Geography Ques Ans Chapter 9 "INDIA-FLORA and FAUNA"

INDIA-FLORA AND FAUNA

Q1: How do we define forests?

Ans: Part of land which has natural vegetation without any human interference is called forests.

Q2: What is status of Indian land as forest and on world map?

Ans: 23.81% of total geographical land of India is covered by forests. India stands at 10^th position for the most forested country in the world.

Q3: Why plains have only 5% of total forests?

Ans: It is because population lives in plains and there is no forest where human beings live.

Q4: Write annual temperature, rainfall, average height of different trees and location in different types of forests.

Ans:

Forests	Annual Temp (in degree Celsius)	Annual Rainfall	Avg. Height of trees	Types of trees	Location
Tropical evergreen forests	25-27	250 cm	45-60 m	Ebony, rosewood, mahogany	Western slopes, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Andaman Nicobar islands
Tropical Deciduous forests	27	100-200 cm	25-60 m	Teak, sandalwood, shisham	MP, Chhattisgarh, chhota Nagpur plateau, Odisha
Thorny or  desert forests	25-30	Less than 75	6-10 m	Acacia, Babul, cacti, palas, khejra, neem	Kuchh, Western Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
Mountain Forests		150-250 cm	30-50	Pine, Fir, Cedar etc	Uttaranchal, Darjeeling, Sikkim, AP, Kashmir, Himalayan
Tidal or Mangrove Forests			9 m	Sundri, canes, palms	Delta region of Ganga, Mahanadi etc, gulf of kuchchh and part of eastern coastal region

Q5: Why deciduous forests are not considered to be evergreen in spite of having rainfall between100-200 cm?

Ans: Because the trees there shed their leaves for about 6-8 weeks during summer.

Q6: What is one remarkable feature of tidal forests?

Ans: They provide wood for fuel.

Q7: Which act works for the conservation of forests?

Ans: The Forest Conservation Act in 1980

Q8: From which tree do we get the medicine quinine?

Ans: Quinine is the antimalarial drug obtained from the bark of Cinchona tree.

Q9: What is poaching?

Ans: Illegal hunting, killing or capturing of wild animals is called poaching.

Q10: List out various locations for the following animals.

Ans:

Animal	Location
Tiger	Eastern Himalayas foothills, parts of peninsular India
Asiatic Lion	Gir forest of Gujarat
Elephant	Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
One horned Rhinoceros	Assam, West Bengal
Gaur or Indian Bison	Forests of Central India

Q11: Name one animal that is at the verge of extinction.

Ans: One horned Rhinoceros, It is the second largest mammal of India. Its number is deceased and is on the verge of extinction.

Q12: What measures Govt. Of India has taken up to conserve wildlife?

Ans: 1. The govt of India has set up wildlife and bird sanctuaries and national parks to protect animals and birds. We have 89 national parks, 490 wildlife sanctuaries to protect animals and birds.

2. There are various projects to save lives of certain animals such as Project Tiger, Project Elephant etc.

3. First week of October, every year is observed as ‘Wildlife week’ to accelerate the awareness of wildlife conservation among people.

Q13: Show following on map of India
a) Sunderbans b) Ranthambore Natinal park, c) Kanha national park, d) Wild Ass santuary

Q14: Write the methods by which  our forests can be conserved.
Ans: (Write your own thoughts)

Essay writing competition

Essay writing competition will be held on 6/1/16 in school during house activity period. Topics for class 6 are as follows:

(Word Limit: 200-300 words)

