CHAPTER -15 TYPES OF HOUSES

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CHAPTER -15

TYPES OF HOUSES

House is a place where we live in safely.

It protects us from heat, rain and cold.

It also protects us from wild animals and thieves.

It is a building in which we all meet with basic things required for life.

It provides us with all safety and comfort.

There are different types of houses seen all over the world. These are of different shapes and

sizes. Some are small with just one room and some are big like a palace. Different materials

are used to build different houses.

Different kinds of houses:

There are various types of houses. In earlier times, human beings used to live in caves.

Kutcha Houses

These houses are made up of mud and straw.

These houses have thatched roofs. Thatched roofs are made up of straw and leaves of

palm trees.

Most of these houses are in the villages.

Poor people living together in huts are called slums.



Pucca Houses

These houses are made up of cement, wood, steel and tiles.

A one-storey house with a front porch is called a bungalow.

Multi-storey buildings with many floors are called apartments.

Houses in different places:

Different types of houses are built according to the climate of a place.

Flat roof house Sloping roof house Caravan

Houseboat Igloo



Ventilation in a house:

A house should have proper ventilation with many windows and doors.

Ventilators help in exchange of fresh air (in) and stale air (out).

Cleaning our home:

Houses should be kept neat and clean.

Availability of dustbins.

The bathrooms and toilet should be regularly cleaned with proper drainage system.

Accumulation and growth of pest should be checked and controlled on regular basis.

Regular use of pesticides and disinfectants should be done to keep the house safe

from pests and away from diseases.



CHAPTER -20

MAPPING PLACES AROUND ME

Locating places:

Mapping: Locating people or places in a given space.

Direction:

There are basically four main directions as East, West, North and South.

The four directions help us to locate places on a map.

Reading a sketch:

Sketch: A pictorial chart of an area, drawn on a flat surface like a paper or a board.

It helps us locate places.

It does not show exact measurements.



Plan:

It is a map that shows a smaller area such as a room or a house.

Before construction of a house, the plan of that particular house has to be made as it helps in

proper construction and best utilization of space.

Map:

It helps us to locate places in a small area or any place in the world.

It should be drawn with exact measurements.

We start drawing a map from the centre point.

Certain colours and symbols are used to show the different features on the map.



1. Tick the correct option:

a. Pucca houses are made of __________.

i. thatched leaves ii. cement iii. mud

b. Igloos are found in ______________ regions.

i. hot ii. rainy iii. very cold

c. There are __________________ directions.

i. five ii. six iii. four

d. ____________ are very common in the Dal Lake in Kashmir.

i. Houseboats ii. caravans iii. Tents

e. Sketch is drawn on a ______________________.

i. irregular surface ii. top of the hill iii. flat surface

f. Kutcha houses are found in _________.

i. villages ii. cities iii. mountains

g. _____________ is necessary before construction of a house.

i. Painting ii. Planning iii. Drawing

h. _____________ are the houses on wheels.

i. Stilt houses ii. Tree houses iii. Caravans



i. Map should be drawn with exact ________________.

i. measurement ii. development iii. communication

j. Certain _____________ and ______________ are used to show the different features

on the map.

i. posture and exercises ii. colours and symbols

iii. pride and anger

2. Name the material with which the following houses are made.

a. Igloo - ___________________________________________

b. Kutcha house - ___________________________________________

c. Apartment - ___________________________________________

d. Stilt house - ___________________________________________

e. Tent - ___________________________________________

3. Answer in brief:

a. Mention any three importance of a house.

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b. In the given space, draw a sketch to locate your house in a particular

locality that you live in.

c. What are the three main factors determining the type, design and structure of a

house?

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d. Imagine that you are standing in front of any school with your back to it. Now

draw a sketch locating the particular places according to the directions given

below.

The school is in front of Radha’s house.

Radha’s house is just beside a temple.

There is a playground at the back of the temple.

4. Identify the following pictures and write two lines on each.

a.

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b.

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c.

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d.

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e.

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f.

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NOTEBOOK WORK

CHAPTER – 15

TYPES OF HOUSES

Write down the following in your notebook and learn them .

Difficult Words

1. straw 2. thatched 3. passage

4. clusters 5. storey 6. apartments

7. porch 8. stilts 9. draped

10. troupes 11. drainage 12. disinfectant

Write down the following questions and answers:

1. Who lives in tents?

Ans: Nomads live in tents.

2. Write any two things we can do to keep our house clean.

Ans: We must keep our house neat and clean by the following ways:

a. The bathroom and toilet of our houses must be cleaned regularly. It should

have proper drainage system.

b. We should keep dustbins covered in every room. These dustbins should be

cleaned regularly.

3. Why should a kitchen be well ventilated?

Ans: A kitchen should be well ventilated as it will help to let the fresh air come in and

stale air go out easily.

4. Why are some houses built on stilts?

Ans: Some houses are built on stilts because the stilts raise the houses above the ground

which helps to keep them safe from rain water and wild animals.



CHAPTER -20

MAPPING PLACES AROUND ME

Write down the following in your notebook and learn them .

Difficult Words

1. locate 2. reference 3. space

4. direction 5. sketch 6. pictorial

7. exact 8. measurements 9. stretched

10. observe 11. constructed 12. utilisation

13. specific

Write down the following question and answers:

1. What are the four main directions and how are they useful?

Ans: The four main directions are:

i. East ii. West iii. North iv. South

These directions help us to locate places on map.

2. What is mapping?

Ans: Locating people or places in a given space is called mapping.

3. What is the easiest way of indicating the location of a place?

Ans: The easiest way of indicating the location of a place is by taking reference of the

position by ourselves.



4. How map is drawn?

Ans: Map is drawn by the following ways:

a. It is drawn on a flat surface with exact measurements.

b. We start drawing it from the centre point and then go left, right, up and

down.

c. Certain colours and symbols are used to show the different features on

map. For example- Colours used for:

Mountains

Trees

Waterbodies

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