{"id":2493,"date":"2023-10-30T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apboardsolutions.guru\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2023-11-10T14:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T09:10:04","slug":"ap-board-8th-class-social-studies-important-questions-chapter-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apboardsolutions.guru\/ap-board-8th-class-social-studies-important-questions-chapter-4\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Board 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions Chapter 4 The Polar Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"

AP State Syllabus AP Board 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions<\/a> Chapter 4 The Polar Regions.<\/p>\n

AP State Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions 4th Lesson The Polar Regions<\/h2>\n

Question 1.
\nWhich continent parts fail within this region?
\nAnswer:
\nNorth America, Europe and some parts of Russia fall within this region.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhat happens as we move away from the equator?
\nAnswer:
\nTemperature falls when we move from the equator to the poles.<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWho are called \u2018Shamans’?
\nAnswer:
\nThe people skilled in performing rituals are called Shamans.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhat is Polar region?
\nA. The region which lies near the poles is called the “polar region”.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nWhat is Arctic Circle?
\nAnswer:
\nThe boundary of the polar region is known as the ‘Arctic Circle’.<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nWhat is called Tundra region?
\nAnswer:
\nThe northern part of the continents within the polar region is known as the Tundra.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nWhat is the meaning of ‘Tundra’?
\nAnswer:
\nTundra means very cold.<\/p>\n

Question 8.
\nWhat does the Eskimo religion show deep concern for?
\nAnswer:
\nEskimo religion shows deep concern for life, health, sickness, starvation and death.<\/p>\n

Question 9.
\nWhat do all the Eskimos believe?
\nAnswer:
\nAll Eskimos groups believe in a supernatural power called Sila and spirits (such as Sedna, the goddess of life, health and food). They believe that people and animals have souls that live after death.<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 10.
\nWhat is ‘taboo’?
\nAnswer:
\nTaboo means forbidding certain actions, such as eating a particular kind of food.<\/p>\n

Question 11.
\nWhen do the Eskimos celebrate ceremonies?
\nAnswer:
\nThey celebrate some major ceremonies, performed at birth and death or when hunting was very poor or very successful.<\/p>\n

Question 12.
\nWhat do the \u2019Shamans\u2019 do?
\nAnswer:
\nShamans use trances, drama and magic tricks in their performances.<\/p>\n

Question 13.
\nWhat is called ‘Tundra Vegetation’?
\nAnswer:
\nTundra region is very cold. Since the tundra region gets very little sunlight, it has a unique type of vegetation known as the Tundra Vegetation.<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 14.
\nWhat is called ‘Permafrost’?
\nAnswer:
\nDue to the cold, the upper soil surface of the polar region is frozen into a rock-like state all through the year. This is called Permafrost.<\/p>\n

Question 15.
\nWrite about ‘Eskimos’.
\nAnswer:
\nThe most commonly accepted meaning of ‘Eskimo’ is “snowshoe-netter”. There are two main groups referred to as Eskimos : Inuit and Yupik. Inuit in their language means ‘the people’ or ‘the real people’. The Eskimos are descendants of Siberia, now a part of the Russia in northern Asia.<\/p>\n

Question 16.
\nWho are called ‘Shamans’?
\nAnswer:
\nThe people skilled in performing rituals are called Shamans.<\/p>\n

Question 17.
\nMatch the following.
\n1) Kayak\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0( ) A) The line where the land and sky meet.
\n2) Horizon\u00a0 \u00a0 ( ) B) Boots
\n3) Taboo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0( ) C) Wooden boat
\n4) Mukluks\u00a0 \u00a0( ) D) Language
\n5) Inupik\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0( ) E) Ban
\nAnswer:
\n1) C,
\n2) A,
\n3) E,
\n4) B,
\n5) D.<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 18.
\nObserve the picture and write your opinion.
\n\"AP
\nAnswer:
\nThis picture shows north polar region. The circles on this show latitudes and lines show longitudes. The place where the longitudes meet is called N pole. The southern tip of Greenland and about that is shown out of the globe. I think this is not correct. The earth is swollen at the equator and flat at the poles.<\/p>\n

Question 19.
\nPraise the group life of Eskimos.
\nAnswer:
\nEskimos lead a group life. They lead a nomadic life. They share all their activities, food and shelters, and their joys, sorrows everything. They have such unity which we cannot see in the so-called civilized societies. Really we should praise it.<\/p>\n