                              Topics

1.Welfare of My Society Depends on My Well Being

2.The Functions and Importance of a Free Press in a Democratic Society

3.The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

 4.True Hero is a Unifying Force in a Diverse Society

English W.S. Machu Picchu –

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CBSE Std. VI Term II English Machu Picchu – An Engineering Wonder
Date ___________ Machu Picchu – An Engineering Wonder
I. Choose the correct word from the box to complete the sentences given below:
1. Parents need to take initiative with their child's after-school programs.
2. The scene was one of breathtaking beauty.
3. The gardens are notable for their collection of roses and lilies.
4. The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
5. It was hard to read his expression in the waning light.
6. The reconstruction of the living room was expensive.
II. Choose the correct option:
1. The seven wonders of the world are chosen from a selection of _______________.
a. some rare books
b. 200 existing monuments
c. the most notable places
d. 2000 famous buildings
2. In the native language Quechua, Machu Picchu means _______________.
a. ‘Old peak’
b. ‘Old valley’
c. ‘Old roads’
d. None of the above
3. According to archaeologists, Machu Picchu was built _______________.
a. to conserve the Incan culture
b. as a retreat for the Incan emperor, Pachacuti
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
4. The city Vilcabamba became famous as _______________.
a. Machu Picchu
b. a marvel of engineering
c. a world Heritage site
d. the Lost City of the Incas
notable initiative waning marvel
reconstruction breathtaking
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5. The Peruvian government has set limits on the number of tourists visiting Machu
Picchu because ______________________________.
a. of fears of environmental degradation
b. Peru is prone to earthquakes
c. restoration of the site continues all the time
d. none of the above
III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.
1. “It is due to the incredible civil engineering techniques that many of the best
known buildings at Machu Picchu have remained standing till date.”
a. With what is Machu Picchu constructed?
Machu Picchu is constructed using excavated granite stone.
b. What special building technique did the Incas
have expertise in?
The Incas were skilled in using a building technique
called ‘ashlar’ in which blocks of stone are cut so
precisely as to fit together tightly without mortar.
c. Inspite of being located in an earthquake prone region, many buildings at
Machu Picchu remain standing. How is it possible?
When an earthquake occurs, the stones in the buildings are said to bounce
through the tremors and then fall back into place. Thus inspite of being located in
an earthquake prone region, many buildings at Machu Picchu remain standing.
2. “The New Seven Wonders of the world is those that have captured the interest of
travellers and interest of historians alike.”
a. What was the purpose of starting the New seven wonders of the world?
The New seven wonders of the world was started to revive the concept of the
Seven wonders of the Ancient world and to choose another set from a selection of
200 existing monuments.
b. What is unique about each of the seven wonders?
Each of the new seven wonders of the world is a masterpiece in itself. They are
the realization of some great dreams, display of some great skills and great
labour.
c. Name any two wonders of the world.
The Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal, Petra, Christ – the redeemer, The Roman
Colosseum, Chichen Itza, Machu Picchu
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IV. Answer the following questions:
1. How did little Sia know about Machu Picchu?
Little Sia knew about Machu Picchu through the poster on the main school bulletin
board about the new wonders of the world.
2. What is Machu Picchu?
Machu Picchu is a 15th century Inca site located on a ridge between the Huayna
Picchu and the Machu Picchu mountains in Peru.
3. How can one reach Machu Picchu?
There are two ways to get to Machu Picchu; by train or trekking. The climb is
strenuous but offers extraordinary views.
V. Answer briefly:
1. When and how was Machu Picchu discovered?
When the explorer, Hiram Bingham III came upon Machu Picchu in 1911, he was
looking for a different city, Vilcabamba. Bingham was of the opinion that both the
cities were the same. This theory was proved wrong in 1956 when the real
Vilacabamba is now believed to have been built in the jungle about 80 km west
of Machu Picchu.
VI. Pretend that you are emperor Pachacuti. You have all the resources and
manpower of the Inca empire at your disposal. What kind of empire would you
build? Would you build your new house on a mountain or you would choose a
different location?
Draw your estate and describe it here.
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English W.S.The Windmill

