Geography

Resources

Question:

Distinguish between Biogas and natural gas

Answer:

Biogas is got from organic waste while natural gas is extracted along with petroleum from deep under the earth.
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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.

What are the classifications of minerals?

Q 4.

Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals

Q 5.

What is meant by arable land?

Q 6.

What are the four Characteristics of resources?

Q 7.

What are the advantages in mixed cropping?

Q 8.

What are natural resources?

Q 9.

Resources have value- discuss ?

Q 10.

What is Nomadic herding?

Q 11.

What are the two main classifications of power resources?

Q 12.

Differentiate between Ubiquitous and localised resources?

Q 13.

Distinguish between Conventional and non conventional sources of energy

Q 14.

Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?

Q 15.

Mention the different types of resources.

Q 16.

How are mineral extracted from earth?

Q 17.

Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.

Q 18.

What is the average density of population in India?

Q 19.

Why is population growth slowing in united Kingdoms?

Q 20.

Ganga-Brahmaputra plain of India is an overpopulated region.

Q 21.

What is meant by the term industry?

Q 22.

Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.

Q 23.

What is a resource?

Q 24.

What are abiotic resources?

Q 25.

What can we do to conserve resources?

Q 26.

Name the 3 sectors of activities done by people.

Q 27.

Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.

Q 28.

What is mixed cropping or mixed farming?

Q 29.

What is a mineral?

Q 30.

Name a few landforms.

Q 31.

Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil

Q 32.

What are the factors that determine the pattern in which a particular region is used?

Q 33.

Why is population study essential?

Q 34.

Why are human resources important?

Q 35.

Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.

Q 36.

Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbai?

Q 37.

Name two regions rich in natural gas resources.

Q 38.

Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?

Q 39.

What is biogas?

Q 40.

Name any three common minerals used by you every day.

Q 41.

What are the activities under the secondary sector?

Q 42.

What are the 3 categories of Commercial farming?

Q 43.

What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?

Q 44.

What is wind power?

Q 45.

Sixty per cent of the world's people stay in just 10 countries. Name the countries with the percentage of world population.

Q 46.

Differentiate between emigrants and immigrants.

Q 47.

What is resource conservation?

Q 48.

What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?

Q 49.

Complete the sentences below using some of the following words, sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely

Q 50.

What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?