North, South, East, West — Flashcards

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Shaana is the narrator. She lives on Rameswaram island and travels across India with her parents, Amma and Appa. She writes postcards to her school friends about the places she visits and the people, …

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Shaana travels across India from place to place and notices many different landscapes. Her journey includes glaciers, mountains, forests, wetlands, deserts, rivers, plateaus, and beaches. The chapter …

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The Thajiwas glacier is in North India. It has white and blue ice, and Shaana says four layers of clothes are needed there. Her parents enjoy throwing snowballs, showing how cold and snowy the place i…

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Glaciers are described as white and blue. The weather is very cold, so people wear many layers of clothes. This helps show that glaciers are frozen places with snow and ice.

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Himachal Pradesh is shown as a mountain region. Shaana sees many mountains from the train cabin. She hears birds chirping when the Sun rises in the east, which creates a peaceful mountain picture.

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Chirping means the short, sharp sound made by birds. Shaana hears colourful birds chirping in Himachal Pradesh when the Sun rises.

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Himachal Pradesh is in the north, while Arunachal Pradesh is in the east. Shaana wrongly thought all the states with 'Pradesh' in their names would be near each other, but they are far apart. Arunacha…

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She learns that the forest is very thick and dense. She says that if someone blinks or stops to tie shoelaces, it is easy to get lost. This shows how crowded and full the forest is with trees.