Social Studies

Social studies is a term used to describe the broad study of the various fields which involve past and current human behavior and interactions. Rather than focus in depth on any one topic, social studies provides a broad overview of human behavior.

Social studies is most commonly recognized as the name of a course or set of courses taught in primary and secondary schools, but may also refer to the study of particular aspects of human society at certain post-secondary and tertiary schools worldwide.

Most plain area in the world have been made by rivers as in the case of the northern plains of India.River bring sand and silt with them.When they slow down these materials are deposited in river vall

Plateau A plateau is a highland with a flat top Plateau is also called a tableland A plateau rises abruptly to the surrounding area. The grassland in the plateau are widely used for rearing cattle P

India has a multi-party system.Different parties put up their candidates for election.The party that gets the maximum votes form the government.Sometimes many parties come together and form the govern

The members of Lok Sabha are elected for a term of five years.Any Indian citizen who is more than 25 years of age can contest the election to the Lok Sabha.The whole country has been divided into cons

The iron ore producing states in India – Chattisgarh,Jharkhand,Orissa,Karnataka and Goa.The chief importer of Indian iron ore- JapanIndia is the largest producer of the world- MicaKolar gold field a

A map is the representation or a drawing of the earth’s  surface or a part of it drawn on a flat surface according to a scale.When many maps are put together we get an atlas. Scale is a ratio betwe

Agriculture: The science and art of cultivation of the soil, raising crops and rearing livestock.Agricultural resources: Gifts of nature that include fertile soils, water for irrigation and favorable

Manufacturing: Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw material to more valuable production.Industry: Industries is the enhancement of the value of the raw materials through

The United Nations was formed on 24Oct 1945 when representatives of 50 countries signed the UN Charter.Today 192 countries are part of UN. The main objectives of the UN are to maintain peace and devel

What is soil erosion? The denudation of the soil cover and subsequent washing down of it is described as soil erosion.The soil forming processes  and the erosional processes go on simultaneously and

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