Question 20.
\nCollect the pictures or photographs of the flowers and animals of Tundra region and prepare an album.
\nAnswer:
\n\"AP
\n\"AP<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 21.
\nConduct and furnish the details of an interview with an “Eskimo”.
\nAnswer:
\nI: What is your good name?
\nE: Christopher.
\nI: What is your area?
\nE: Ours is northern region of Canada.
\nI: How many members are there in your family?
\nE: We are seven to eight members in our family but we live together with other families.
\nWe are nearly 70 members in our group. We share each and everything.
\nI: Do you like your atmosphere?
\nE: Yes. I like it and I love it. This is my birth place. We don’t know any other climates. This snow, snow white, these lights, animals, our houses, our people, our traditions,
\nI like it.
\nI: If you have a chance to stay with us in our region, then what is your option ?
\nE: No, I don’t agree with this option. Definitely I will reject it. Because we live in nature
\nand we follow the law of nature. Our people who didn’t follow this rule, faced many problems. We are not fit for your regions. So I refuse this.
\nI: Thank you.
\nE: Thank you.<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 22.
\nRead the following paragraphs and answer the questions given below.
\n\"APYou have seen the north pole and south pole on the globe. The region which lies near the poles is called the “polar region”. Look at Map. It shows the north pole and its surrounding regions. The entire polar region has been shaded lightly. Notice the boundary of this region. This is known as the ‘Arctic Circle’.
\nThe northern part of the continents within the polar region is known as the Tundra. Tundra means very cold. Since the Tundra region gets very little sunlight, it has a unique type of vegetation known as the ‘Tundra Vegetation’.
\n1. What is Polar region?
\nAnswer:
\nThe region which lies near the poles is called the “polar region”.<\/p>\n

2. What is Arctic Circle?
\nAnswer:
\nThe boundary of the polar region is known as the ‘Arctic Circle’.<\/p>\n

3. What is called Tundra region?
\nAnswer:
\nThe northern part of the continents within the polar region is known as the Tundra.<\/p>\n

4. What is the meaning of ‘Tundra’?
\nAnswer:
\nTundra means very cold.<\/p>\n

5. What is meant by ‘Tundra Vegetation’?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Tundra region gets very little sunlight, it has a unique type of vegetation known as the ‘Tundra Vegetation’.<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 23.
\nRead the following para and answer the given questions.
\nReligious Beliefs
\nEskimo religion shows deep concern for life, health, sickness, starvation and death. The Eskimos believe that spirits control these things. All Eskimos groups believe in a supernatural power called Sila and spirits (such as Sedna, the goddess of life, health and food). They believe that people and animals have souls that live after death. But each group has certain beliefs and rituals of its own. Each person, family or group has taboos or bans, forbidding certain actions, such as eating a particular kind of food. Each group has some major ceremonies ^ado-med at birth and death or when hunting is very poor or very successful. Shamans (people skilled in performing rituals) are believed to help establish and keep a contact with the spirit world. Shamans use trances, drama and magic tricks in their performances.
\n1. What does the Eskimo religion show deep concern for?
\nAnswer:
\nEskimo religion shows deep concern for life, health, sickness, starvation and death.<\/p>\n

2. What do ali the Eskimos believe?
\nAnswer:
\nAll Eskimos groups believe in a supernatural power called Sila and spirits (such as Sedna, the goddess of life, health and food). They believe that people and animals have souls that live after death.<\/p>\n

3. What is \u2018taboo\u2019?
\nAnswer:
\nTaboo means forbidding certain actions, such as eating a particular kind of food.<\/p>\n

4. When do they celebrate ceremonies?
\nAnswer:
\nThey celebrate some major ceremonies, performed at birth and death or when hunting was very poor or very successful.<\/p>\n

5. What do the ‘Shamans’ do?
\nAnswer:
\nShamans use trances, drama and magic tricks in their performances.<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 24.
\nDraw the model of globe and identify Arctic Circle, poles and equator.
\nAnswer:
\n\"AP<\/p>\n

Question 25.
\nLocate any five countries which lie in polar region in the given world map.
\nAnswer:
\n\"AP<\/p>\n

\"AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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