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Look at the map of India in an Atlas and locate Kerala and Ladakh. Can you list three ways in which the different geographical location of these two regions would influence the following? 1. The food people eat. 2. The clothes they wear. 3. The work they do.  

Answer:

1.The food people eat. Kerala   : The majority of people here eat rice, fish and vegetables. Ladakh : The people eat meat and milk products like cheese and butter. 2. The clothes they wear: Kerala   : The people wear light cotton clothes. Ladakh : The people wear thick woollen clothes made of wool or animal skin. 3. The work they do:     Kerala : The people are engaged agriculture and fishing. Ladakh: The people look after the animals, collect wool of the sheep and sell them to the traders.