Geography

Resources

Question:

What are the two main classifications of power resources?

Answer:

Power resources can be classified into conventional sources and non-conventional sources of power.
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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.

Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals

Q 4.

What can we do to conserve resources?

Q 5.

What are the advantages in mixed cropping?

Q 6.

Name any three common minerals used by you every day.

Q 7.

Resources have value- discuss ?

Q 8.

What is meant by arable land?

Q 9.

Differentiate between Ubiquitous and localised resources?

Q 10.

What are the four Characteristics of resources?

Q 11.

How was the word agriculture, coined?

Q 12.

What is Nomadic herding?

Q 13.

What are natural resources?

Q 14.

Rows of trees planted in the coastal areas to check the wind movement is called intercropping ?

Q 15.

Give Reason for Environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before building huge dams.

Q 16.

Give reason for Most industries are concentrated around coal mines.

Q 17.

Mention the different types of resources.

Q 18.

What are the classifications of minerals?

Q 19.

Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?

Q 20.

What is plantation agriculture?

Q 21.

The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

Human interference and changes of climate can maintain the ecosystem ?

Q 24.

Give five ways in which you can save energy at home.

Q 25.

Name the 3 sectors of activities done by people.

Q 26.

What is a mineral?

Q 27.

Give a brief description of soil composition or the layers of soil ?

Q 28.

Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil

Q 29.

What are bio reserves?

Q 30.

What is population study known as?

Q 31.

Why is population study essential?

Q 32.

What is the average density of population in India?

Q 33.

Why are human resources important?

Q 34.

What is meant by population composition?

Q 35.

Which industry is often referred to as the backbone of modem industry and why?

Q 36.

What are the similarities between information technology industries in Bangalore and California?

Q 37.

Write a brief note on wind power ?

Q 38.

Write a brief note on Renewable resources ?

Q 39.

What are the activities under the secondary sector?

Q 40.

Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.

Q 41.

What are the 3 categories of Commercial farming?

Q 42.

How can one increase agricultural production?

Q 43.

Write a note on Munna Lai and his farm land.

Q 44.

Name the different rocks that minerals occur in?

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

What are the two main classifications of power resources?

Q 47.

What is biogas?

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

What are the different characteristics of population composition?

Q 50.

Differentiate between emigrants and immigrants.