Let Us Save Mountains Class 8 English Lesson 15 Manipuri Board
The lesson “Let Us Save Mountains” for BOSEM class 8 English, revolves around the critical importance of mountains in human civilization, emphasizing both their vital environmental contributions and the devastating impact of natural disasters and human activities. Mountains, often referred to as the “Water Towers of the World,” play a crucial role in supplying fresh water, preventing soil erosion, and supporting biodiversity.
However, they are vulnerable to floods, storms, landslides, and the consequences of deforestation and global warming. The recent landslide in the Senapati District of Manipur highlights the fragility of these ecosystems and the urgent need for conservation efforts to protect and restore mountainous regions, ensuring their ecological, economic, and health-related benefits for future generations.
This page will discuss the summary, questions and answers and a tutorial video is also provided. Make sure you watch the video for better understanding.
Chapter Name: Let Us Save Mountains
Subject: Modern English
Lesson: 15
Class: 8
Board: Board Of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM/BSEM)
Contents: Chapter Summary, Video, Questions and Answers.
Table of Contents
Let Us Save Mountains: Chapter Summary
Nature is vital for human civilization but it can also bring havoc to mankind in the form of natural devastation like floods, storms, and landslides. The most common natural devastation is flood, which causes huge loss of life and property, and epidemics. Storms in the form of cyclones, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons cause vast devastation to life and property within a short span of time. Besides these, other natural calamities of lesser dimensions take place on the hills and mountains, known as landslides and mudslides. Such disasters usually occur when the ecological system of mountains and hills gets disturbed, especially with torrential rain.
Mountains and hills play a significant role as parts of nature. Over the years, they have protected many civilizations and acted as an inspiration in the fields of arts and literature. Mountains supply more than half of the freshwater of the world; therefore, they are also known as the “Water Tower of the World.” In humid areas, people depend on mountain forests for their physical, cultural, and economic survival.
Forests of the mountains help reduce soil erosion and prevent landslides, avalanches, and floods. They are also an important source of food, fuel, fibre, and medicine. Besides the oceans, mountains play the most recognizable and valuable roles in the ecosystem on the surface of the earth. However, they are as fragile as any other part of the world’s ecosystem.
This fragility is evident from the recent landslide and mudslide that occurred in the Senapati District of Manipur, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Several houses were washed away, leaving many inhabitants homeless, and the landslide blocked National Highway No. 39, which is the lifeline of Manipur. The age-old relationship between man and mountain seems to be deteriorating. Human activities have led to the destruction of the fresh original wealth of the mountains.
The impact of global warming is first felt in the mountains. Due to the increase in temperature, ice has started melting in the Himalayas. The over-flooding or breaking of the banks of the lakes may result in unimaginable disasters. Deforestation leads to disturbances in the ecosystem, which might bring about ethical, economic, and health-related side effects. Therefore, we must think of saving and greening the mountains.
Let Us Save Mountains Video
BOSEM solutions for Class 8 English Lesson 15: Let Us Save Mountains
1. Answer the following questions in a sentence each
1. Name three natural calamities.
Ans: Flood, Storm and Landslides.
2. What happens when there is too much rain?
Ans: Too much rain can cause floods.
3. What is a hurricane?
Ans: A hurricane is a powerful tropical cyclone with rotating wind.
4. Why are mountains called the “Water tower of the world”?
Ans: It is because they supply half of the freshwater of the world.
5. What do you understand by ecosystem?
Ans: An ecosystem is a community of all living and non-living things in a given area, interacting with each other.
6. Where is global warming first felt?
Ans: Mountains.
2. Answer the following questions in about 20-25 words.
i. What are the damages caused by floods?
Ans: Houses are washed away by floods, the lives of human beings and animals are lost, crops are destroyed, and epidemics are caused by floods.
ii. How are mountains beneficial to us?
Ans: Mountains supply us with fresh water. People depend on mountain forests for physical, cultural, and economic survival. They also help reduce soil erosion and prevent landslides, avalanches, and floods.
iii. What are the changing views of mountains?
Ans: The changing views on mountains are that they are magnificent parts of ecosystems offering a wide range of services and are also as fragile as any other parts of the ecosystem.
iv. Why do we say that “The long relationship between man and mountains seems to be going downhill”?
Ans: We say that the long relationship between man and mountains seems to be going downhill because people have resorted to activities that have ultimately led to the destruction of the mountains.
Answer the following questions in 50-60 words each:
i. Write how the landslide at Senapati district is related to deforestation.
Ans: Deforestation causes irreparable damage to the top layer of the soil in the mountains. This makes them very weak and unable to support certain weights, unlike the tightly held soil with plants. In the Senapati district, due to severe deforestation, the ecological system of the mountains was disturbed. Therefore, after several days of incessant rain, the hills could not hold any longer and caused a landslide.
ii. Why is the greening of the mountains a necessity?
Ans: Greening of the mountains is necessary to preserve the ecological system of the mountains. Deforestation leads to unfortunate situations like soil erosion, loss of soil productivity, floods, etc. This will ultimately lead to disturbances in the ecosystem and might bring about ethical, economic, and health-related side effects. Therefore, we must think of saving and greening the mountains.
Grammar:
Change the following words to their Noun forms:
Devastating – Devastation
Residential – Resident
Ecological – Ecology
Economic – Economy
Natural – Nature
Original – Origin
Ethical – Ethics
Now, construct sentences using the Noun forms:
Devastation: The devastation caused by the landslide is terrible.
Resident: The residents of the Angom colony are friendly.
Ecology: The ecology of Keibul Lamjao is suited for Sangai.
Economy: The country’s economy is about to collapse.
Nature: Nature is healing.
Origin: The origin of polo is in Manipur.
Ethics: Every profession has its own ethics.
Q. What is a simple sentence? Give examples.
Ans: A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate, is called a simple sentence.
Eg:- Ibehal is beautiful.
Q. What is a compound sentence? Give examples.
Ans: A compound sentence is made up of at least two independent clauses and no dependent clauses.
Eg:- Ibehal is beautiful and she loves her students.
Q. What is a complex sentence? Give examples.
Ans: A complex sentence has one principal clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
Eg:- Ibehal is a girl who is beautiful
Pick out a clause from the following sentence
a) You can do it when you come back.
Principal clause: You can do it
Subordinate clause: when you come back
b) I am glad that you passed the examination.
Principal clause: you pass the examination.
Subordinate clause: l am glad that
c) Read carefully lest you should miss the point.
Principal clause: Read carefully
Subordinate clause: less you should miss the point
d) I shall not go unless you come.
Principal clause: l shall not go
Subordinate clause: unless you come.
Transform the following sentences into passive forms.
a) The fury of the storm can cause much harm.
Ans: Much harm can be caused by the fury of the storm.
b) It hit the residential colonies.
Ans: The residential colonies were hit.
c) Many people still consider mountains as the abode of gods.
Ans: Mountains are still considered the abode of gods.
d) Mountains supply more than half of the freshwater of the world.
Ans: More than half of the freshwater of the world is supplied by mountains.
e) The landslide blocked the lifeline of Manipur.
Ans: The lifeline of Manipur was blocked by the landslide.
