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

Updated on 2026-09-19

About this chapter

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 Gun

  • Back to School from Holidays
  • In the Land of Agriculture, with Gurpreet
  • In the Land of Endless Sand, with Ritika
  • Jaisalmer Fort
  • On the Seashore, with Chandni
  • Let us Create
  • Can you identify these creatures?
  • Living with Challenges
  • In the Mountains, with Nayan
  • Life in my Landform

Exercises

  1. Back to School from Holidays — Activity 1 Page 131
  2. In the Land of Agriculture, with Gurpreet — Write Page 132
  3. In the Land of Agriculture, with Gurpreet — Write Page 133
  4. In the Land of Endless Sand, with Ritika — In-text Questions Page 135
  5. In the Land of Endless Sand, with Ritika — Find out Page 137
  6. Jaisalmer Fort — Discuss Page 138
  7. On the Seashore, with Chandni — In-text Questions Page 139
  8. Let us Create — Activity 2 Page 141
  9. On the Seashore, with Chandni — Discuss Page 142
  10. Can you identify these creatures? — Activity 3 Page 142
  11. Living with Challenges — Discuss Page 143
  12. In the Mountains, with Nayan — In-text Questions Page 145
  13. In the Mountains, with Nayan — Discuss Page 147
  14. In the Mountains, with Nayan — Discuss Page 148
  15. Life in my Landform — Life in my Landform Page 149
  16. Let us reflect — Let us reflect Page 150–151
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