What is Government — Social Studies STD 6 — Question

How did the archeologists find out about the eating habits of the people in the past?

What does the Tamil epic Silappadhikaram deal with?

Who was Mahavira? When did he leave his palace?

The Kalinga War changed the course of Ashoka's life. Comment.

Explain the advantages of using maps?

How are the mountains useful?

Distinguish between stratosphere and troposphere.

Consider and discuss in class Andre Beteille's thought
"The thousands of castes and tribes on the Indian sub-continent have influenced each other in their religious beliefs and practices since the beginning of history and before that the tribal religions have been influenced by Hinduism is widely accepted, but it is equally true that Hinduism, not only in its formative phase but throughout its evolution, has been influenced by tribal religions."

It is the third important component of a map. It is not possible to draw on a map the actual shape and size of different features such as buildings, roads, bridges, trees, railway lines or a well. So, they are shown by using certain letters, shades, colours, pictures and lines.
These symbols give a lot of information in a limited space. With the use of these symbols, maps can be drawn easily and are simple to read. Even if you don’t know the language of an area and therefore cannot ask someone for directions, you can collect information from maps with the help of these symbols.
Maps have a universal language that can be understood by all. There is an international agreement regarding the use of these symbols. These are called conventional symbols.

(i) Which component of the map is useful for representing the features like buildings, roads, bridges, trees or railway lines?
(ii) Mention any one benefit of using the symbols in the map.
(iii) Why are different features shown by symbols on a map?

How were bricks and stone important in Buddhist buildings?