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Chapter 13: A Shelter So High

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You read that in Changthang, the temperature drops below 0°C. Look at newspapers on the TV to find cities in India or abroad where the temperature drops below 0°C. In which months do you expect to see this?

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Answer: In India, the cities which drop below 0^o C are Leh, Ladak, Kashmir, Manali, etc. Abroad, places like Switzerland, Ottawa, Siberia, Antarctica etc., see a drop in temperature below 0^o C. This usually happens in the month of December and January.

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The houses in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir are made to suit the climate and the needs of the people there.

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Q1. Are there different types of houses in the place where you live? If yes, think about the reasons.

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Answer: Yes, there are different types of houses in the locality I live in. Depending on the budget, people have built their buildings – very rich people have constructed bungalows, middle-class people own an apartment, and poor people build huts.

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Think of your own house. Is there something special in it – like a sloping roof as it rains a lot, or a courtyard where you can sleep when it is hot or where things are kept in the sun (for drying, etc.)? Make a drawing.

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Answer: Yes, my house has a sloping roof. When it rains heavily, the water slops down the roof. We also have a courtyard at the back of the house to dry things.

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What are the materials used for making your house? Is it mud, brick, stone, wood or cement?

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Answer: Materials required to build my house is mud, brick, cement, glass, wood, stone, etc.

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