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CBSE Std. VI Term II English The Windmill
Date ___________ The Windmill
I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the box given below:
1. I could hear the melodious chant of the monks early in the morning.
2. The giant hungrily devoured the array of dishes laid on the table.
3. His work was praised by friends and foes alike.
4. The congregation sways, hands aloft.
5. I saw him pick up the debris and fling it away.
II. Choose the correct option:
1. What does the windmill do to the maize, wheat and the rye?
a. It turns them into flour.
b. It eats them up.
c. It turns them into garbage.
d. It throws them away.
2. Who is the windmill’s master?
a. A giant
b. A brave man
c. A farmer
d. A miller
3. What does the windmill do on Sundays?
a. It devours all the flour.
b. It works hard.
c. It rests.
d. It meets its foe.
4. Which figure of speech has the poet used throughout the poem to describe the
windmill?
a. Simile
b. Repetition
c. Metaphor
d. Personification
aloft devoured fling
foe melodious
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III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.
1. ‘Behold! a giant am I!
Aloft here in my tower,
With my granite jaws I devour
The maize, and the wheat, and the rye,
And grind them into flour.’
a. Who says the above lines?
The windmill says the above lines.
b. What does the windmill do in its tower?
In its tower the windmill grinds all the maize, wheat and rye into flour.
c. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following lines:
i. Behold! a giant am I!
Metaphor: The windmill is compared to a giant for poetic effect.
ii. With my granite jaws I devour
Personification: The windmill is given the animate quality of devouring.
d. What is the rhyme scheme of the above stanza? Give the rhyming words.
The rhyme scheme is abbab.
Rhyming words are I – rye, tower – devour – flour.
2. And while we wrestle and strive,
My master, the miller, stands
And feeds me with his hands;
For he knows who makes him thrive,
Who makes him lord of lands.
a. What does the miller do?
The miller feeds the windmill with his hands.
b. How does the windmill make the miller lord of lands?
The windmill works hard all day by continuously grinding grain into flour. The miller
thrives on this flour. Thus the windmill makes the miller lord of lands.
c. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following lines:
i. My master, the miller, stands
Alliteration: The sound of ‘m’ is repeated for poetic effect.
ii. Who makes him lord of lands
Hyperbole: this is an overstatement.
d. What is the rhyme scheme of the above stanza? Give the rhyming words.
The rhyme scheme is abbab.
Rhyming words are strive – thrive, stands – hands – lands.
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IV. Answer the following questions:
1. How does the windmill deal with the wind?
The windmill stands rock steady at its place. Whichever way the wind goes, the
windmill meets it face to face just like a brave man meets his foe.
2. Describe a Sunday for the windmill.
The windmill rests on Sunday. When the church bells start ringing in their
melodious sound, the windmill experiences peace within.
V. Explain the windmill’s routine.
Every day the windmill helps his master by grinding flour. He knows that he is his
master’s way of earning. He says without him his master cannot live. He is a very
important thing in the life of his master. He says that only on Sundays he has no
work to do and he rests and listens to the church bells.
VI. Imagine yourself to be the miller. Write in your own words how grateful you are to
the windmill for helping you all the while.
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English W.S.The Village Schoolmaster

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CBSE Std. VI Term II English The Village Schoolmaster
Date ___________ The Village Schoolmaster
I. Choose the correct word from the box to complete the sentences given below:
1. Avi himself was at this season stricken down by a severe illness.
2. Dean was amazed at the size of the crowd.
3. The use of iron for arms finally triumphed over bronze.
4. The man frowned and gave me a stern look.
5. The mines became increasingly unprofitable.
6. John was gazing up at Sheila with an adoring expression.
II. Choose the correct option:
1. The students had learnt to trace …
a. the school master’s mood
b. what subject the school master was going to teach
c. the jokes the school master was going to crack
d. none of the above
2. Which of the following were the expertises of the village schoolmaster?
a. work out sums
b. survey land
c. measure the content of a vessel
d. all of the above
3. The teacher was a taskmaster who took his students to task if they …
a. didn’t complete the day’s work
b. played truant
c. were late to school
d. didn’t bring lunch
III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.
1. A man severe he was, and stern to view,
I knew him well, and every truant knew;
Well had the boding tremblers learn’d to trace
The day’s disasters in his morning face.
a. Who says the above lines?
The poet, Oliver Gold Smith says the above lines.
b. Whom did all the truants know?
All the truants knew the schoolmaster.
unprofitable, severe, frowned, amazed, gazing, triumphed
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c. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line:
I knew him well, and every truant knew;
Repetition: The word ‘knew’ is repeated for poetic effect.
2. In arguing too the parson owned his skill,
For even though vanquished, he could argue still;
While words of learned length and thund’ring sound
Amazed the gazing rustics rang’d around.
a. Who is “he” in the above lines?
‘He’ is the village school master.
b. What is the “skill” that the parson had?
The parson, just like the schoolmaster had very good oratory skills.
c. What is the rhyme scheme of the above stanza? Give the rhyming words.
The rhyme scheme is aabb.
Rhyming words are skill – still, sound – around.
IV. Answer the following questions:
1. Where was the ‘little school’ situated? How does the poet describe the School?
The little school is situated in a small village. It was situated next to the irregular
fence that fringed the village path with full blossomed, beautiful but ornamental
furze.
2. What was the reaction of the villagers when the parson and the school master
argued?
The villagers stood round the two debaters and witnessed the verbal duel. They
were awestruck when they heard the incomprehensible words used by the school
master. They wondered how his small head could keep that enormous hoard of
knowledge.
3. How did the students adapt themselves to the varying moods of the school
master?
The students were afraid of the school master and were sufficiently clever to
assess from his face whether that day would bring any misfortune or not. The
children laughed at his jokes with pretended joy. If they noticed any sign of anger
on his face they would spread the news throughout the classroom.
V. Answer briefly:
1. The school master was ‘skilled to rule’- What according to you, are the skills of a
teacher that enable him/her to successfully rule the school?
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VI. What kind of relationship existed between the poet and his school master? Do
you think the same is reflected in present day student- teacher relationship?
Justify.
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VII. Write a letter to your favourite teacher sharing what is it that you learnt from him/
her.
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English Work Sheets(Dhyan Chand)

