SOMETHING TO KNOW
A. Tick (✔) the correct option:
1. The number of Bhimbetka rock shelters is-
(a) 700
(b) 900
(c) 7000 (✔)
Answer – (c) 7000 (✔)
2. Bamboo and wooden houses are found in-
(a) Plains
(b) Desert
(c) Earthquake prone areas (✔)
Answer – (c) Earthquake prone areas (✔)
3. The earliest form of shelter for man were-
(a) Huts
(b) Caves (✔)
(c) Water bodies
Answer – (b) Caves (✔)
4. Flat roof houses are found in regions of-
(a) High temperature (✔)
(b) Low temperature
(c) Polar region
Answer – (a) High temperature (✔)
5. The volume of radio/television at night should be kept-
(a) Low (✔)
(b) High
(c) None of these
Answer – (a) Low (✔)
B. Fill in the blanks:
[Help Box – inhabitants, limited, dependent, car, sloping]
1. We live in society because we are dependent on others for fulfilment of our needs.
2. Houses in hilly areas have sloping roofs.
3. Stilt houses protect the inhabitants from wild animals.
4. You can organise car-pool with neighbours.
5. In cities, flats are common because of limited land and many people.
C. State whether True or False:
1. Huts were the earliest form of man-made shelter. False
2. Bhimbetka rock shelters are 9000 years old. True
3. The houses in the hilly areas have flat roof. False
4. We must never help our neighbours in case of emergency. False
5. Most people do not hesitate to throw garbage on street. True
D. Answer briefly:
1. What was the earliest form of shelter?
Answer – Caves are the earliest form of shelter.
2. What are the walls of huts made of in villages?
Answer – The walls of huts in villages are made up of mud.
3. Why are some houses built with thick walls and flat roofs?
Answer – Some houses are built with thick walls and flat roofs to keep them cool in summer.
4. Give two advantages of high-rise apartments.
Answer – Two advantages of high-rise apartments are –
Large number of people can live in limited area.
These apartment needs limited area to build.
5. What is the advantage of Neighbourhood Watch Plan?
Answer – Neighbourhood watch plan results in prevention of crime and ensuring safety of residents.
E. Answer the following questions:
1. What information do we get from Bhimbetka rock shelters?
Answer – Bhimbetka rocks shelters give us lot of information about the life, tools and implements of the early man. The discovery of these caves has linked us to the pre-historic man.
2. List the changes that occurred in the life of man when he became a food producer.
Answer – The changes that occurred in the life of man when he became a food producer are –
He started living a settled life close to water bodies as he needed water for crops.
He started building huts with branches and leaves of tree.
3. Give three reasons for regional variation in houses.
Answer – Three reasons for regional variation in houses are landforms, climate and materials.
4. What are the responsibilities of a good neighbour?
Answer – Responsibilities of a good neighbour are:
We should keep the volume of radio and television low, especially in night.
We should not use noisy equipments or appliances in night like washing machine or vacuum cleaner.
We can also organise a car pool with neighbours and share the parking space peacefully.
5. Complete the table below:
Value Based Question:
How will you initiate a Neighbourhood Watch Plan in your society? What steps are necessary to encourage the people to participate and follow this plan? List two qualities that you would require to make the project a great success.
Answer – To initiate neighbourhood watch plan in our society, I will take following initiative
I will tell my neighbours about the requirement of plan.
I will encourage them to participate.
I will also develop a plan
Steps that are necessary to encourage the people to participate are:
Educate people about neighbourhood watch plan and plan’s advantage.
Plan must include objective and goals.
We should promote neighbourhood watch plan.
Two qualities that would be required to make the project a great success are-
Regular communication among the group members.
A good leader can make the campaign success.
Map Skill
On a political map of India locate, label and colour the following:
Two states where houseboats are used.
Answer – Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir
One group of islands of Indian Union.
Answer – Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the Bay of Bengal
State where Bhimbetka caves are located.
Answer – Madhya Pradesh
One hilly state.
Answer – Uttarakhand
One state situated along the Arabian Sea.
Answer – Maharashtra
SOMETHING TO DO
1. Suppose you live in a houseboat. How will you fulfill your requirement of going to school, buying vegetables, meeting your friends, etc.
Answer – However, doing the above mentioned task is really a challenging one but one has to pass all the barriers if goals are to be achieved. I will use a small boat to go all the places like school, buying vegetables, meeting my friends.
2. You must have seen huts in slums. What basic amenities are missing from such areas?
Answer – Yes, I have seen huts in slums. Most basic amenities like clean drinking water, toilets, drainage, electricity supply, and waste management facilities are missing in such areas.
3. Observe your colony/village and write down the types of houses and materials used to make them.
Answer – We are living in plains and the materials used to make the houses are sand, Cement, bricks, rock chips, iron rods etc.
4. There is shortage of water in your neighbour’s house. How will you help them?
Answer – If there will be shortage of water in my neighbour’s house then in the following ways, I can help my neighbour-
I will come forward and tell my neighbour to use my bathroom.
I will give him sufficient drinking water and water for cooking also.
That day I will also cut my usage of water.
If they need more water then I will put a request for water supply in PH&ED office.