Question:
What are abiotic resources?
Answer:
Abiotic Natural Resource:
Abiotic resources comprise of non-living things like land, water, air and minerals such as gold, iron,
copper and silver.
Abiotic resources are not renewable, as they can be exhausted by excessive use and their rate of
formation is very slow.
The usefulness of the abiotic resources depends upon their accessibility and their value.
Their total reserve cannot be increased by human efforts.
These resources are in great demand for the development of industries.
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.
What are natural resources?
Q 5.
Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals
Q 6.
What are the four Characteristics of resources?
Q 7.
Resources have value- discuss ?
Q 8.
What is meant by arable land?
Q 9.
Differentiate between Ubiquitous and localised resources?
Q 10.
Distinguish between Conventional and non conventional sources of energy
Q 11.
What is Nomadic herding?
Q 13.
What are the two main classifications of power resources?
Q 14.
Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?
Q 15.
What are the advantages in mixed cropping?
Q 16.
Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil
Q 17.
Ganga-Brahmaputra plain of India is an overpopulated region.
Q 18.
What is meant by the term industry?
Q 19.
Name the 3 sectors of activities done by people.
Q 20.
Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.
Q 21.
How are mineral extracted from earth?
Q 22.
Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.
Q 23.
Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.
Q 24.
Mention the different types of resources.
Q 25.
What can we do to conserve resources?
Q 26.
What is the average density of population in India?
Q 27.
Why is population growth slowing in united Kingdoms?
Q 28.
What are the factors that determine the pattern in which a particular region is used?
Q 29.
Differentiate between emigrants and immigrants.
Q 30.
Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.
Q 31.
What are the activities under the secondary sector?
Q 32.
How was the word agriculture, coined?
Q 34.
Name a few landforms.
Q 35.
Why is population study essential?
Q 36.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 37.
Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
Q 38.
What are abiotic resources?
Q 39.
What is mixed cropping or mixed farming?
Q 40.
What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?
Q 41.
What is resource conservation?
Q 42.
Why are human resources important?
Q 43.
What is sustainable development?
Q 44.
Different crops are grown in different regions.
Q 45.
Complete the sentences below using some of the following words, sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely
Q 46.
Human interference and changes of climate can maintain the ecosystem ?
Q 47.
What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?
Q 48.
Name two regions rich in natural gas resources.
Q 49.
Give five ways in which you can save energy at home.
Q 50.
Give reason for Most industries are concentrated around coal mines.
