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Key Terms
Consume : buy goods and services
Embody : give a visible form to an idea, feelings or characteristics
Interdependent : dependent on each other
Irrigation : to supply water on lands with the means of pipes
Survival : to live or to exist

Evaluation Exercises

Activities

1. List the things that you and your family need to do to maintain social
harmony.
2. Present any effort made in your community for maintaining social harmony
in the class.

Very short answer questions
1. What is social harmony?

2. How do you maintain good relation with your friend? Write in a sentence.

Short answer questions
1. List out the ideas that help in maintaining social harmony in the community.
2. How do you protect your own traditional identity and deal with people
belonging to another traditional identity?

3. How are the different regions interdependent on each other?
4. Is there social harmony in your society? Why?

Community Work

Go around your community and visit at least 20 houses and fill the table given
below. Then prepare a report on ‘Social harmony in my community’.

Home Cast/ Mother Disabled people
Owner Surname Tongue Religion yes/no

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