PIS BARODA STD-7

Tribes and Tribal Societies (Extra Questions) 1.  Give brief information about tribal community. Large tribes thrived in different parts of the country. Kinship bonds were very important as members of each tribe were united by this bond. These tribes were divided into many clans which traced their descent from a common ancestor. They usually lived in relative isolation, in places far away from cities where it was difficult for others to reach. The tribes have their own distinct culture. The tribal societies preserved their rich customs and oral traditions, and passed them to the next generation. 2. Highlight the lifestyle of nomadic pastoralists. Nomadic pastoralists moved from one place to another with their herds of goats and sheep, camels and cattle, lived on milk and other pastoral products produced by their animals. They exchanged wool, ghee, etc. with settled agriculturists for commodities such as cloth, grain, utensils and other products. They bought and sold these

Transport and Communication (Extra Questions) 1 .  Human settlements become larger. How? With the development of trade, commerce and manufacturing, human settlement becomes larger. 2.  Which is the fastest but most expensive means of transport? Ans: Airways is the fastest but most expensive means of transport. 3.  Name any two means of personal and mass communication. Ans: Following are the means: (a) Personal Communication: Telephones, emails, Post, etc. (b) Mass communication: Television, Radio, Newspaper, etc. 4.  Define the term 'Communication'. Ans: Communication is the process of conveying messages (sending or receiving) and ideas to others. With the development of technology humans have devised new and fast modes of communication. 5.    Which developments have changed the world into a global village? Ans. Development in the different means of communications (i.e personal and mass communication) has changed the world into a global village.

Towns, Traders and Artisans 1. Name the foreign travellers that left accounts of these towns. Foreign travellers such as Ralph Fitch, Domingo Paes, Bernier, Abdur Razzak, etc. have left valuable accounts of the urban development of the medieval period.  2. What was the primary function and secondary function of these administrative towns? Administration was the primary function and secondary importance was manufacturing and religion. 3. What was the important factor that helped in the development the pilgrimage centres?  Religion was an important factors that helped to develop pilgrimage centres 4.  How did the coming of the medieval rulers help craftsmen? The technological devices of the medieval rulers helped the urban manufacturers 5. Where is Hampi situated? Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in the northern Karnataka state. 6. How did Hampi get its name? The name ‘Hampi’ is an adopted version of the Kannada word ‘Hampe’ which is derived fro

Ch- Tropical and Sub –Tropical Regions 1. Where is the Amazon Basin situated? Situated in South America, lies between the Guiana Highlands in the north and the Brazilian Highlands in the South. 2. In which countries does the Amazon Basin lie? Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Surinam. 3. How many tributaries does the Amazon River have? It has 1000 tributaries. 4. What leads to the formation of an alluvial plain in the Amazon River? Seasonal flooding of River Amazon and its tributaries leads to deposition of alluvium. 5. What type of climatic conditions does the Amazon Basin experience throughout the year? It experiences hot and wet climatic conditions throughout the year. 6. Why does the humidity level remain high in the Amazon Basin? Since it is cloudy all round the year. 7. What are selvas? The dense evergreen equatorial forest 8. What are vines from equatorial forests used for? They are used as food, medicine and even construct