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Grade 4 Subject Social Date of Assignment 18.06.21

Topic Chapter – 1 : India Our Country Date of Submission 22.06.21

A. New Vocabulary
1Assent:- approval
2. Union territories: - An union territory is a small administrative unit that is ruled by the union. The union
territories are administered and controlled directly by the Central Government of India.
3. Desert:- a large area of dry land with very little vegetation
4. Plateau: - an area of relatively flat land that is higher than the land around it.
Coastal plain:- a plain which lies next to the coast.
Island:- an area of land smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water.

B. Mind Map

Neighbouring Countries 28 States

8 Union territories

India Our Country

The Island
The Northern Mountains Physical division India

The Northern plains The Southern platues

Thar Deserts
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C. Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Name two neighbouring countries of India?

Answer:
The two neighbouring countries of India are
Afghanistan and Pakistan in the North West,
Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east.
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2.) Name the six physical divisions of India?

Answer: Based on the physical features, India is

divided into:
1. The northern mountains
2. The northern plains
3. The Great Indian Desert or thar desert
4. The southern plateaus
5. The eastern and western coastal plains
6. The Islands.

3.) Name the north-eastern states along with their

capitals.

Answer:
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North-eastern states and their capitals are:
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Arunachal Pradesh. Capital – Itanagar

Assam. Capital – Dispur
Nagaland. Capital – Kohima
Manipur. Capital – Imphal
Meghalaya. Capital – Shillong
Tripura. Capital – Agartala
Mizoram. Capital – Aizawl

D. Higher order thinking questions:

Q 1. Identify the region with the following information

1. Three sides of this region is surrounded by water

2. Rich in mineral deposits

a. Northern Plains
b. Northern Mountains
c. Peninsular Plateau
d. Islands

2. Why is a country divided into states and union

territories?
Answer:
A country is divided into States and Union
territories primarily because of administrative purposes.
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3). Notes
What are the important physical features according to
which India is divided into six physical divisions?

Answer:
The physical features of India can be divided into six categories,
depending on their geological features:

The Himalayan Mountains.

The Northern Plains.
Indian Desert.
Peninsular Plateau.
Coastal Plains.
Islands.

4). On an given map of India, Mark and label the physical

divisions correctly .
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5). On a given outlined map of India, Mark and label the States and union territories? .
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