Class 5 EVS (Our Wondrous World) Chapter 6, Some Unique Places, takes Shanti and her family on a journey across four extraordinary ecological regions of India: the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, the Sundarbans mangroves, Northeast India’s hills and living root bridges, and the Western Ghats.
What Class 5 EVS Chapter 6 Covers
Islands of India & Sundarbans Mangroves visits Indira Point (India’s southernmost tip in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands), coral reefs, Barren Island (India’s only active volcano), and the Sundarbans delta in West Bengal where mangrove trees grow breathing roots (pneumatophores) above salty mud and shelter the Royal Bengal Tiger.
Northeast India (Seven Sisters + Sikkim) & Western Ghats explores the Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya, Bhut Jolokia chillies, Hargila (Greater Adjutant Stork) conservation in Assam, Silent Valley rainforests in the Western Ghats, Lion-tailed Macaques, Nilgiri Tahr, and Kumbhalgarh/Western Ghats forts.
Exercises in Chapter 6
- Let us reflect end-of-chapter questions, Discuss prompts, and Activity investigations.
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FAQ
Which is the southernmost tip of India and where is it located?
Indira Point is the southernmost tip of India, located on Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Why do mangrove trees in the Sundarbans have roots growing upward out of the mud?
The muddy soil of the Sundarbans is waterlogged with salty tidal water and lacks oxygen, so mangrove roots grow upward above the mud and water to take in air.