Class 4 EVS (Our Wondrous World) Chapter 9, Different Lands, Different Lives, opens Unit 5 (Our Environment) as classmates share holiday stories across four major Indian landforms: Gurpreet in the agricultural plains of Amritsar (Punjab), Ritika in the desert of Rajasthan, Chandni on the coast of Odisha, and Nayan in the mountains of Sikkim.
What Class 4 EVS Chapter 9 Covers
Plains of Punjab & Desert of Rajasthan visits Amritsar’s fertile farmlands (makki di roti, sarson da saag, lassi) and the Golden Temple’s langar sewa; then explores Rajasthan’s sandy desert with water-storing cactus, khejri, and babool trees, camels (‘ship of the desert’), bandhini textiles, and ghoomar.
Coastal Odisha & Mountains of Sikkim explores Odisha’s sea beaches, coconut palms, fishing boats, seashell crafts, and Puri Rath Yatra / Pattachitra; and climbs Sikkim’s cold Himalayan mountains with pine/deodar trees, yaks, red pandas, woollen bakhu dress, and steaming thukpa.
Exercises in Chapter 9
- Let us Reflect, Think and Answer, and in-text observation questions.
- Hands-on classroom experiments, nature trail logs, and community interviews.
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FAQ
What are the four major landforms of India explored in Chapter 9?
The four landforms are fertile Plains (Amritsar, Punjab), arid Deserts (Rajasthan), Coastal regions (Odisha), and high Mountains (Sikkim).
How do plants and animals adapt to desert and mountain regions?
In dry deserts, cactus stores water in its fleshy stem and camels walk easily on sand; in cold mountains, yaks and red pandas have thick fur coats and conical pine trees shed snow easily.