- Human beings put on clothes for various reasons.
- We put on clothes to protect our bodies from the cold, and to make us comfortable around others.
- The dressings cover our body parts.
- When deciding what cloth to wear, we have to consider the weather and how the weather changes.
- The way of dressing changes according to the weather.
- People wear light clothes for example t-shirts or clothing made from cotton or silk material.
- Effects of weather changes on farming activities
- Farming is the practice of keeping livestock and growing crops.
- Weather changes affect farming because the weather affects both plants and animals.
- People wear clothing that can protect them from getting wet and those that may keep them warm.
- Such clothing could be raincoats, hats and gumboots.
- Umbrellas also help in protecting one from the rain.
- However, umbrellas may also be used to keep away the sun’s rays on a very hot day.
- The dressing changes to warm clothing for example clothing made from woollen material and from very heavy material.
For example pullovers, sweaters, heavy socks and gloves.
- Farming is the practice of keeping livestock and growing crops.
- Weather changes affects farming because the weather affects both plants
and animals.
- The weather brings about two seasons: rainy season or dry season.
- During the rainy season, there is plenty of water from the rains.
- The soil becomes soft making it a good time for a farmer to dig the soil and plant seeds.
- These seeds can then germinate into young plants.
- The rainy season may also be referred to as the planting season for the farmer.
- Grass also grow well during the rainy season.
- Rains are a good source of water for the animals.
- Animals do not need to walk long distances in search for water.
- During rainy season, animals can easily get grass that has grown without walking a long distance.
- However, the rains are not always good.
- Too much rains cause floods.
- Floods may uproot and wash away plants.
- Floods also kill animals, destroy homes and even causes death to humans.
- Most plants have already matured and are ready to be harvested by the farmer.
- The dry season may also be the harvesting season for the farmer.
- When the dry season persists for a long time, we say there is a drought.
- When there is a drought, plants do not grow and there is too little water and food for both animals and plants.
- Drought causes death to both animals and plants.
- In this topic we have learned the following:
