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CLASS II MONTH OCTOBER

SUBJECT ENVIRONMENTAL TOPIC 11. COMMUNICATION

STUDIES AND TRANSPORT

Page 76: 1. Provide one-word answers for the following.

(a) boat, ship

(b) Letter, telephone,

(c) Airplane, helicopter

(d) Horse cart, Rickshaw

(e) Pigeons
Page 76: 2. Write T for true and F for false statements.
Correct the false statements.
a. False- Fax machines are for sending urgent messages
b. False - Computers are a means of communication.
c. True
d. True

Pages 76 and 77: 3. Answer the following questions.

Ans (a): Transport is the movement of people and goods
from one location to another.
bicycle, bus, car, rickshaw, train, airplane, boat, ship, or any
other.
Ans (b): Choice of transport depends on
How far do we have to travel.
How much time will take to reach. Can we travel by
land/air/sea
Ans (c) :Sending or receiving information, ideas or news is known as
communication.

Letter, fax, telephone, radio, television, newspapers, internet are

different ways of communication.

Ans (d): (ii) car, submarine

.
Ans (e) :(ii) video conferencing
Page 77: HOTS
Ans (f): Satellites in the space are used to transmit the TV signals
from the venue of match to the Dish antennas on top of our house and
send it to our TV so that we can watch it.
Page 77: 4. Discuss the reasons for the following statements.
Ans (a): We can send and receive messages very fast using internet.
To use the Internet, we need a computer or a mobile device and an
internet service provider.
Ans (b): A fax machine sends and receives printed messages within a
few seconds.
Page 77: 5. Value-based Learning
Why do most of the vehicles use CNG these days? Discuss.
Ans: CNG is a clean transportation fuel and less costly than petrol or
diesel. Hence use of CNG as fuel in car is very affordable.