5th Std EVS 2 Chapter 7 From Shelters to Village-settlements l Question and Answer

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Environmental Studies-2 -  5th Standard

 

7. From Shelters to Village-settlements

Question And Answer

 

1. Answer each of the following questions in one sentence.

(a) Which animals did the Homo sapiens mainly hunt?

Ans: Homo sapiens mainly hunt sheep, deer, wild boar, mountain goat and fish.

 

(b) What is the characteristic of the New Stone Age?

Ans: The beginning of cultivation is the characteristic of new stone age.

 

2. Give reasons for the following.

(a) The diet of Homo sapiens underwent a change.

Ans: The diet of homo sapiens underwent a change because of the changes in the environmental condition.

 

(b) Homo sapiens needed to stay in one place over longer periods of time.

Ans: Homo sapiens needed to stay in one place over longer periods of time, because there they harvested seasonal wild grains and seasonal fruits and roots. They would find out best season for fishing and gather knowledge for their benefits. By observation they built best hunting grounds.

3. Observe the reconstructed picture of a Middle Stone Age seasonal camp and answer the following.

(a) Describe the structure of the houses in the picture.

Ans: Houses are small like tents and huts.

 

(b) What materials are used to construct the houses?

Ans: Houses are constructed with wood, thatch and animal hides to keep it warmth.

 

(c) What kind of jobs could the people in the seasonal camps have been doing?

Ans: The seasonal camps they have been doing animal hunting, fishing, agriculture etc.

 

4. Write about the effects on your life, of the seasonal changes in weather.

Ans: The seasonal changes in weather result in changes in clothing. We wear warm clothes during winter and cotton clothes in summer. The seasonal changes in climate make us sick sometimes.

 

5. Compare the New Stone Age village with a modern village.

Ans:

New Stone Age Village	Modern Village
Houses of new stone age were of animal hides.	Houses of modern village are made up of wood, stone, cement etc.
In new stone age food crops were cultivated with manpower and animals.	In modern village modern machines are used for cultivation.
There were no proper roads in new stone age	There were cement roads have been developed.