INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

PRIMARY SECTION
Subject : Social Studies Worksheet No. : 2 Name :
Topic : The Northern Mountains Class IV Sec. : Roll No. :
Resource Person : Ms. Reema Semi Date :
Teacher’s Sign. & Date : Parent’s Sign. :

I. Fill in the blanks.

1. The second highest peak in the world is _________________________.

2. The ________________________ in the Himachal and _____________________ in Sikkim are

important passes in the Himalayas.

3. The Yamuna river starts from the ______________________ glacier.

4. The Middle Himalayas also known as the ___________________ Range lies to the ________________

of the Himadri Range.

5. The area at the foothills of the Shiwalik Range is called the __________________ region.

6. The traditional loose kurta worn by men and women in Kashmir is called ________________.

7. ______________ is surrounded on three sides by Bangladesh.

The carpets
and
8. Nagaland is the home of the ________________.
pashmina
9. The Brahmaputra river enters India through _______________________________. shawls of
Kashmir are
10. The state of ________________________ gets the heaviest rainfall in the country. world
famous.
II. Name the following.

1. A special tea of Kashmir. ____________________

Himachal Pradesh
2. Long skirts traditionally worn by the women of Sikkim. _____________ has the highest
cricket ground in the
3. The biggest state in the north-eastern region. __________________ world at Chail.

4. A hill station situated in the northern part of West Bengal. ________________

5. A small boat in the Kashmir region mostly used for boating for pleasure. ___________________

6. This state has important places of religious and tourist interest. _________________________

7. The first woman to climb Mount Everest. ____________________ The Kaziranga National
Park is a wild life
sanctuary in Assam. It
8. A special crop of Kashmir. ___________________________
hosts two-thirds of world’s
great one-horned
9. The capital of Arunachal Pradesh. ____________________
rhinoceroses and is a
World Heritage Site.
10. India’s first National Park. _________________________________
III. Give reason.
1. The word ‘Himalaya’ in Sanskrit means ‘abode of snow’.

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2. The monsoon winds bring heavy rainfall to the Northern Plains.

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3. Himachal Pradesh is often called as the ‘fruit bowl of the country.’

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IV. Answer the following questions.

1. What is being done to protect animals and stop deforestation in the Shiwalik Range?

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2. Write the rivers which arise from the Himadri.

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IV. Identify, colour and write about the given pictures.

The _________________ dance is famous _________________ is a small hill state

all over the country. It belongs to the famous for its __________________. The

state of __________________. Its capital capital of this state is _________________.

is ____________________.