Chapter 1

Chapter 1
Resources – Utilisation and Development
1. The student should look around and write paragraph on how water (resource) is being
wasted by people.
2. The student should make a list of resources used by them in their daily life.
3. Fill in the blanks
a) All the things on the earth, which are necessary for existence on the planet are known as
_________.
b) Human needs and wants are neither _______ in all parts of the world nor _______ over
the years.
c) Renewable resources are also known as ___________ resources.
d) __________ resources are present in limited amount on earth’s surface and complete
utilisation of such resources would lead to its exhaustion.
e) Land, water is non-living resources known as ________ resources.
f) The _______ resources of a country are those which have been thoroughly surveyed and
their quantities have been ascertained.
g) Resources should be utilised __________ so that after fulfilling our present
requirements, they are conserved for future generations.
h) Rapid __________ growth has resulted in over-utilisation of natural resources.
4. Multiple choice questions
A. The resources are classified as biotic and abiotic resources on the basis of
a) The renewability b) the origin c) the occurrence d) the
development
B. Which one is not a non-renewable resource?
a) Coal b) Petroleum c) Solar energy d) natural gas
C. Human beings are using water for
a) Generating electricity b) irrigation c) navigation d) all the above
D. Which of the natural resource is essential for survival of human being and form the base
for development of a country?
a) Coal b) Water c) forest d) Petroleum
E. Development that takes place without damaging the environment is known as _____.
a) Conservation b) Sustainable development c) non- sustainable
development d) none of the above.
5. Give one word or technical term for the following
a) The quantity or number continuously reduces it is :
b) Watering of lands or crops through canals, tube wells, drip or sprinkler method:
c) Development that takes place without damaging the environment:
d) Resources like roads, buildings etc created by human beings to satisfy their needs:
e) The living resources like birds, animals, fish and forest is:
6. What are resources?
7. Why are human needs neither uniform nor static all over the world?
8. Utility and value of a resource varies from time to time and place to place, explain.
9. On what factors does utilisation of resources depends?
10. What is necessary for utilisation of resources?
11. Complete the given flow chart
Classification of Resources
Renewability Origin
12. Differentiate between exhaustible and inexhaustible resources.

13. Why are biotic resources referred as renewable resources?
14. What is the difference between man-made and natural resource?
15. What is a potential resource? Give example.
16. What are actual resources? And on what does it utilisation depends?
17. Why is there need for sustainable development?
18. What leads to degradation and deterioration of quality of resources?
19. Why the use of resources varies from one country to another country?
20. What do you understand by conservation?
21. Why do we need to conserve our natural resources?
22. What is needed for sustenance of life on earth?
23. On outline political map of world mark the following
a) Developing country in Asia
b) Developing country in Africa
c) 2 developed countries
Chapter 2
Natural Resources: Land, Soil and Water
1. Ram went for a walk along River Yamuna, while walking he was getting bad smell from the
river and he observed the colour of water was greyish. State why did he get bad smell and
water appeared greyish to him?
2. Briefly outline the reasons for such state of river mentioned in question 1 and how care
should be taken of such resources.
3. Fill in the blanks
a) __________ is a unique planet in the solar system.
b) Lithosphere consists of loose surface material called ________.
c) The utilization of land is determined by continuous interplay of the _______ factors and
the __________ factors.
d) In ______ _________ the top layer is removed by natural agents such as water, wind,
glacier etc.
e) About ______ of the earth’s total water is present in oceans and ________.
f) The quality of water is adversely affected as untreated _________ waste and _____
waste is dumped into it.
g) Water ___________ is one of the methods of saving surface water runoff.
h) __________ is the level below which the ground is completely saturated with water.
4. Multiple choice questions
A. The earth’s surface is divided into _____ parts.
a) 3 b) 2 c) 4 d) none of the above
B. About 90% of world’s population inhabits the
a) High altitude b) desert c) plain areas having alluvial soils d) equatorial
forest region.
C. Countries decide the land use according to their
a) Developmental goals b) availability of natural resources c) a and b
d) none of the above.
D. Which one of the method is not suitable for soil conservation?
a) Afforestation b) Overgrazing by animals c) to check reckless cutting of
trees d) encouraging terrace farming and contour ploughing
E. Which one is not the area of high rainfall of world?
a) Equatorial regions in South America, b) Africa c) South-east Asia d)
Arabian Plateau
5. Give one word /technical term for the following statements
a) The continuous recycling of rain water in nature through evaporation, condensation and
precipitation is:
b) The prevention of soil from being eroded:
c) Growing of crops on level steps or terraces constructed on hill sides:
d) Removal of top layer of soil by natural factors like wind, water, glacier etc and man’s
action:
e) The loose surface material of lithosphere is:
6. Why is life possible on the earth?
7. The most important natural resource on which all human activity is based is Land, explain.
8. In which part of the world do we find 90% of earth’s population and why?
9. What factors are responsible for deciding the land use pattern?
10. As a resource, soil is of immense value to farmers, why?
11. List the factors responsible for soil formation.
12. How does climate affect the soil formation in Rajasthan?
13. What are the different factors responsible for soil erosion?
14. State 5 methods by which soil can be conserved.
15. What is the main source of fresh water? And how is it recycled?
16. What is average annual precipitation of the world?
17. Name 2 areas each a) Areas with high rainfall
b) Areas with low rainfall
18. What causes pollution of river water? How does pollution affect the human beings?
19. What is the stored water of dam used for?
20. Even though dams are very useful for various purpose but still many of them have come
under lot of criticism from environmentalists, why?
21. How can water be conserved?
22. Why do we need conserve water?
23. On the outline political map of India, mark the following
a) Multipurpose river valley project in India
b) Sahara- area of low rainfall
c) Equatorial regions in South America –area of high rainfall

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