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About the book

’s Social Studies and Population Education is a graded series of
text books intended for the school children of Nepal, and has been specially prepared
for the English Medium Schools of Nepal. This series has been prepared in accordance
to the curriculum prescribed by the CDC, Government of Nepal. This series gives
students the basic knowledge about the different branches of the study of Social
studies e.g. Sociology, Geography, History, Population, Economics etc.
Salient features of the book:
Objectives: The book starts with the objectives of the lesson giving the teacher as
well as the students an idea about what they will be learning by the end of each unit.
Note to teacher: The lesson also includes note to the teacher to help the teacher
make the classes more interesting and informative. It gives an idea to the teacher as
to what resources can be used and what other alternative methods also can be used
to make the classes fun and interactive.
Key Term: The language used in the lesson is simple to read and understand. A set of
keywords have been included which provides the students with the meanings of the
difficult words that they might come across in the lesson.
Activities: There are a set of activities after each lesson. It instructs the students to
gather information practically and makes the lessons relevant in their day to day life.
These activities help the students to learn the lesson practically as well.

Exercise: The exercises after each lesson cover the important aspect of the lesson so
that the students are aware of the areas where they have to concentrate.
Community work: It has been included for the students to get more exposure and
an opportunity for them to interact with their community and be aware of their
surroundings.
Review Exercise: After each unit there is a section of review exercise where the
students can revise what they have learnt in the previous lessons.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to Readmore Publishers & Distributors
for publishing this Social Studies Series. We are thankful to the editors and experts
whose support and guidance has played an important role in the writing of this book.
We would also like to extend our thanks to the schools and principals who have
recommended Social Studies and Population Education book
to their students and schools.

We have written this book with utmost care and up to date data but we would like
to apologize in case any errors are found. We highly appreciate the opinion and
constructive suggestions from the teachers and intellectuals.
- Authors