Question:
Distinguish between the followings.
Primary activities and tertiary activities.
Answer:
Primary activities are connected with extraction and production of natural resources, while tertiary activities are activities that provide support to primary activities.
Agriculture, fishing, poultry farming and mining are examples of primary activities and
Transport, trade, banking, insurance and advertising are examples of tertiary activities.
Resources
Q 1.
What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?
Q 2.
What is a water-cycle?
Q 3.
Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals
Q 4.
What are the four Characteristics of resources?
Q 5.
What is meant by arable land?
Q 6.
What are the classifications of minerals?
Q 7.
What are natural resources?
Q 8.
Resources have value- discuss ?
Q 9.
What are the two main classifications of power resources?
Q 10.
Differentiate between Ubiquitous and localised resources?
Q 11.
What are the advantages in mixed cropping?
Q 12.
Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?
Q 13.
What is Nomadic herding?
Q 14.
Distinguish between Conventional and non conventional sources of energy
Q 15.
Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.
Q 16.
What is the average density of population in India?
Q 17.
Why is population growth slowing in united Kingdoms?
Q 18.
Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.
Q 19.
Ganga-Brahmaputra plain of India is an overpopulated region.
Q 20.
What is meant by the term industry?
Q 21.
Mention the different types of resources.
Q 22.
What can we do to conserve resources?
Q 23.
Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.
Q 25.
How are mineral extracted from earth?
Q 26.
Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil
Q 27.
Name the 3 sectors of activities done by people.
Q 28.
What are the factors that determine the pattern in which a particular region is used?
Q 29.
Why is population study essential?
Q 30.
What is a resource?
Q 31.
What are abiotic resources?
Q 32.
What is mixed cropping or mixed farming?
Q 33.
Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.
Q 34.
Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
Q 36.
Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?
Q 37.
What are the activities under the secondary sector?
Q 38.
What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?
Q 39.
Name a few landforms.
Q 40.
Differentiate between emigrants and immigrants.
Q 41.
What is resource conservation?
Q 42.
Why are human resources important?
Q 43.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 44.
Complete the sentences below using some of the following words, sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely
Q 45.
Suggest three ways to conserve water.
Q 46.
What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?
Q 47.
Name two regions rich in natural gas resources.
Q 48.
Give reason for Most industries are concentrated around coal mines.
Q 49.
Give a few examples of man-made resources and natural resources ?
Q 50.
Write a brief note on wind power ?
