats, deer
shorter fur fish

Housing Village houses with Mud houses with Houses near the Wooden houses with
flat roofs and a thatched roofs and shore with sloping sloping roofs
courtyard a tanka for water thatched or tiled
roofs

Clothing Kurta-pyjama with Ghaghra with a Light cotton Bakhu, dumdyam and
a turban; salwar- bandhini dupatta clothes; the Gunyo cholo — thick
kameez with a and bangles; Sambalpuri saree and warm
dupatta colourful turbans of Odisha

Food Makki di roti, Dal-bati-churma, Dalma, pakhala, Thukpa, sel roti
sarson da saag, ker sangri chhena poda,
lassi rasagola

Festivals Not named in the Not named in the Rath Yatra, the Loosong and
chapter — write a chapter — write a chariot festival of Namsoong, the
festival of your own festival of your Puri Sikkimese New Year
region own region

Art forms Folk songs and Folk dance in Sand art, Odissi Chaam mask dance,
dance with the ghaghras; khartal dance, shell craft, weaving on a loom,
dholak and sarangi music; Sambalpuri bamboo basket making
bandhini cloth weaving

Note on the book: the question says “compare life in the mountains and plains”, but
the table printed below it has four columns — Plains, Desert, Coastal and Mountains.
Fill all four columns; that is what the table asks for.

Tip: the chapter does not name a festival for the plains or the desert. Write one from
your own area instead, and say which region it belongs to.

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I chose the snowy peak and pine trees because I have never seen snow and the air there is
cool and clean.
I chose the flat fields because crops grow well on flat, fertile land, so my land will always
have food.
I chose the beach with palm trees because I love collecting sea shells and watching fishing
boats.
I chose the sand dunes with a camel because camel rides look exciting and the dunes are
beautiful at sunset.

Why the question is asked: it makes you notice that you did not choose at random.
You picked things because of what they give — food, water, beauty, coolness or fun.

Q4 (b) How does each feature benefit people, animals or plants?

Take each feature and say who it helps.

FEATURE WHOM IT HELPS, AND HOW

Snowy peak Melting snow feeds streams, so people, animals and plants lower down get fresh water

Pine forest Gives wood for houses, shelter for birds and deer, and the roots hold the soil on the
slope

Flat fields Grow grain and vegetables for people, and fodder for cows and buffaloes

Sea and beach Fish for food and work for fishermen; a home for turtles, crabs and corals

Coconut palms Give coconuts to eat, leaves for thatched roofs and shade on the hot sand

Sand dunes and The camel carries people and loads across sand where carts cannot go
camel

Tanka Stores rain water for the dry months, so no drop is wasted

The big idea: nothing in a landform stands alone. Water, soil, plants, animals and
people are all joined together, and each one gives something the others need.

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Q5 (c) What difficulties might people face living in your landform?

Every land gives something, and every land gives trouble too. The chapter showed this clearly.

PART OF MY LANDFORM DIFFICULTY PEOPLE WOULD FACE

Mountains Very cold weather; steep roads; landslides in the rainy season

Plains Very hot summers; floods if the river rises; crops fail if the rain is late

Coast Strong winds and cyclones that damage houses and boats

Desert Very little rain, so water is scarce; burning heat by day; sand storms

People meet these difficulties with sensible answers: tankas to store water in the desert, sloping
roofs in the mountains, cyclone shelters and early warnings on the coast.

Why this matters: people do not simply suffer where they live. They watch their
land, learn from it and change the way they build, dress and work so that life goes
on.

Chapter at a glance
Gurpreet talks about the plains of Amritsar, Ritika about the desert of Rajasthan, Chandni
about the seashore of Puri and Nayan about the mountains of Sikkim.
The plains have large fields and rich, fertile soil, so many people farm. Makki di roti, sarson
da saag and lassi are favourite foods, and the Golden Temple runs a langar sewa.
A desert is a dry place with very little rainfall. Cactus, khejri and babool grow there; camels,
lizards and eagles live there; houses are of mud with thatched roofs and tankas to store
water.
In coastal regions many people depend on fishing. Puri has sand beaches, sand art, sea
shells, the Rath Yatra and dishes like dalma, pakhala and chhena poda.
Mountains are rocky landforms that rise high above the ground and are usually cold. People
wear the bakhu and Gunyo cholo, eat thukpa and sel roti, live in wooden houses with
sloping roofs and celebrate Loosong and Namsoong.
Every land also brings its own difficulties — cyclones on the coast, scarce water in the desert
and landslides in the mountains.

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Quick revision

WORD WHAT IT MEANS WHERE IT COMES IN EXAMPLE FROM THE
THE CHAPTER BOOK

Plains Flat land with rich and fertile In the Land of The large fields of Amritsar,
soil Agriculture, pages 132– Punjab
133

Desert A dry place with very little In the Land of Endless The desert of Rajasthan
rainfall Sand, page 136

Coastal region Land that lies beside the sea On the Seashore, pages Puri, a coastal city in Odisha
139–140

Mountains Rocky landforms that rise high In the Mountains, page Sikkim, in the Himalayan
above the ground 145 mountains

Ship of the The name given to the camel Page 136 The camel carries people and
desert loads over sand

Tanka A water tank for storing water Page 137 Many desert houses in
Rajasthan have one

Langar sewa Community kitchen service that Page 134 The Golden Temple, Amritsar
serves free meals to all

Rath Yatra A grand chariot festival Page 141 Chariots of Jagannath,
Subhadra and Balabhadra in
Puri

Loosong and The festival that marks the start Page 147 Celebrated in Sikkim
Namsoong of the Sikkimese New Year

Chaam A mask dance Page 147 Danced during Loosong and
Namsoong

Cyclone A storm with very strong winds Living with Challenges, The coast of Odisha
that hits coastal areas page 143

Landslide Soil and rocks sliding down a Page 148 Common in mountains in the
slope rainy season

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