Question:
Suggest three ways to conserve water.
Answer:
Rain-water harvesting; lining irrigational canals to avoid seepage of water and using the sprinkler-system for irrigation are ways in which water can be conserved.
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 natural resources?
Q 7.
Resources have value- discuss ?
Q 8.
What are the classifications of minerals?
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.
Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.
Q 23.
How are mineral extracted from earth?
Q 24.
Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil
Q 25.
Mention the different types of resources.
Q 26.
What can we do to conserve resources?
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.
Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?
Q 35.
What are the activities under the secondary sector?
Q 36.
What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?
Q 38.
Name a few landforms.
Q 39.
Differentiate between emigrants and immigrants.
Q 40.
What is resource conservation?
Q 41.
Why are human resources important?
Q 42.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 43.
Complete the sentences below using some of the following words, sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely
Q 44.
Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
Q 45.
What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?
Q 46.
Name two regions rich in natural gas resources.
Q 47.
Give reason for Most industries are concentrated around coal mines.
Q 48.
How was the word agriculture, coined?
Q 49.
How does land fulfil our needs?
Q 50.
What is population study known as?