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5. Answer the following questions:
( 1 ) Which materials are used for making your house?
Ans:
( 2 ) From which states would one pass through while traveling from Mumbai to
Kashmir?
Ans: One would pass through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh
while traveling from Mumbai to Kashmir.
( 3 ) What kind of region is Leh? What is it known as?
Ans: Leh is a dry, cold, and flat region. It is known as the "cold desert."
( 4 ) How was Tashi's house?
Ans: Tashi's house was a building with two stories, made of stones. The walls were coated
with a thick layer of mud and lime.
( 5 ) What do the Changpas get from goats and sheep?
Ans: They get milk, meat, leather for making tents, and wool for sweaters and coats from
goats and sheep.
( 6 ) What do the Changpas use to ride and for carrying goods?
Ans: They use horses and yaks to ride and for carrying goods.
( 7 ) What is a 'lekha'?
Ans: A lekha is a place where sheep and goats are kept in mountainous regions.
( 8 ) What unique experience did Gaurav Jani have in Leh and Srinagar?
Ans: Gaurav Jani had a unique experience of living in the mountains in Leh and on water in
Srinagar.
( 9 ) Is Manali a plain or a hilly area? In which state is it located?
Ans: Manali is a hilly area located in Himachal Pradesh.
6. Answer the following questions:
( 2 ) Imagine that you have to stay alone in a small tent for two days, and only ten things
could be taken along with you. Make a list of those ten things.
( 3 ) What type of roof does your house have? For which purpose is the roof used?
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3. During winter, why do Tashi and his family live on the ground floor?
Ans:Tashi's house has two floors. During winters, due to snowfall, the first floor becomes colder than
the ground floor. There are also no windows on the ground floor, so it remains warm. That's why
Tashi and his family live on the ground floor during winter.
4. For what do the people of Tashi's village use the roofs of their houses?
Tashi's village people use the roofs of their houses to dry fruits and vegetables during the summer
season so they can use them in the winter. They also dry cow dung cakes on the roofs, which are
used as fuel for cooking and for winter heating.
5. Why do the Changpas take their goats to very high and cold places for grazing?
Pashmina wool is very famous and costly. This wool is obtained from the special goats of the
Changpas. The higher and colder the place, the longer and smoother the hair of the goats. That’s
why the Changpas take them to high and cold places.
6. State the main places of Gaurav Jani’s journey.
( 1 ) Which materials are used for making your house?
