Kerala Syllabus Class 5 Social Science: Chapter 05 Let's Draw and Read - Questions and Answers | Teaching Manual 


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Std 5: Social Science Chapter 05: Let's Draw and Read - Questions and Answers
♦ Aji has come to participate in the Kerala School Arts Festival being held in Thrissur district. His family is also with him. Given below is the layout of the venue with them.
Having travelled from the railway station, Aji and his family have now come near the Programme Committee Office which is close to the  Swaraj Round. Aji's programme is scheduled to be held at Govt HSS Thrissur.

• In which direction should  Aji go to reach the venue quickly, from the Programme Committee Office? 
First to the north, then to the east

• Can you find where the dining hall is, by checking the layout?
Yes, in the north direction

• In which direction should one travel from Govt HSS Thrissur to reach the dining hall?
West

♦ Haven’t you seen the layout maps showing the location of buildings, displayed in front of some institutions? Are such layouts made only to understand the direction?
• No 
• Know the location of each building 
• Know about the various institutions working in each building 
• To know what on each floor/room
• Helps in locating various offices and service centres.
• For knowing where to go in case of emergencies such as fire or accident.
• One can find the destination easily.
• Layouts help to understand the location of facilities like toilets, parking and rest areas.

♦ What are sketches?
Sketches are drawings having limited information about a place, drawn from one's own memory or by observing that place.

♦ What are Plans?
Plans are prepared based on exact measurements, location details, scales and direction of a place.

♦ What is the difference between a sketch and a plan of buildings?
While preparing the plan of buildings, it also includes exact measurements. But when sketches are prepared, measurements may not be exact.

♦ Prepare a sketch of your classroom?
♦ In which direction is the door of the classroom?
• East

♦ Where are the windows located?
• East, West, South

♦ Where is the Blackboard/Whiteboard fixed? 
• South
♦ Which instrument is used to find direction?
• Compass

♦ What means do we use to find direction? 
• Compass
• Mobile apps
♦ How do you find the direction on a map?
A map will usually have a sign indicating the direction.  A sign indicating the north direction can be seen at the top of the wall maps. The bottom of the map points to the south; the right side of the map points to the west and the left side to the east.

♦ Symbols commonly used to indicate direction on maps:
♦ The sketch of  Aji’s school is given below. Observe the sketch and complete the table.
• To which direction of the basketball court is the
   office building located?.		 • East 
• To which direction of the basketball court is the
  entrance of the school located?		 • South 
• To which direction of the toilet complex are the
   library and reading room located?		 • South
• To which direction of the building with the store
   room is the kitchen located?		 • North
• To which direction should one move from the
  auditorium to exit through the entrance gate? 		 • South

♦ What is the equator?
• The equator is an imaginary line passing through the centre of the earth
• It divides the Earth into two hemispheres 
• The part north of the equator is known as the Northern Hemisphere and the part south of the equator is known as the Southern Hemisphere

♦ What are latitudes?
Imaginary circles drawn parallel to the Equator are called latitudes.

♦ What are longitudes?
The semicircular lines drawn perpendicular to the latitudes are called longitudes.

♦ What is Globe?
A globe is a spherical model of the earth. 

♦ What is  Map
When the features of the earth’s surface are drawn on a flat surface, is called a map.

♦ What do the letters A, B, and C represent on the map of Kerala on Textbook Page 74? 
• Title - The title refers to the content of the map
• Direction - to identify directions in the map
• Index - to identify the features of the map
♦ Which colour is used to represent water bodies in the globe and the maps?
Blue

♦ Examine the map of Kerala and find and draw the symbols indicating features of the earth’s surface in the given table.
♦ Observe the map of Kerala in the  Social Science lab of your school and complete the worksheet.
 The southernmost district of Kerala   Thiruvananthapuram 
 The northernmost district of Kerala Kasargode
 The district which shares its border with
 two states		 Wayanad
 The direction in which the Bharatapuzha flows from east to west
 Direction of railway line from Kasaragod to
 Thiruvananthapuram		 from north to south 
 The neighbouring states of Kerala  Tamilnadu, Karnataka 

