G- 5Chapter 5 Explore grasslands and rainforests.


Word

  Meaning
Fertile

 Land that is good for growing plants and crops.
Silos


 Tall round buildings used to store grains.
Ranches


 Big farms where animals like cows and horses are kept.
Favourable  
Good or helpful.
Traditional


 Something done in the old way or passed from ancestors.
Nomadic


 People who move from place to place.

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I. Write short answers. 

Q1 What are the prairies?
ANS - Prairies are wide, flat grasslands with few trees. Mostly found in central North America (U.S.A & Canada). 

Q2 Name any two animals found in prairies?
ANS - Coyotes and prairie dog

Q3 Saima travels to the DRC with her family via ship. Why does she not option for a car or bus?
ANS - Saima goes by ship because the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) is across the sea. A car or bus cannot travel on water, but a ship can.

II. Write long answers.

Q 1. What are the geographical features of the Prairies?

Ans- The Prairies are large grasslands found mainly in North America, especially in the United States and Canada.
They are called the “Wheat basket of the world” .

Geographical features:

The Prairies are mostly flat and treeless plains.

The soil is very fertile, which makes it good for farming.

The region has hot summers and cold winters.

Rivers like the Mississippi and Missouri flow through the Prairies.

Q 2. Why do we call tropical rainforests the “lungs of the Earth”?

Ans-  1.The trees in rainforests take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen, which we need to live.

2.They produce more than one-third of the world’s oxygen.

3.The thick forests also clean the air and control the Earth’s temperature.

4.They provide a home to many plants, animals, and birds.

III. Grasslands and their names in different countries:

Country / Region.                Name of Grassland
North America                      Prairies
South America.                    Pampas
Africa.                                   Savannah                  
Asia (Central Asia)              Steppe
Australia.                             Downs/Rangelands

IV. Answer the following question.

Q1. What do you understand by DRC?
Q2. Why is the rainforest known as the “lungs of the Earth”?
Q3. Explain the Torrid Zone and Temperate Zone.
Q4. Explain the lifestyle of the people of the Prairies.
Q5. Compare Grasslands and Rainforests.
Q6. Write the names of any two main crops grown in the Prairies.
Q7. Define Silos.

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