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Do the following activities in groups. Go to the library and collect information about the lifestyle ofpeople in desert areas-their food, clothes, work, social customs,etc.

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Do the following activity in groups.

Go to the library and collect information about the lifestyle of people in desert areas— their food, clothes, work, social customs, etc. Share this information with the group.

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The nomads are homeless people in desert areas. They keep shifting to places where they can get food and fodder. Their life is very hard. They use camels for transportation. They eat mainly meat and dates. They weave their clothes from the wool of camel or sheep. Their lifestyle is very simple. They look to the sky for rain water. They have developed their own customs.

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पाठ 3: The Desert - Exercise [पृष्ठ १९]

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एनसीईआरटी English - An Alien Hand Class 7
पाठ 3 The Desert
Exercise | Q 2 | पृष्ठ १९

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