♦ Prepare district ID cards and display them in the classroom.
♦ Kerala is a state in India. Do you know how many states and union territories are there in India?
India has a total of 28 states and 8 union territories

♦ Prepare a list of the states, their capitals and union territories of India.
• States and Capitals:
01. Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati
02. Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar
03. Assam - Dispur
04. Bihar - Patna
05. Chhattisgarh - Raipur
06. Goa - Panaji
07. Gujarat - Gandhinagar
08. Haryana - Chandigarh
09. Himachal Pradesh - Shimla
10. Jharkhand - Ranchi
11. Karnataka - Bengaluru
12. Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
13. Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal
14. Maharashtra - Mumbai
15. Manipur - Imphal
16. Meghalaya - Shillong
17. Mizoram - Aizawl
18. Nagaland - Kohima
19. Odisha - Bhubaneswar
20. Punjab - Chandigarh
21. Rajasthan - Jaipur
22. Sikkim - Gangtok
23. Tamil Nadu - Chennai
24. Telangana - Hyderabad
25. Tripura - Agartala
26. Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow
27. Uttarakhand - Dehradun
28. West Bengal - Kolkata

• Union Territories and Capitals:
01. Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Port Blair
02. Chandigarh - Chandigarh
03. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - Daman
04. Lakshadweep - Kavaratti
05. Delhi - New Delhi
06. Puducherry - Puducherry
07. Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
08. Ladakh - Leh

♦ Complete the table given below by observing the map of India showing borders, states, union territories, neighbouring countries, etc.
 Hint Facts 
 The sea to the east of India  Bay of Bengal 
 The sea to the west of India Arabian Sea
 The capital of India New Delhi
 The northernmost Union Territory of India Ladakh
 In which part of India is Arunachal Pradesh
 situated? 		 East
 The neighbouring country to the south of India  Srilanka
 The southernmost union territory of India Andaman Nicobar Islands
 Neighbouring countries of India Pakistan, Afganisthan,
 China, Nepal, Bhutan,
 Myanmar, Bangladesh
 Srilanka, Maldives

♦ Through which oceans did Vasco da Gama make his voyage and reach India from Europe?
Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean

♦ Which are the other oceans?
Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean

♦ Are all these oceans lying close to each other?
Yes

♦ Observe the globe and find out the largest ocean.
Pacific Ocean

♦ What are continents?
Continents are vast landmasses found between oceans.

♦ Observe the map and globe to identify the continents.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia

♦ Which continent is our country, India a part of?
Asia
♦ Most of the continents are surrounded by oceans. Which continents are surrounded by oceans?
Antarctica, Australia, North America, South America, and Africa (Antarctica and Australia are the only two continents which are surrounded by sea on all sides)

♦ Complete the worksheet with the help of an Atlas and a World Map.
 Features Continent 
 Continents found to the west of the Atlantic Ocean  North America 
 South America 
 Continent to the east of the Indian Ocean  Australia 
 The largest continent Asia
 The continent found between the Atlantic Ocean 
 and the Indian Ocean		 Africa

♦ Identify and name the continents
♦ Why do maps have great significance in human life?
• Different types of maps are used in fields such as geographical studies, defence, tourism, administration and transport. 
• When natural disasters like floods, landslides and other catastrophic events occur, maps and route maps are widely used to reach quickly in such areas and engage in relief operations.

♦ ------------- is the branch of science that deals with the preparation of maps
Cartography

♦ The person who prepares maps is known as -------------   
Cartographer

♦ What is the central government agency responsible for producing, verifying, and publishing maps in our country?
Survey of India

♦ Where is the headquarters of the Survey of India?
Dehradun, Uttarakhand

♦ Who was the Portuguese traveller who landed on the Kappad coast of Kozhikode in 1498?
Vasco da Gama




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