202110827-TRAVELLER_PREMIUM-STUDENT-WORKBOOK-SOCIAL_STUDIES-G03-PART2

SOCIAL STUDIES 3WORKBOOK – 2 Name: ___________________________________ Section: ________________ Roll No.: _________ School: __________________________________

Preface ClassKlap partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. Our books strive to ensure inclusiveness in terms of gender and diversity in representation, catering to the heterogeneous Indian classroom. ClassKlap presents the Traveller series, designed specifically to meet the requirements of the new curriculum released in November 2016 by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). Guiding principles: The 2016 CISCE curriculum states the following as a few of its guiding principles for Social Studies teaching:  Connecting learning to life in the outside world  Integrating Social Studies with other subjects across the curriculum and arts  Using meaningful contexts to develop interpersonal and life skills  Making assessment for learning an integral part of the teaching-learning process  Ensuring active participation of children by using a variety of activities and tasks Each of these principles resonates with the spirit in which the ClassKlap textbooks, workbooks and teacher companion books have been designed. The ClassKlap team of pedagogy experts has carried out an intensive mapping exercise to create a framework based on the CISCE curriculum document. Key features of ClassKlap Traveller series:  CISCE framework  Develops the knowledge and skills necessary for informed and thoughtful participation in society  Introduces children to timelines and historical maps in order to help them develop timeline, map and globe skills  Helps in developing observation, reporting, analysis and critical-thinking skills  Promotes awareness and personal responsibility through dialogue and enquiry about the world around them  Engages students through an interactive, age-appropriate, visually enhanced infographics and activity-based content All in all, the Traveller Social Studies books aim to generate greater engagement and enhance social, cultural and analytical skills for the intuitive and harmonious growth of an individual in an interconnected and interdependent global community. – The Authors

Workbook Features • Use of simple, age-appropriate language • Situation-based questions to foster real-life skills • Use of map and image-based questions to build analytical skills • Focus on subject-related vocabulary building I Remember Recollecting critical information related to the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’ and ‘where’ of the concept I Apply I Understand Applying the understanding of Engaging with the ‘how’ and the concept to questions based ‘why’ of the concept on application of the concept in real-life scenarios I Explore (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

Contents 7 India: A Land of Diversity������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 8 India: A Land of Rich Heritage���������������������������������������������������������������� 7 9 Leaders of India�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 13 10 Our Solar System������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19 11 Representing the Earth��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 12 The Environment������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 31

7Lesson India: A Land of Diversity I Remember Multiple Choice Questions 1) What is the Parsi New Year known as? [] [] (A) Nowruz (B) Pongal (C) Vesakha (D) Onam 2) Name the longest epic poem in the world. (A) Ramayana (B) Mahabharata (C) Iliad (D) Odyssey Fill in the Blanks 3) In Kerala, the harvest festival is called _________________. 4) The _________________ is our national bird. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name the harvest festival celebrated in Assam. Ans. 6) What is the most important religious period of the Jains? Ans. Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘folk tale’. Ans. 1

I Understand Circle the Correct Word Study the pictures. Circle the name of the correct festival for each picture. 8) 9) Holi / Diwali Pongal / Bonalu 10) 11) Eid-ul-fitr / Ramadan Christmas / Baisakhi 2

Short Answer Questions 12) E pics talk about fierce battles and heroic deeds. Which two groups fought in the great war written about in the Mahabharata? Ans. 13) When and why is a harvest festival celebrated? Ans. Long Answer Question 14) S ome festivals celebrate the end of a long religious period. Write about any two such festivals in detail. Ans. I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) Maria and Abhishek were playing with colours. They were celebrating _________________. [ ] (A) Christmas (B) Pongal (C) Holi (D) Bonalu India: A Land of Diversity 3

16) Last night Rajesh read a grand story about gods, kings, armies and wars. He read _________________. [] (A) a fable (B) an epic (C) a folk tale (D) a drama Short Answer Questions 17) D oes this picture show ‘unity in diversity’ among Indians? Give reasons for your answer. Ans. 4

