Question:
Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbai?
Answer:
The first successful modern textile mill was established in Mumbai in 1854. The warm, humid climate, port for importing machinery, availability of raw material and skilled labour resulted in rapid expansion of the industry in the region.
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 natural resources?
Q 5.
What are the four Characteristics of resources?
Q 6.
What is meant by arable land?
Q 7.
What are the classifications of minerals?
Q 8.
Resources have value- discuss ?
Q 9.
What is Nomadic herding?
Q 10.
What are the two main classifications of power resources?
Q 11.
Differentiate between Ubiquitous and localised resources?
Q 12.
Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.
Q 13.
Distinguish between Conventional and non conventional sources of energy
Q 14.
What are the advantages in mixed cropping?
Q 16.
Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?
Q 17.
Ganga-Brahmaputra plain of India is an overpopulated region.
Q 18.
What is meant by the term industry?
Q 19.
Name the 3 sectors of activities done by people.
Q 20.
How are mineral extracted from earth?
Q 21.
Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil
Q 22.
Mention the different types of resources.
Q 23.
Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.
Q 24.
What are the factors that determine the pattern in which a particular region is used?
Q 25.
Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.
Q 26.
What is the average density of population in India?
Q 27.
Why is population growth slowing in united Kingdoms?
Q 28.
What can we do to conserve resources?
Q 29.
Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.
Q 30.
What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?
Q 31.
What is mixed cropping or mixed farming?
Q 32.
Name a few landforms.
Q 33.
Why is population study essential?
Q 34.
Differentiate between emigrants and immigrants.
Q 35.
What is resource conservation?
Q 36.
Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?
Q 37.
Give reason for Most industries are concentrated around coal mines.
Q 38.
Give reason for Petroleum is referred to as black gold.
Q 39.
Quarrying can become a major environmental concern.
Q 40.
What is a resource?
Q 41.
What are abiotic resources?
Q 42.
What are the activities under the secondary sector?
Q 43.
How was the word agriculture, coined?
Q 44.
How is farming classified?
Q 46.
Different crops are grown in different regions.
Q 47.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 48.
Complete the sentences below using some of the following words, sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely
Q 49.
Suggest three ways to conserve water.
Q 50.
Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