Date _________________



 'The Wizard' - Major Dhyan Chand
I. Tick the correct option.
1. If you are writing an autobiography, you will most likely write the story of …
a. your own life
b. friend’s life
c. a famous personality
d. a military person
2. If you manage to scrape enough money for a cause, means you have…
a. lot of money
b. very less money
c. no money
d. just enough money
3. A host is a person who…
a. participates in an event
b. wins an event
c. organizes an event
d. loses an event
4. If an object is elevated, it will…
a. remain on the ground
b. remain mid air
c. be suspended in air
d. be carried in an elevator
II. Read the given extract and answer the following questions.
1. “You are doubtless aware that I am a common man and a soldier. It has been my
training from my very childhood to avoid limelight and publicity.”
a. Who said the above lines and to whom?
These were the opening words in the autobiography of Major Dhyan Chand titled
‘Goal’.
b. What has been Major Dhyan Chand’s training from childhood?
It has been Major Dhyan Chand’s training from very childhood to avoid limelight
and publicity.
c. What was his firm belief?
His firm belief was that to be a good man one has to be a good player.
CBSE Std. VI Term II English 'The Wizard' - Major Dhyan Chand
III. Answer the following.
1. Why was he called ‘Chand’ by his friends?
Dhyan joined the Indian Army at the age of sixteen. He used to practise playing
hockey during the night, after his duty hours. He waited for the moon to come out
as the visibility in the field (back then, there were no flood lights) improved. Hence,
he was called ‘Chand’, by his fellow players.
2. How did Dhyan Chand and Roop Singh deal with the alteration of the field in New
Zealand?
In the last match in New Zealand, the home side altered the hockey field
conditions. They cut the grass only in the ‘D’- area near the goal posts, but let the
long grass remain in the rest of the field. Dhyan Chand and Roop Singh changed
their style of playing. Instead of letting the ball touch the ground, they kept it on
their sticks mid-air. Controlling the elevated ball with their stick, they scored 5
goals!
IV. Answer briefly:
1. How was Dhyan Chand honoured for his contribution towards the game?
August 29, Dhyan Chand’s birthday, is celebrated as National Sports Day in India.
The President gives away sport-related awards such as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna, Arjuna Award and Dronacharya Award on this day at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan, India. India’s highest award for lifetime achievement in sports is the Dhyan
Chand Award which started in 2002. It is awarded annually to sporting figures who
not only contribute through their performance but also contribute to the sport after
their retirement. The National Stadium, Delhi was renamed Dhyan Chand National
Stadium in 2002 in his honour. He was also conferred with the ‘Gem of India’ award
in 2012 posthumously. Dhyan Chand received honours not only in India but also in
other parts of the world.
2. Which awards does the President give away on August 29th? Why?
The President gives away sport-related awards such as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna, Arjuna Award and Dronacharya Award on August 29th at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan, India. This day, which is Dhyan Chand’s birthday, is celebrated as National
Sports Day in India.
CBSE Std. VI Term II English 'The Wizard' - Major Dhyan Chand
V. Though having great legacy Dhyan Chand died in AIIMS, Delhi in a general ward,
which is a tough fact to digest.
Do you think the Indian Government was ignorant towards Dhyan Chand or
towards hockey as a whole? Do cricket and football players undergo the same
treatment as Hockey players? Express your views.
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