18) Read the given clues. Find the suitable national symbols in the following word search. G A J AMA E ACH J Y B G V X VMA H L OAF D L A W E L J L P F NC A P E A C O C K A Z AM M E A S F T U B M E GW P C R G A U Z AOAAR I E C A H S B E P C NM A D R P OM L T F GAB H S U A F Q B R U N MG J K P S D K L T APAL Q I E C U E R N J WNH R P E O I G B G T Y AU a) national bird b) national flower c) national currency d) national anthem Long Answer Question 19) You see a friend disrespecting the religion of another friend. What would you say to them? Ans. India: A Land of Diversity 5

I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Form teams of two or three people. Choose a neighbouring country of India. Collect photographs of any three festivals celebrated in that country. Paste them below. Write two sentences about each festival. Mention the following. • When the festivals are celebrated (Example: month or season) • Reasons for celebration _______________________________________ Festival 1 _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Festival 2 _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Festival 3 _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 6

8Lesson RInicdhiaH: AerLitaangdeof I Remember Multiple Choice Questions 1) In which city is Humayun’s tomb located? [ ] ] (A) Kolkata (B) Delhi (C) Mumbai (D) Lucknow 2) Which of the following monuments is found in Arunachal Pradesh? [ (A) Taj Mahal (B) Basilica of Bom Jesus (C) Buland Darwaza (D) Tawang Monastery Fill in the Blanks 3) _________________ means the food and clothing habits, religion and art of a community. 4) When a community’s culture is passed on for many years, it is called _________________. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name a heritage site famous for paintings. Ans. 6) H  ow old is the Basilica of Bom Jesus? Ans. Short Answer Question 7) What does UNESCO stand for? What role does it perform? Ans. 7

I Understand Column B Match the Following a) Column A 8) A pillar at Vaishali in Bihar 9) Basilica of b) Bom Jesus c) 10) Buland Darwaza d) 11) Taj Mahal 8

Short Answer Questions 12) Where were most of the earliest paintings made? Can you mention the theme of one such early painting? Ans. 13) In which state is the city of Vijayanagara located? Why is the city special? Ans. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) H ow is the heritage of a community formed? Mention an important part of India’s heritage. Ans. I Apply [] Multiple Choice Questions 15) Which of the following is not a historical monument? India: A Land of Rich Heritage 9

(A) (B) Humayun’s tomb Western Ghats (C) (D) India Gate Charminar 16) Which of the following statements is true? [] (A) Sculpture is not a form of individual art. (B) Chemicals were used to make paints for small paintings in the past. (C) Buland Darwaza was built before Emperor Akbar ascended the throne. (D) The Basilica of Bom Jesus is not a natural heritage of India. Short Answer Questions 17) T he Victoria Memorial is a famous historical monument in Kolkata. Today its walls have stains and the white marble is slowly turning yellow. Mention two reasons for this. Ans. 18) C leaning historical monuments is a way of protecting our heritage. Can you think of how we can keep our monuments clean? Mention two such ways. Ans. 10

Long Answer Question 19) What kind of painting is this? What could have been used to make the paint for this painting? Ans. I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) C  hoose a partner. Narrate an account of a visit to a historical place to each other. Imagine that you went along with your partner during India: A Land of Rich Heritage 11

their visit. Write a story about it. Ask your partner to draw a picture of the historical place in the given box. Ans. 12

9Lesson Leaders of India I Remember Multiple Choice Questions 1) Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India? [ ] ] (A) Kasturba Gandhi (B) Sonia Gandhi (C) Indira Gandhi (D) Maneka Gandhi 2) What is Jamsetji Tata also known as? [ (A) ‘Father of the Modern Car’ (B) ‘Father of Indian Industry’ (C) ‘Steelmaker of India’ (D) ‘Founder of TATA’ Fill in the Blanks 3) _________________ became the first woman to join the Indian Police Service as an officer. 4) _________________ was the 11th President of India. 13

Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name the group, started by Mother Teresa, that works to help the poor, the sick and the differently abled. Ans. 6) Name the company started by Jamsetji Tata that makes cars. Ans. Short Answer Question 7) Who is a leader? Name a famous Indian leader. Ans. __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ 14

I Understand Match the Following Match the pictures of the leaders to the work done by them. Leaders Their work 8) a) Helped to frame the Constitution of India 9) b) Used non-violent methods of protest against British rule 10) c) Inspired Indians of all religions to live together peacefully 11) d) Took care of the poor and unwell Leaders of India 15

Short Answer Questions 12) W hat was Dr A P J Abdul Kalam also known as? What did he want for the children of India? Ans. 13) What is a hunger strike? Which famous Indian leader would you connect to hunger strikes? Ans. Long Answer Question 14) Who was Swami Vivekananda? Why did he ask people to find out the scientific truth? Ans. I Apply Multiple Choice Questions [] 15) Name the leader shown on the stamp. (B) Sister Nivedita (D) Kasturba Gandhi (A) Mother Teresa (C) Kiran Bedi 16

16) T he given stamp was released in 1958 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the steel industry. Who does it show? [ ] (A) Jamsetji Tata (B) Dr B R Ambedkar (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Swami Vivekananda Short Answer Questions 17) Why did Kiran Bedi start yoga classes and many other activities for people in prisons? Ans. 18) H ow did the Green Revolution help the citizens of our country? Identify two ways. Ans. Long Answer Question 19) Leaders always guide the people of their country. How do you think the leaders of our country helped us to become free from the British? If you were to become a leader, which qualities would you need to have? Ans. Leaders of India 17

I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) L ook up two world leaders. These would be leaders who inspired the world with their work. Paste their pictures below and write a few lines on each leader. Ans. Leader 1 Leader 2 18

10Lesson Our Solar System I Remember [] Multiple Choice Questions (B) 1) W hich of the following is a star? (A) Saturn Earth (C) (D) Venus Sun 2) What do the large rocks between Mars and Jupiter form? [ ] (A) a solar system (B) a galaxy (C) asteroid belt (D) planets Fill in the Blanks 3) A natural satellite is a ball-shaped object which travels around a _________________. 19

4) _________________ is called the ‘red planet’. Very Short Answer Questions 5) W hat do we call a system where a set of planets continuously moves around a star? Ans. 6) Name the planet that has rings of ice and dust around it. Ans. Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘comet’. Give an example. Ans. [] [] I Understand Write 'True' or 'False' 8) The name of our galaxy is the Milky Way. 9) Jupiter is called the ‘living planet’. 20

10) Mars is the coldest planet in our solar system. [] 11) The universe has many galaxies in it. [] Short Answer Questions 12) Which is the hottest planet in our solar system? Why? Ans. 13) Study the picture. Identify the layers and label them correctly. Ans. Our Solar System 21

Long Answer Question 14) A picture of the solar system is given. The Sun is at its centre. Label the planets and write one sentence about any two of them. Ans. 22

I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) Suhail wants to visit a neighbouring planet of the Earth. Which of the following would he visit? [ ] (A) Mars (B) Mercury (C) Jupiter (D) Neptune 16) A scientist wants to send a rocket to the coldest planet in our solar system. Which of the following planets would it be sent to? [] (A) Jupiter (B) Neptune (C) Earth (D) Mars Short Answer Questions 17) What do we get from the Sun? How does this happen? Ans. 18) Y ou have seen the Moon shine at night. Explain why the Moon shines. Ans. Long Answer Question 19) Life exists on Earth. However, it is not found on any of the other planets in the solar system. Identify any two reasons for this. Ans. Our Solar System 23

I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) If you are given a chance to go on a space exploration, which of the given heavenly bodies would you like to go to? Why would you go there? Neptune Moon Jupiter Mars Ans. 24

