Activity – 03
Page. No. 72
Mark the other intermediary directions-
(a) Southeast is between South and East.
(b) Southwest is between South and West.
(c) Northwest is between North and West.
SOMETHING TO KNOW
A. Tick (✔) the correct option:
1. A sketch gives us a-
(a) Rough idea (✔)
(b) Complete idea
(c) No idea
Answer – (a) Rough idea (✔)
2. A map gives us a true location on a-
(a) Round surface
(b) Flat surface (✔)
(c) Uneven surface
Answer – (b) Flat surface (✔)
3. Blue colour on a map indicates-
(a) Mountains
(b) Desert
(c) Water (✔)
Answer – (c) Water (✔)
4. Hand of the compass always points to-
(a) North (✔)
(b) South
(c) East
Answer – (a) North (✔)
B. Fill in the blanks:
[Help Box – directions, compass, landmarks, four, language]
1. There are four cardinal directions.
2. People generally follow landmarks when they have to reach a place.
3. The hand of a compass always points to north.
4. In between the four cardinal directions there are four intermediary directions.
5. It is important to learn the language of a map.
C. Answer in one word:
1. When you face the rising sun, which direction is to your right and to left?
Answer – South and North
2. What is used to represent the ratio between distance on map and distance on the ground?
Answer – Scale
3. What is a book of maps called?
Answer – Atlas
4. What do symbols represent on a map?
Answer – Real objects
5. Draw a road sign that shows-No Horn.
Answer –
D. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the importance of a sketch?
Answer – Sketch gives us rough idea of place and helps in locating a place. It guides us with words like right – left, front back and give some landmarks like church, road, hospital etc.
2. What is the difference between a map and a sketch?
Answer – Sketch
A sketch is a diagram drawn from memory.
It gives us rough idea of place and helps in locating a place.
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A Map is an exact drawing of a place.
It gives us the location of a place on a flat surface.
3. List four problems that you can face if you do not know directions.
Answer – Four problem that we can face if we do not know directions are:-
It is difficult to reach the destination.
It is difficult to tell someone about your position.
If lost, difficult to find right track.
It could be difficult to explore new places.
4. What do you understand by the language of a map? Why is it important to use same map symbols all over the world?
Answer – The symbols and signs used to indicate different features of map is called language of Map. It is important to learn because same map symbols are used in all over the world. Moreover, people may not know every country’s language so, if they were unable to find direction they can gather information from the maps easily.
5. How will you find different directions if you do not have a compass?
Answer – If we don’t have a compass, we can find different direction with the help of Sun. As sun rises from east, in the noon it is in the south and in evening Sun sets in west.
VALUE BASED QUESTION:
Suppose you are going to attend a function. Your father forgets the invitation. card at home. How would you ensure that nobody gets worried and your father ofis able to find the destination quickly?
Answer – I will ensure that my father is able to find the destination quickly by using a map and guiding him with ways and direction or by using navigation system.
Map Skill
On a political map of India, label and colour two states in each direction-
North – Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
East – Odisha, West Bengal
West – Gujrat, Rajsthan
South – Kerela, Tamilnadu
SOMETHING TO DO
1. You can play a ‘globe game’ with your friend. All you need is a globe and a stopwatch. Pick up any city and ask your friend to locate it within a fixed time.
Answer – Students will play this ‘globe game’ under the supervision of Social Science teacher.
2. Hold a compass and move it around in a circle in clockwise direction. You will
be able to make out all the other directions from the ‘N’.
Answer – Students will do this task under the supervision of Social Science teacher.
3. Take a bangle or a plate. Trace it in your notebook. Take a compass and mark North. Name the other directions. Draw different objects in each direction.
Answer – Students will do this task under the supervision of Social Science teacher.
4. Directions Game-
Divide the class into four groups. Each group must choose one direction-east, west, etc. Allot each side of the room to different groups and accordingly ask them to sit there. Example, children who have chosen North direction will occupy the North side of the room.
Teacher will call out an item in a random direction and
the related group has to call out-North or South, as the case may be. The group giving the fastest and the wolf Lemort is, biso most correct answers will be the winner! Teacher can also give green cards for correct answers and red cards for wrong answers that can be counted at the end of the game.
Answer – Students will play this direction game under the supervision of Social Science teacher.
5. Give a political map of India and ask the students to label-
(a) Two states having ‘Pradesh’ in their names.
Answer – Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Two states starting with ‘M’
Answer – Manipur, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh
(c) Two states starting with ‘K’.
Answer – Karnataka, Kerela
(d) Two states starting with ‘H’.
Answer – Himachal Pradesh, Haryana
(e) Two states starting with ‘T’, etc.
Answer – Tamilnadu, Telengana