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Shelter

Primary Mathematics & EVS

Useful for: CTET, OTET, Junior Teacher, OSEPA Primary Teacher / JT Category-I, Special OTET

Overview

Shelter protects people and animals from weather and danger; houses vary with climate, materials and culture.

Key points

  • Houses differ with climate: sloping roofs in heavy-rain areas, thick walls in hot areas, houses on stilts in flood-prone areas.
  • Materials include mud, bamboo, stone, brick and concrete.
  • Nomadic groups use temporary shelters.
  • Animals build or use shelters (nests, burrows, hives).
  • Safe housing includes ventilation, light and sanitation.
  • Cultural traditions shape house design.

Explanation

  • Igloos and houseboats are examples of special shelters.
  • Local materials are often eco-friendly.
  • Homelessness is a social concern.
  • Children can make models of different houses.
  • Compare old and new houses in the community.

Step by step

  1. Identify the concept, law or fact asked.
  2. Recall the definition, formula, example or year.
  3. Apply it and eliminate mismatched options.

Examples

  • Houses on stilts in Assam → flood protection.
  • Sloping roofs in hilly, rainy regions → rain drains off.
  • A bird’s nest → animal shelter.

Traps and advanced points

  • Trap: Thinking all houses look alike.
  • Trap: Ignoring climate.
  • Trap: Judging other cultures’ homes as inferior.

Quick revision

  • Climate shapes houses.
  • Local materials.
  • Animal shelters.

Practice MCQs

  1. A teacher wants to apply Shelter correctly. Which action is most appropriate?

    1. The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.
    2. Shelter is useful only for record keeping and has no effect on learning.
    3. Shelter should be applied identically in every situation without checking learner needs.
    4. Compare roof/wall choices in wet, hot and cold regions.

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    Answer: (d) Compare roof/wall choices in wet, hot and cold regions.. Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.

  2. Choose the most defensible exam-ready conclusion about Shelter.

    1. The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.
    2. Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.
    3. Shelter is useful only for record keeping and has no effect on learning.
    4. Shelter should be applied identically in every situation without checking learner needs.

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    Answer: (b) Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.. Choose the most defensible exam-ready conclusion about Shelter.: Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.

  3. During a laboratory exercise on Shelter, students compare repeated observations. Choose the most defensible exam-ready conclusion about Shelter.

    1. The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.
    2. Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.
    3. Shelter is useful only for record keeping and has no effect on learning.
    4. Shelter should be applied identically in every situation without checking learner needs.

    Read chapter notes · Similar questions

    Show answer

    Answer: (b) Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.. During a laboratory exercise on Shelter, students compare repeated observations. Choose the most defensible exam-ready conclusion about Shelter.: Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.

  4. Which statement about Shelter is NOT appropriate?

    1. The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.
    2. Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.
    3. Compare roof/wall choices in wet, hot and cold regions.
    4. Shelter should be interpreted according to its purpose and context.

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    Answer: (a) The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.. The NOT-appropriate statement is: The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.

  5. During a laboratory exercise on Shelter, students compare repeated observations. which statement about Shelter is NOT appropriate?

    1. The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.
    2. Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.
    3. Compare roof/wall choices in wet, hot and cold regions.
    4. Shelter should be interpreted according to its purpose and context.

    Read chapter notes · Similar questions

    Show answer

    Answer: (a) The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.. The NOT-appropriate statement is: The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.

  6. During a laboratory exercise on Shelter, students compare repeated observations. A teacher wants to apply Shelter correctly. Which action is most appropriate?

    1. The same house design is ideal for every climate and location.
    2. Shelter is useful only for record keeping and has no effect on learning.
    3. Shelter should be applied identically in every situation without checking learner needs.
    4. Compare roof/wall choices in wet, hot and cold regions.

    Read chapter notes · Similar questions

    Show answer

    Answer: (d) Compare roof/wall choices in wet, hot and cold regions.. Shelter design is influenced by climate, available material, safety, culture and livelihood.

  7. Sloping roofs are common in areas with —

    1. cold oceans
    2. heavy rain or snow
    3. deserts only
    4. no rain

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    Answer: (b) heavy rain or snow. Water runs off.

  8. Thick walls are common in —

    1. snow only
    2. islands only
    3. hot areas
    4. flooded areas

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    Answer: (c) hot areas. Keep heat out.

  9. Houses on stilts are found in —

    1. mountains only
    2. cities only
    3. flood-prone areas
    4. deserts

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    Answer: (c) flood-prone areas. Above water.

  10. Nomadic groups use —

    1. palaces
    2. bunkers
    3. temporary shelters
    4. skyscrapers

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    Answer: (c) temporary shelters. Tents.

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