RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT_O_Series_1

Give one difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. What is the first statement of this audio clip?

• Renewable: Replenished by nature and may be overused, e.g.,crops and plants.

• Non-renewable: which get exhausted after years of use, e.g., crude oil.

Give one difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. What is the second statement of this audio clip?

• Renewable: Replenished by nature and may be overused, e.g.,crops and plants.

• Non-renewable: which get exhausted after years of use, e.g., crude oil.

Give an example of non-renewable resources.

• Minral Oil

• natural gas

• Coal

• fossil fuels

• Solar energy

What are resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised called?

• Actual resources

• Potential resources

• Developed resources

• Man-made resources

Which resources are surveyed and determined on the basis of their quantity and quality for utilization?

• Developed Resources

• Potential

  Resource

• Natural

  Resources

• None of

  the above

Give examples of abiotic resources.

• sunlight

• water

• air

• humidity

Give examples of biotic resources?

• animals

• birds

• fish

• marine organisms

Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of the country?

What is Agenda 21? List its two principles. What is the first statement of this audio clip?

• 1. Agenda 21 is the declaration signed by world leaders in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), which took place at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• 2. It aims at achieving global sustainable development through various means.

• 3. One major objective of the Agenda 21 is that every local government should have its own local Agenda 21 to combat environmental degradation.

• 4. It is an agenda that aims at fighting against environmental damage, poverty, disease through global co-operation on common interests, mutual needs and shared responsibilities.

What is Agenda 21? List its two principles. What is the SECOND statement of this audio clip?

• 1. Agenda 21 is the declaration signed by world leaders in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), which took place at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• 2. It aims at achieving global sustainable development through various means.

• 3. One major objective of the Agenda 21 is that every local government should have its own local Agenda 21 to combat environmental degradation.

• 4. It is an agenda that aims at fighting against environmental damage, poverty, disease through global co-operation on common interests, mutual needs and shared responsibilities.