Question:
Distinguish between the followings.
Primary activities and tertiary activities.
Answer:
Primary activities are connected with extraction and production of natural resources, while tertiary activities are activities that provide support to primary activities.
Agriculture, fishing, poultry farming and mining are examples of primary activities and
Transport, trade, banking, insurance and advertising are examples of tertiary activities.
Resources
Q 1.
Which are the two main climatic factors responsible for soil formation?
Q 2.
What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?
Q 3.
Which industry is often referred to as the backbone of modem industry and why?
Q 4.
What is Nomadic herding?
Q 5.
What is meant by the term industry?
Q 6.
Distinguish between Biogas and natural gas
Q 7.
Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.
Q 8.
What is mixed cropping or mixed farming?
Q 9.
Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?
Q 10.
What are the two main classifications of power resources?
Q 12.
Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
Q 13.
How can one increase agricultural production?
Q 15.
Give a brief note on mining.
Q 16.
What is plantation agriculture?
Q 17.
Different crops are grown in different regions.
Q 18.
Name the 3 sectors of activities done by people.
Q 19.
How are mineral extracted from earth?
Q 20.
Name the different rocks that minerals occur in?
Q 21.
What are the methods that can be adapted to contain landslides?
Q 22.
Why are human resources important?
Q 23.
Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.
Q 24.
Discuss the role of any two factors influencing population change.
Q 25.
What is meant by population composition?
Q 26.
Mention the different types of resources.
Q 27.
Write a brief note on wind power ?
Q 28.
What can we do to conserve resources?
Q 29.
Give a brief description of soil composition or the layers of soil ?
Q 30.
Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.
Q 31.
What is population study known as?
Q 32.
Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?
Q 33.
What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?
Q 34.
Why people are considered a resource?
Q 35.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 36.
Write any two reasons for land degradation today?
Q 37.
Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.
Q 38.
Give Reason for Environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before building huge dams.
Q 39.
Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals
Q 40.
Resources have value- discuss ?
Q 41.
What are abiotic resources?
Q 42.
What are the different kinds of cultivation?
Q 43.
What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?
Q 44.
What are the causes for the destruction of natural vegetation and wildlife?
Q 45.
Why is population growth slowing in united Kingdoms?
Q 46.
In India agriculture is a primary activity.
Q 47.
Complete the sentences below using some of the following words, sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely
Q 48.
Suggest three ways to conserve water.
Q 49.
Ganga-Brahmaputra plain of India is an overpopulated region.
Q 50.
Human interference and changes of climate can maintain the ecosystem ?
