Question:
What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?
Answer:
The 3Rs stand for, reduce reuse and recycle.
Reduce-to useless
Reuse - to put again into service without changing
Recycle - to put again into service with changing
Resources
Q 1.
What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?
Q 2.
Which are the two main climatic factors responsible for soil formation?
Q 3.
Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.
Q 4.
Mention a few minerals and their uses.
Q 5.
Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?
Q 6.
Write a brief note on wind power ?
Q 7.
Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals
Q 9.
Which industry is often referred to as the backbone of modem industry and why?
Q 10.
What are the two main classifications of power resources?
Q 11.
Name a few landforms.
Q 12.
What is Nomadic herding?
Q 13.
In India agriculture is a primary activity.
Q 14.
Different crops are grown in different regions.
Q 15.
Distinguish between the followings.
Primary activities and tertiary activities.
Q 16.
Why people are considered a resource?
Q 17.
Discuss the role of any two factors influencing population change.
Q 18.
Give a brief description of soil composition or the layers of soil ?
Q 19.
Differentiate between emigrants and immigrants.
Q 20.
What is meant by the term industry?
Q 21.
What is a resource?
Q 22.
Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?
Q 23.
What is resource conservation?
Q 24.
Give Reason for Environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before building huge dams.
Q 25.
How can one increase agricultural production?
Q 27.
What are natural resources?
Q 28.
What are the factors that determine the pattern in which a particular region is used?
Q 29.
Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil
Q 30.
Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.
Q 31.
Why are human resources important?
Q 32.
Which are the main factors which influence the location of an industry?
Q 33.
What are the four Characteristics of resources?
Q 34.
How was the word agriculture, coined?
Q 35.
What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?
Q 36.
What is wind power?
Q 37.
What are bio reserves?
Q 38.
What are the different characteristics of population composition?
Q 39.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 40.
Write any two reasons for land degradation today?
Q 41.
Rows of trees planted in the coastal areas to check the wind movement is called intercropping ?
Q 42.
Give reason for Petroleum is referred to as black gold.
Q 43.
What are the advantages in mixed cropping?
Q 44.
How are mineral extracted from earth?
Q 45.
Name the different rocks that minerals occur in?
Q 46.
Why is population growth slowing in united Kingdoms?
Q 47.
What is agriculture?
Q 48.
What is plantation agriculture?
Q 49.
Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbai?
Q 50.
What are the similarities between information technology industries in Bangalore and California?
