Class 6 Social Science — Chapter 3: Landforms and Life

What you'll learn

• ▸The Three Major Landforms
• ▸Characteristics of Mountains
• ▸Mountain Ranges and Formation
• ▸Mountain Environment: Flora and Fauna
• ▸Life and Occupations in Mountains
• ▸Challenges of Mountain Life

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- CHAPTER 3 Landforms and Life “Free from the burden of human beings, may the Earth with many heights, slopes and great plains, bearing plants endowed with varied powers, spread out for us and show us her riches! ... The Earth is my mother and I am her child.” — Atharva Veda, Bhūmi Sūkta ('Hymn to the Earth') © NCERT not to be republished The Big Questions ? 1. What are the major types of landforms and their significance to life and culture? 2. What are the challenges and opportunities of life associated with each landform? Reprint 2025-26 --- PAGE 2 --- Introduction Humans, like most mammals, live on land. Land, as you may have noticed, has many forms and features; its appearance changes a lot from one region to another. Suppose that you are travelling by road from the region known as Chhota Nagpur in Jharkhand, reach Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, and go on to Almora in Uttarakhand. On the way, you will see very different landscapes. In f…

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Did you know?

• 💡 Mount Everest grows taller by a few millimeters each year from ongoing geological forces.
• 💡 Some mountains are actually underwater volcanoes, forming Earth's longest mountain ranges.
• 💡 The Andes mountain range in South America is home to the world's highest active volcano.
• 💡 Certain fish species, like the Tibetan snow trout, thrive in freezing high-altitude streams.
• 💡 Mosses and lichens can survive extreme cold by drying out and rehydrating when it warms.

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