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Resources and development VSA

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 14hrs 38mins

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1.

Define the term ‘Resource’.

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. What is the role of human beings in the development of a resource?

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What are renewable resources?

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What are non-renewable resources?

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Define Individual Resources.

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Which resources are community owned resources?

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What are National Resources.

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Which resources are termed as ‘International Resources’?

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What are Potential Resources?

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Define Developed Resources

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What do you understand by the term ‘stock’?

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What are ‘Reserves’?

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What do you mean by sustainable development?

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When and where was the first International Earth Summit held?

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What was Agenda 21 of Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro?

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Why is there a need of planning resources in India?

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What are the three processes involved in Resource Planning?

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How are resources associated with colonialism?

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Why is resource conservation important?

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What is the importance of land as a natural resource?

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What are the main relief features of India?

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Which factors determine the use of land?

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What is Net Sown Area?

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What is gross cropped area?

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What is waste land?

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How does land degradation occur?

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What is the percentage of land degradation in India?

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In which states is land degraded due to mining?

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In which states is over irrigation responsible for land degradation?

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30.

How is mineral processing responsible for land degradation?

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31.

Why is soil considered as a important resource?

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32.

Which factors help in the formation of soil?

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Which soils are formed at the foothills?

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34.

What is ‘Bangar’?

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Which soils are formed at the foothills?

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What is ‘khadar’?

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37.

Why is alluvial soil called ‘fertile soil’?

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Which soils are called ‘black soils’?

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In which regions are black soils found?

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What are the chief characteristics of black soil?

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What is the main drawback of black soil?

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How are red soils formed?

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How do these red soils look red or yellow in colour?

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44.

How are laterite soils formed?

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In which regions are laterite soils formed?

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What are the drawbacks of arid soils?

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Give one characteristic of forest soils.

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What is soil erosion?

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How is soil eroded?

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What are gullies?

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What is sheet erosion?

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How does soil erosion take place due to defective methods of farming?

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What is contour ploughing?

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How does Terrace farming help in checking soil erosion?

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Why are shelter belts grown?

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What is strip cropping?

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