11Lesson Representing the Earth I Remember Multiple Choice Questions 1) What do you call a map that shows landforms and water bodies? [ ] ] (A) political map (B) physical map (C) sketch map (D) thematic map 2) What kind of surface is a map drawn on? [ (A) spherical surface (B) twisted surface (C) flat surface (D) curved surface Fill in the Blanks 3) The shape of a globe is similar to that of the _________________. 4) A _________________ map will show the pattern of rainfall in India. Very Short Answer Questions 5) From which Latin word does the word ‘globe’ come from? Ans. 6) Which instrument is used to know the direction of a place? Ans. Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘map’. Name any one type of map. Ans. 25

I Understand Circle the Correct Word 8) A map is easy / difficult to carry. 9)  A map / globe is a small model of the Earth. 10) The Equator / Prime Meridian is part of a circle that divides a globe into eastern and western hemispheres. 11) The globe is divided into the northern and southern hemispheres by the Equator / Tropic of Capricorn. Short Answer Questions 12) Write a note on the North and South Poles. Ans. 13) Label the four lines marked on the given globe. 26

Long Answer Question 14) Write the differences between a map and a globe. Ans. Map Globe I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) Abhishek’s teacher has asked him to look up a map which shows the states of India and their capitals. Which type of map was she talking about?  [ ] (A) thematic map (B) political map (C) physical map (D) agricultural map Representing the Earth 27

16) Which of the following are not shown on the given map?  [     ] (A) cities (B) rivers (C) mountain ranges (D) plateaus Short Answer Questions 17) Imagine that the Earth is flat. Which representation of the Earth would not be used in that case? Why? Ans. 18) Do travellers to a new place use a map or a globe? Give one reason for your answer. Ans. 28

Long Answer Question 19) Use an atlas and the given picture of a globe to answer the following questions. a) N ame a country through which the Equator passes. Ans. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ b) Name a country between the Tropic of Capricorn and the South Pole. Ans. c) Mark the South Pole and the North Pole on the globe. Representing the Earth 29

I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) L ook at the road map given as an example. Make a road map of the route from your home to school. Use the symbols given in the legend. LEGEND My school My house Landmark ......... Road to take 30

12Lesson The Environment I Remember Multiple Choice Questions 1) Human activities use things from the environment and create [ ] _________________ material. [ ] (A) organic (B) waste (C) non-living (D) living 2) Which of the following may cause noise pollution? (A) (B) Not cleaning dustbins Spraying pesticides (C) (D) Burning waste Using loudspeakers Fill in the Blanks 3) T he environment includes _________________ and _________________ things. 31

4) We need _________________ to breathe and live. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name one cause of air pollution. Ans. 6) Name the chemicals used in farming that cause air pollution. Ans. Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘pollution’. Give an example of water pollution. Ans. I Understand Write 'True' or 'False' 8) Waste material from factories do not pollute water bodies. [] 9) V acuum cleaners, mixers and grinders can be very noisy. [] 10) The paint and clay from idols may pollute the water. [] 11) T he increasing air pollution is making the Earth very cold. [] Short Answer Questions 12) How do farming and factories lead to air pollution? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 32

13) H ow does waste from homes and factories affect the quality of water? Ans. Long Answer Question [ ] 14) What does pollution do to the environment? Ans. ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) Identify which of the following cannot be put in a compost pit. (A) (B) (C) (D) The Environment 33

16) W hich of the following does not cause air pollution? [] (A) (B) (C) (D)  Short Answer Questions 17) Jadav Payeng planted trees in an area that later became the Molai forest. Why do you think Payeng did that? Give two reasons. Ans. 34

18) Polluted water makes us ill. What else does it do? Mention two effects of water pollution. Ans. Long Answer Question 19) The air of a city has become very polluted. People are falling sick because of it. What steps can be taken by the people of that city to reduce the air pollution? Ans. I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) A picture showing environmental pollution is given. Answer the questions that follow. The Environment 35

a) What kind of pollution is shown here? b) Mention two causes for this type of pollution. c) Why is it important to prevent this kind of pollution? Ans. 36