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A PRODUCT OF CLASSKLAP SOCIAL STUDIES 1 WORKBOOK - PART ALPINE SERIES Latest Edition 4 Name: __________________________________ Section: ______________ Roll No.: ________ School: ________________________________ NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 1 2/1/2018 12:16:10 PM

Preface IMAX partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. IMAX presents the latest version of the Alpine series – updated and revised after considering the perceptive feedback and comments shared by our experienced reviewers and users. Designed specifically for state board schools, the Alpine series endeavours to be faithful to the spirit of the State Curriculum Framework and National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005. Therefore, our books strive to ensure inclusiveness in terms of gender and diversity in representation, catering to the heterogeneous Indian classroom. The NCF 2005 advocates the creation of age-appropriate and easily relatable content that ensures that students can perceive social realities while imbibing the values of the Indian constitution and human rights. The NCF also recommends the use of graphics, illustrations and pictures to help students to engage with concepts and ideas better. These objectives are integrated in the Alpine Social Studies textbooks and workbooks to provide a holistic learning experience to students. The key features of the Alpine Social Studies books are as follows:  Arrangement of concepts based on the RUAH model based on Bloom’s Taxonomy  C haracter- and dialogue-based introductions to concepts to ground Social Studies concepts in reality to make them relatable to students  Visually engaging formats for the organisation and presentation of information  In-text activities to assist memorisation and understanding  S ubject-related vocabulary building in every lesson  U se of timelines and historical maps to help students to develop timeline, map and globe skills  U se of maps and scenario-based questions in the workbooks  Integration of values and life skills  P romotes awareness and personal responsibility through dialogue and enquiry about the world around us Overall, the IMAX Alpine series aims to enhance social, cultural and analytical skills for the intuitive and harmonious growth of an individual in an interconnected and independent global community. – The Authors NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 2 2/1/2018 12:16:11 PM

Workbook Features Remembering Recollecting critical information related to the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’ and ‘where’ of the concept Understanding Engaging with the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the concept Application Applying the understanding of the concept to questions related to real-life scenarios Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Extending the application of the concept to more advanced and challenging questions that meet the criteria of higher order thinking skills NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 3 2/1/2018 12:16:11 PM

Contents 4Class 1 Explorations, Discoveries and Inventions 1.1 Ideas that Changed Our Lives������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 2 Our Earth 2.1 The Shape of the Earth�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6 2.2 C ontinents and Oceans; Latitudes and Longitudes������������������������������������������� 10 3 What Does the Earth Look Like? 3.1 Landforms and Water Bodies������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15 4 Rivers 4.1 Understanding Rivers�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20 4.2 India’s Rivers���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 24 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 4 2/1/2018 12:16:11 PM

Lesson Explorations, Discoveries 1 and Inventions Concept 1.1: Ideas that Changed Our Lives Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) The activity of searching and finding about something is known as _____________. [      ] (A) exploration (B) explanation (C) invention (D) examination 2) Who was the first person to travel into space? [      ] (A) Neil Armstrong (B) Alexandrine Tinne (C) Vasco da Gama (D) Yuri Gagarin Fill in the Blanks 3) Vasco da Gama discovered a way to reach ____________________ by sea. 4) Alexandrine Tinne explored the path followed by the River ____________________ for the first time. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Who is usually called the ‘father of medicine’ in India? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Which Chinese invention was initially used to wrap delicate materials? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘discovery’. Give an example. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 5 1 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM

Understanding Write True or False [ ] 8) Discoveries and inventions are not related to each other. [ ] 9) The discovery of fire led to the invention of the stove. [ ] 10) The mobile phone is an invention. [ ] 11) Inventions are objects that already exist. Short Answer Questions 12) What usually leads to inventions? Give an example. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) Classify the following into inventions or discoveries. Ans. a) Aeroplane b) Electricity c) Bulb d) Nitrogen Long Answer Question 14) Why is fire considered a discovery but matchstick an invention? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 6

_____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) A seismograph is a device used to measure the intensity of an earthquake. The first seismograph was invented 132 years after the birth of Jesus Christ by the Chinese astronomer and mathematician Chang Heng. When was the seismograph invented? [      ] (A) 132 BC      (B) 132 BCE      (C) 132 CE      (D) 132 DA 16) Which of these is an example of an invention? [      ] (A) (B) star fish star tulips (D) (C) stars medal Explorations, Discoveries and Inventions 3 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 7 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM

Short Answer Questions 17) A girl named Kritika was born in 20 BC. In which year did she celebrate her 10th and 30th birthdays? Draw a timeline to show these events from her life . Ans._ 18) Sahil found a new type of insect while he was visiting the Lakshadweep islands. Did Sahil invent something or did he discover something? Explain. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) N ame any three inventions that you use at school. How are these inventions useful? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 8

Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) What will you like to invent or discover? Why? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Explorations, Discoveries and Inventions 5 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 9 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM

Lesson 2 Our Earth Concept 2.1: The Shape of the Earth Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) Name the imaginary line where the Earth and the sky appear to meet.  [    ] (A) boundary (B) horizon (C) axis (D) diameter 2) What is the fixed path along which a planet or a heavenly body travels?  [    ] (A) orbit (B) pathway (C) diameter (D) radius Fill in the Blanks 3) When a planet or a satellite spins around itself, the movement is called _________________. 4) The Earth takes about ____________________ hours to complete one rotation. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What is the shape of the Earth? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________  6) What does the following diagram show? Orbit Sun Earth Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 10

7) What is meant by revolution? How long does the Earth take to complete one revolution? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Write True or False [] 8) If you start travelling in any direction from one point on the Earth, you will [] [] reach the same point after a certain time. [ ] 9) Ancient people had correctly understood the shape of the Earth. 10) The two diameters of the Earth are of the same length. 11) The Earth appeared to be flat to people in ancient times. Short Answer Questions 12) Draw a diagram of the Earth based on the following points: a) The Earth is an oblate sphere. b) The diameters of the Earth measure (i) 12,714 km and (ii) 12,756 km. Ans. Our Earth 7 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 11 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM

13) How did Ferdinand Magellan and his team prove that the Earth was not flat? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) Explain the shape and the diameter of the Earth. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) Which of the following is an effect of the viewer’s position on the Earth? [] (A) change in the shape of the Earth ( B ) change in the distance from the horizon (C) the shape of the horizon (D) change in the shape of the Moon 16) The ships at the Earth’s horizon appear to? [] (A) sail over ( B ) sink below (C) fly over (D) follow Short Answer Questions 17) On a beach, Rashi was looking at a ship using binoculars. The ship appeared to be sinking. Why do you think it appeared so? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 8 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 12

18) Which of these is an oblate sphere? Give a reason for your answer. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Rashi and Meher were discussing if they can see the curve of the Earth. Rashi said that they could see it, while Meher disagreed with her. Whom do you agree with? Also, provide two examples of the ways to determine it. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Our Earth 9 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 13 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM

Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Fill the following table with information about the planets of our solar system. Ans. Planet Time taken to complete Time taken to complete one rotation one revolution Concept 2.2: Continents and Oceans; Latitudes and Longitudes Multiple Choice Questions 1) How many main directions are there?  [ ] [ ] (A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four (D) poles 2) What does the equator divide the Earth into? (A) hemispheres (B) intervals (C) tropics Fill in the Blanks 3) The _______________________ is the point at the top of the Earth. 4) The axis of the Earth passes very close to the __________________. 10 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 14

Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name the imaginary line that divides the Earth into horizontal halves. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Name the imaginary lines used to study the different climatic zones of the Earth. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Name the longitude used to calculate dates around the world. Where is it located? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Circle the Correct Word 8) Seas / Oceans are the largest bodies of salty water. 9) Antarctica is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean / Southern Ocean. 10) The South Pole / North Pole is located in Antarctica. 11) The deepest point in the world’s oceans is located in the Pacific Ocean / Indian Ocean. Short Answer Questions 12) What are continents? How many continents are there? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) Name the continent on which people cannot live. Why? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Our Earth 11 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 15 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM

Long Answer Question 14) Label the following oceans on the map of the world given below. (A) Pacific Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean (C) Indian Ocean (D) Southern Ocean (E) Arctic Ocean Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) A famous geologist spoke about a discovery made in the rocky layer of the Earth. Which layer was he talking about? [] (A) core (B) atmosphere (C) crust (D) mantle 16) What might be caused by the movements of continents? [ ] (D) forest fires (A) earthquakes (B) floods (C) famines 12 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 16

Short Answer Questions 17) The Earth was formed a long time ago. Do you think that the Earth appeared the same back then? Why do you think so? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) What do you think happens when the landmass on which the continents are located shift and push against each other? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) What do the images given below show? Describe why did that happen. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Our Earth 13 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 17 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM

Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) This is an image of the Louvre Museum. It is located in France, Europe. Will you be able to reach the museum using only the coordinates? Why do you think so? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 14 2/1/2018 12:16:12 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 18

Lesson What Does the Earth 3 Look Like? Concept 3.1: Landforms and Water Bodies Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) What is a flat area of land on the surface of the Earth called? [    ] (A) plain (B) plateau (C) hill (D) mountain 2) What do we call the land between hills or mountains? [    ] (A) river delta (B) peninsula (C) lake (D) valley Fill in the Blanks 3) A ____________________ is a landform that looks like a table. 4) An ___________________ is a large piece of ice floating in the sea. Answer in One Word 5) Name the landform that is surrounded by water on all sides. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Name a large natural body formed of ice and snow. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) What is a mountain? How is it different from a hill? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 19 15 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM

Understanding Match the Following Column A Column B 8) green a) water 9) yellow b) hills 10) brown c) plateaus 11) blue d) plains Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions Observe the given map and answer questions 12 and 13.. 12) Name the two seas given on the map. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 16 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 20 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM

