Know Your World, Book 5 (Third Edition) is the Class 5 social studies textbook of the Army Public Schools & Colleges System. It is written by Farhat Mansoob and published by Oxford University Press Pakistan; the cover (a river winding through a sunlit valley) says ‘For Grade 5’. Like Book 4, it covers citizenship, culture, government, history, geography and economics, but at a deeper level. Available to order now for the 2027-28 session.
Class 5 social studies is where children first meet the story of Pakistan’s creation, the great leaders, the physical regions, climate, global warming and natural disasters, and the basics of trade, entrepreneurship and banking.
Full table of contents: Units 1 to 6, every chapter and page
The contents are printed as a table of units, chapters and pages. Every entry is given exactly as printed.
Unit 1: Citizenship
- Chapter 1.1: Human Rights (p. 1)
- Chapter 1.2: Means of Communication (p. 8)
Why it helps: Human rights and responsibilities come first; the second chapter shows how people communicate, from letters to the internet, and why it matters to a community.
Unit 2: Culture and Diversity
- Chapter 2.1: Our Culture (p. 12)
Why it helps: A chapter on Pakistan’s culture helps a child understand the customs, languages and festivals around them and to be proud of them.
Unit 3: State and Government
- Chapter 3.1: Constitution and Government (p. 17)
Why it helps: What a constitution is and how a government works, an essential civic lesson that the child will build on in middle school.
Unit 4: History
- Chapter 4.1: Ancient Civilisations (p. 26)
- Chapter 4.2: The Great Leaders of Pakistan (p. 30)
- Chapter 4.3: The Journey Towards Pakistan (p. 33)
Why it helps: From the ancient civilisations of the region to the leaders who built Pakistan, this unit gives the Class 5 child a timeline of their country’s story.
Unit 5: Geography
- Chapter 5.1: An Introduction to Maps (p. 38)
- Chapter 5.2: Physical Regions of Pakistan (p. 46)
- Chapter 5.3: Weather and Climate (p. 51)
- Chapter 5.4: Global Warming (p. 55)
- Chapter 5.5: Natural Disasters (p. 58)
Why it helps: The longest unit. Maps, regions, weather, global warming and natural disasters (such as floods and earthquakes) give the child both geographic knowledge and an understanding of the environmental challenges Pakistan faces.
Unit 6: Economics
- Chapter 6.1: Goods and Services (p. 64)
- Chapter 6.2: Trade (p. 67)
- Chapter 6.3: Entrepreneurship (p. 72)
- Chapter 6.4: Bank (p. 77)
Why it helps: Goods and services, trade, entrepreneurship and banking are the first economics lessons that connect to the real world. Entrepreneurship is a particularly good topic for children who dream of running their own business.
Glossary (page 80)
Why it helps: A glossary at the back of the book helps a child revise the key terms.
What makes this series easy to study from
The publisher describes the Know Your World series as combining researched content with maps, graphs, timelines and flow charts, short information snippets, assessments, research projects and a glossary. For a Class 5 student, the timeline in the history unit and the maps in the geography unit are the features to use most: they turn a list of dates and places into a picture.
Who, when and how
The book is for Class 5 students at Army Public Schools, used in the social studies lesson through the year. At home, a map of Pakistan on the wall, a family conversation about the journey towards Pakistan and a visit to a historic place bring the chapters to life.
- What: Know Your World Book 5, Third Edition, Oxford University Press Pakistan, author Farhat Mansoob.
- Whom: Class 5 (Grade 5) students.
- Why: to teach citizenship, culture, government, history, geography and economics.
- Where: Army Public Schools & Colleges.
Frequently asked questions
Who wrote Know Your World?
The author is Farhat Mansoob, and the publisher is Oxford University Press Pakistan.
How is Book 5 different from Book 4?
Book 5 covers the creation of Pakistan, weather and climate, global warming, natural disasters, trade, entrepreneurship and banking, topics beyond Book 4’s syllabus.
How many units are there?
Six units, followed by a glossary.
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