A Shelter So High - Class 5 Evs - Extra Questions

The Changpa is a tribe that lives in the mountains of Ladakh.

Namgyal belongs to the Changpa tribe.

No, the houses of Mumbai are made up of cement, steel, glass, etc. whereas the houses of Leh Ladakh are made up of stones which were kept one over the other. The walls were coated with a thick layer of mud and lime.

Gaurav Jani took nylon tents with him.

Donga is a type of houseboat where many families in Srinagar live. These boats can be seen in Dal Lake and Jhelum river.

Beautiful carving on wood can be seen on the ceiling of houseboats and some big houses.This design is called khatamband, the pattern of these designs designs resembles jigsaw puzzle.

Some old houses have a special type of window which comes out of the wall. This is called dab. 

Beautiful carving on wood can be seen on the ceiling of houseboats and some big houses..This design is called khatamband, the pattern of these designs designs resembles jigsaw puzzle.

As there were no windows on the ground floor hence, the ground floor was protected from the cold winds. Thus, in order to protect them, from the icy cold winds of the winter season, they live on the ground floor.

Yes, I have been to a hilly place few years back. It was in Manali.

Yes, I stayed in a tent in mountains of Manali. It was very adventurous and exciting experience.

The roof of my house is made up of bricks and cement. This roof is used for drying clothes preparing potato chips, papad badis, aam papad, etc. It is also used for sleeping in summers, getting sunlight in winters.

At high attitudes, that is, as we go up the mountains, the level of oxygen in the air becomes less. As a result the breathing becoming more difficult and one has to rapidly draw more oxygen with force. Thus, Gaurav Jani said this place is so high that is difficult to breathe normally.

Manali is a hilly area. It is in Himachal Pradesh.

The states through which Gaurav Jani passed through, while going from Mumbai to Delhi, along with the capitals are as follows:
Maharashtra - Mumbai
Gujarat - Gandhi Nagar
Rajasthan - Jaipur
Haryana - Chandigarh
Many big towns would have been these in his way such as Ahmadabad, Udaipur, and Ajmer etc.

I am living in Delhi. This place is situated at a height of $$216$$ meters above sea level.

If that would happen then I would take these $$10$$ things along with me-cloths, sweater, blanked, torch, packaged food items, water, thick woolen, shoes, camera and canvas for preparing tent.

The materials used for making my houses are mud, brick, stone, wood, cement glass etc.

The houses in Jammu and Kashmir are mainly made up of wood, tent etc. These are light weighted and mobile i.e. can be carried from place to place. But our houses are made up of bricks, cement, steel, glass. These are very strong and mobile i.e. cannot be shifted from one place. These are permanent.

He packed a small tent, sleeping bag, plastic sheet, warm clothes and food that would remain fresh for some days. Also, he took a camera and some extra cans for petrol.

Manali is about $$2050$$ meters above the sea level. Yes, breathing was a little difficult in Manali.

I have been to Rohtangpas. It is about $$4111$$ meters above the sea level.

Gaurav Jani is traveling from Mumbai to Leh.

Both the Bakarwals and the Changpas live in the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir. Both of them move from one place to another, and keep on wandering. Both of them are dependent on animals like goat, yak, sheep, etc. They earn their livelihood by selling the wool obtained from these animals. But the main difference between the two is where the Bakarwals graze any type of goats and sheep and at any place, the Changpas graze only special type of goats, at very high and colder place. This is because at higher and colder places, these goats develop more and softer hair from which the famous pashmina wool is obtained and thus they stay at high mountains even under excessively low temperatures.

The other cities in India where the temperature drops below $$0^{\circ}C$$ Srinagar, Ladhak, Shimla etc. Places outside India having temperature below $$0^{\circ}C$$ are Minnesota, Etowah etc. This kind of temperature The houses in different part of Jammu and Kashmir are made to suit the climate and the needs of the people there.

The shelters of the people living on the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir are basically in the form of a tent called Rebo. These can be packed up and carried easily and quickly. These are made up of yak hair that is very strong and warm and protects them from icy cold winds within a short period of time. 

Yes, my pet dog Herry has become a part of my life. Five ways in which different animals are a part of our life are:
(1) Dog - People often keep it as a pet or for protecting their house from thieves.
(2) Cow - It is used to obtain milk.
(3) Buffalo - It is used to plough fields and to carry goods.
(4) Goat - It is used to obtain milk and meat. 

According to Gaurav Jani, the area of Leh is high, dry and flat called a cold desert. There are high snowcapped mountains and cold, flat ground.

He found that the houses in Leh are mainly like made up of stones arranged one over the other and walls were coated with mud and lime, while in Srinagar some houses were in the mountains and some were in the water of Dal Lake.

Gaurav Jani’s motorcycle name is Loner.

In Leh ‘jule, jule’ means ‘welcome, welcome’.

Leh Ladakh is called cold desert because it rains very low here and also the atmosphere of here is a bit cold and dry.

Leh is a cold desert present in Union territory of Ladakh which is situated in the Northern part of India.

According to Tashi, the roof of his house is used for drying fruits and vegetables in the summer season so that they can store them for winter when they do not get fresh fruits and vegetables.

No, according to him Mumbai and Delhi just look the same. The houses were of same kind made up of cement, bricks, glass, and steel.

Tashi’s house is made up of stones arranged one over the other. The walls of the houses are coated with mud and limestone. The ground floor of the house is for animals and has no windows. Thick tree trunks were used to make the roof strong.

Leh is a cold desert and gets very little rainfall. Also, during winter season the temperature of the area is very low which causes it difficult to grow fruits and vegetables in Leh. Thus it is difficult to get fresh fruits and vegetables in Leh.

According to Gaurav Jani Changthang consists of rocky mountains with clear blue sky and many beautiful lakes around.

The weather of Leh is cold because it is situated in the Himalayan mountain.

At such a height it is difficult to breathe because of this headache and weakness in normal.

Changthang is located at a height of 5000 meters.

Yes, I have been once gone to Shimla.

Yes, I think the atmosphere of Srinagar is different from Changthang. I think the atmosphere of Changthang is a bit colder than Srinagar. Also, there are more people in Srinagar than Changthang.

There are only 5000 people in the Changpa tribe.

Yes, recently in news I come to know about Siachin where the atmosphere is too cold and very few people live there.

According to Tashi, when it gets too cold they move to the ground floor. This is because the ground floor has no windows and thus it relatively quite warmer as compared to the other floors.

Tashi live in Leh Ladakh.

Pashmina is used to make shawl, sweaters, and clothes.

Pashmina is the world-famous type of wool that is obtained from goats which are raised by Changpas.

The Changpas raise goats and sheep for a living. They make Pashmina wool from the hairs of goats.

The Changpas graze their goats at higher and colder places so that the goats have more and softer hair (fur).

In the language of the Changpas ‘Changthang means a place where very few people live.

The houses of Changpas are known as ‘rebo’.

The Changpas are always on move thus they need a very small amount of belongings so that they can easily be packed.

The Changpas carry everything that they own on their horses and yaks.

Changpa people have goats and sheep.

The Changpas are always on the move with their goats and sheep. It is from these they get all that they need - milk, meat, skin for tents and wool for coats and sweaters.

No, ‘rebo’ are big cone-shaped tents.

Changpa keep there sheep and goats in small houses called ‘lekha’.

Changpa people puts a special mark on their own animals. The women and young girls count and take the animals out of the ‘lekha’.

‘rebo’ are not small. According to Gaurav Jani, they are as big as the houses of Mumbai.

‘Rebo’ are tent-like houses with wooden support and strips tightly tied with nine sticks whereas ‘lekha’ are small houses made up of stone.

According to Namgyal, the design of ‘rebo’ is more than a thousand years old. These tents protected the Changpas from extreme cold.

As we know that Changpas do not stay at a particular place for a long time. Thus with tent-like houses ‘rebo’ they can easily fold them and make a move.

No, goats are not kept in ‘rebo’.

Goat and sheep need their own fur and wool for protecting them from the cold environment. Human beings also uses these fur to make wool.