13) What colour is used to represent the plateaus on the map? Name any one plateau given on the map. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) How can we differentiate between a mountain and a hill on a map? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) Morad recently went trekking to the Himalayas. He had to cross an extremely cold plateau. Can you guess which plateau he crossed? [    ] (A) the Tibetan plateau (B) the Deccan plateau (C) the Chota Nagpur plateau (D) the Columbia plateau 16) The image given below shows Greenland. What type of landform is it? [    ] (A) peninsula (B) mountain (C) island (D) hill What Does the Earth Look Like? 17 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 21 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM

Short Answer Questions 17) On the map given below, mark the highest mountains in the world. Write the name of the mountains. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) Which sea does the River Ganga meet in West Bengal? What type of landform is formed there? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) a) Look at this picture. Is it right to call this region a peninsula? Why or why not? b) Which is the largest peninsula in the world? 18 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 22

Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Which is your favourite landform or water body? Why? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ What Does the Earth Look Like? 19 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 23 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM

Lesson 4 Rivers Concept 4.1: Understanding Rivers Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) What are ‘the smaller rivers joining the main river’ called? [] (A) distributaries (B) tributaries (C) sediments (D) delta 2) Which part of a river falls in low areas? [ ] (D) distributary (A) creek (B) peninsula (C) mouth Fill in the Blanks 3) The place where a river begins its journey is called its _________________. 4) A _________________ is the land that is made of sediments left behind by a river when it meets a larger body of water. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name the area where a river slows down. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Name the streams that are formed when a main river breaks up. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Define silt. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 20 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 24 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM

Understanding Circle the Correct Word 8) Rivers provide a natural way to travel by ships / cars. 9) Rivers are useful to humans for fishing / throwing garbage. 10) A recreational use of rivers is rafting / generating electricity. 11) Silt / Transport makes land fertile for farming. Short Answer Questions 12) How is fishing helpful to humans and animals? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) How are rivers helpful to humans? Explain using any four points. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) How do rivers and dams help in the generation of electricity? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Rivers 21 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 25 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM

Application Multiple Choice Questions [] 15) Which of the following is NOT a cause of river pollution? [] (A) dead bodies of animals thrown in rivers (B) plastic thrown in rivers (C) waste from farms, cities and factories let out into rivers (D) fish, crabs and other animals living in rivers 16) Look at the image. What is the cause of pollution that you notice? (A) dead bodies of animals in the river (B) idols immersed in the river after a festival (C) waste from factories thrown in the river (D) harmful organisms living in the river Short Answer Questions 17) T he sale of home water purifiers has increased in India. Why do you think so? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) One of the largest lakes in Bengaluru, the Bellandur lake, has spilled toxic froth many times. In August 2017, seventy six industries around the lake were shut down. Why do you think that happened? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 22 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 26

Long Answer Question 19) L ook at the image. Why does the River Ganga flow slowly in Allahabad? Give reasons. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Rivers 23 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 27 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM

Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Find out the river that is closest to your home. List its length and the states that it passes through. Mention if any dams are built on it. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Concept 4.2: India’s Rivers Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which is the longest river in India? [ ] ] (A) Ganga (B) Yamuna (C) Indus (D) Godavari 2) Which state is commonly known as the ‘land of five rivers’? [ (A) Nagaland (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) Punjab Fill in the Blanks 3) _________________________ is the second longest river in India. 4) _____________________________ is the largest tributary of the River Krishna. 24 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 28

Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name any one Indian river which does not have any major tributaries. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) What are the rivers that have water throughout the year called? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) What are non-perennial rivers? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Match the Following Column A Column B 8) glacier-fed river a) Gangotri 9) rain-fed river b) source of snow-fed river 10) Karakoram c) seasonal river 11) Ganga d) perennial river Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions 12) What is a river basin? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Rivers 25 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 29 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM

13) Write any two features of west-flowing Indian rivers. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) Give two differences between glacier-fed and rain-fed rivers. Ans.  Glacier-fed rivers Rain-fed rivers    [] Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) L akhan is fishing in a peninsular, west-flowing river. It does not have a delta. Which river is it? 26 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 30

(A) Ganga (B) Godavari (C) Narmada (D) Yamuna 16) The Sardar Sarovar Dam is an important river project. Which of these is not a [] function of this dam? (A) generating hydroelectricity (B) irrigation (C) storing water during the dry season (D) immersing idols Short Answer Questions 17) A K Upadhyaya, an Indian Forest Officer wanted to increase tree plantations near the Indira Gandhi Canal in Rajasthan.Why do you think the canal was built? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) In recent times, a lot of water is diverted from the rivers to the industries leaving farmers helpless. Why do you think rivers are important to farmers? Rivers 27 NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 31 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM

Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Muthuram lives next to the River Kaveri. He is thankful to the river. Why do you think he is thankful to the river? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) U se the internet to make a list of five important dams of India, their locations and the rivers they are built on. Write three sentences about the dam that is closest to your town or village. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 28 2/1/2018 12:16:13 PM NR_BGM_Alpine-G4-Workbook-Social-Part1_text.pdf 32


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