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STD V EVS, LESSON - 13, A SHELTER So HIGH ., I Fill rin the blanks., 1. Gaurav Jani had to travel, through difficult roads of the, State of Jammu and kashmir, to reach Leh in Ladakh:, 2. It tooks three days to cover, 1400km from Mumbai bo Delhi, 3. An area which is high dry and, flat is called a cold desert., 4. Tashi's home was a, with two flo0ns, 5.A place where Sheep and goats, are Kept is known as Lekhe., I write Tue on Jalse., 1i Ladakh is a Cold desert, bridding, get Very little rainfall-True.
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2. A big cone Shaped tent i8 knoon, as Lekha - Jalse., 3. All the houses in Soünagar, made on water only - Jalse, 4 Donga boats can be seen in, Ihelum river- True, are, 5. In changthang the temperature, drops below Oč in winter, season -True., T Answer the following., 1. what is a cold desert?, A cold desert has high, dry and flat lands., 2. How are the houses in Mumbai, different from those in Manali ?, In Mumbae the houses are, made up o% cement, brick, glass &, Steel , but in Manali the, houses have sloping noofs.
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3. Why it is difficult to breathe, at changthang ?, Changthang is 5000mebres, high above the sea level. In, high altitude the, is Very, to breathe at changthang., oxygenlevel, less. So it is difficull-, 4. what is Rebo?, Changpas stay in the big, cone-shaped tent is Called Rebo., Yak hair is woven to make, strips which are stitched, together:These are Strong and, warm and protect them from, the icy strong winds .
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5. What do know about, you, Pashmina shawls?, X changpas have special goats, from which they get woot tor, making the world famous, pashmina shawl., A A pashmina Shawl is as warm, as Bix sueaters, * IL is Very thin yet very warm, * The fine hair Cannot be woven, on machines and &o weavers, make these shawls by hand, X Almost 250 hours of weawing, one plain pashmine shawlis made, long and difficult, A This is a, process