Q1.
Draw the landform around you in the space given below. Name the area, the type of landform, some interesting features of the people, their professions, food, houses, plants and animals.
Answer
Draw the place where you live, then label it. Work in this order.
- Stand outside or look out of a window. Is the land flat, hilly, sandy, or beside water?
- Draw the big things first — the land line, then houses, trees, fields, a river or a road.
- Add the animals and birds you really see.
- Now write labels around your drawing for each of these seven things.
Your drawing is correct if every label truly matches your place. Do not copy Sikkim or Puri unless you live there.
Sample answer — for a village in the plains:
| What to name | Sample |
|---|---|
| Name of the area | Rampur village, near Kanpur |
| Type of landform | Plains — flat land with fertile soil |
| Interesting features of the people | Everyone helps at harvest time; the whole village celebrates together |
| Professions | Farming, dairy, a potter, a tailor, shopkeepers, a teacher |
| Food | Roti, dal, rice, seasonal vegetables, curd and lassi |
| Houses | Brick houses with flat roofs and a wide courtyard |
| Plants | Wheat and mustard in the fields; mango, neem and peepal trees near the houses |
| Animals | Cows, buffaloes, goats, dogs, sparrows and crows |
Why this activity matters: the chapter took you to four faraway lands. This one asks you to look at your own land the same careful way, and to see that it too shapes the food, houses and work of everyone around you.