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India Before the Times of Shivaji Maharaj Class 7 History Notes Maharashtra State Board We shall learn about the various ruling powers in India before the times of Shivaji Maharaj in this lesson. Various ruling powers existed in India during that period. ‘Pal’ in the eighth century was a famous dynasty in Bengal. In Central … Read more

Sources of History Class 7 History Notes Maharashtra State Board We studied ancient Indian history last year. This year, we are going to study the medieval period of Indian history. Broadly, the period from the ninth century till the end of the eighteenth century is considered to be the medieval period of Indian history. In … Read more

Contour Maps and Landforms Class 7 Geography Notes Maharashtra State Board Take a large oblate-shaped potato and other required items as shown above. Observe how a potato appears when seen from the front and when seen from above. Outline the potato in your notebook. Cut the potato into two parts so that each part has … Read more

Human Settlements Class 7 Geography Notes Maharashtra State Board Human settlements flourished at places with favorable geographic conditions such as the availability of water, a conducive climate, fertile land, etc. In the early settlements, the occupations of the people were dependent on the locally available natural resources. This gave rise to separate settlements of people … Read more

Agriculture Class 7 Geography Notes Maharashtra State Board In the picture shown, we see a standing crop, a plowshare, etc. From this, it becomes obvious that this is a farmer’s house. A farmer keeps hens, sheep, goats and cattle. They are also seen in the picture. He gets milk, eggs, etc from them. He sells … Read more

Soils Class 7 Geography Notes Maharashtra State Board The parent rock, the climate of the region, the biotic material, the slope of the land, and time are factors that influence soil formation. Factors Necessary for Soil Formation Parent Rock: Remember that the parent rock in a region is an important factor in soil formation. Depending … Read more

Natural Regions Class 7 Geography Notes Maharashtra State Board There exists a large number of different things in the world than those we see in our surroundings. We see different educational and informative TV programs about wildlife. We become curious to know more about this wildlife. Why is this wildlife not seen in our areas? … Read more

Winds Class 7 Geography Notes Maharashtra State Board We feel the wind but cannot see it. When certain objects in our surroundings move, we experience wind. The movement of air is called wind. Fold a piece of paper into two same-sized rolls. Keep both the paper rolls on one side of the table. You and … Read more

Air Pressure Class 7 Geography Notes Maharashtra State Board During the activity, you saw that the balance was tipped on the side of the full-blown balloon. This shows that the air has weight. Anything that has weight, exerts pressure on the thing that lies below it. Thus, the air in the atmosphere exerts pressure on … Read more

Tides Class 7 Geography Notes Maharashtra State Board Both the photographs show the same place. If you stay near the coast for some time, you will realize that the sea water is sometimes very close to the coast while at other times, it is far away from the coast. We call these movements of the … Read more