Page 30 - 08_Social_Studies and Population Education Book 8_2078 Revised and Updated Edition

Evaluation Exercises

Activities

1. Read the list given below and draw a pie chart showing the area of seven
provinces:
Province No. 1 25,905 sq. km.
Province No. 2 9,661 sq. km.

Bagmati Province 20,300 sq. km.
Gandaki Province 21,504 sq. km.
Lumbini Province 22,288 sq. km.

Karnali Province 27,984 sq. km.
Sudurpashchim Province 19,539 sq. km.

2. Mark the seven provinces in the map of Nepal and indicate each province
with a different colour.

Very short answer questions
1. When was Nepal divided into seven Provinces?
2. Name any two pilgrimage sites of Province No. 1.

3. List the cash crops grown in Province No. 2.
4. Name two religious places of Bagmati Province.
5. Which two dry valleys lie in Gandaki Province?

6. Which national parks are located in Karnali Province?
7. Mention any two major trade centres of Lumbini Province.
8. Name two mountains of Sudurpashchim Province.

9. Why does rainfall take place in winter in Sudurpashchim Province?
Short answer questions
1. What are the major attractions of Province No. 1?

2. What are the religious sites and major tourist attractions of Bagmati
Province?
3. Province No. 2 consists of more cultivable land compared to other provinces.
How should it be utilized to get more benefits? Present your views.
4. ‘Gandaki Province has great prospect of tourism.’ Justify the statement.

5. Why is density of population low in Karnali Province? Give reasons.
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