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WorksheetsUnit I Natural Resources
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Sustainable use of ------- resources through careful conservation and proper management is needed.
natural
man made
green
artificial
---------- of an ecological balance between biotic and abiotic entities is very essential.
Management
Maintenance
Introduction
Consideration
Reduce, ----------- and reuse are the manthras of 3R approach.
refresh
increase
decrease
recycle
Narural resources are getting exhausted due to -------- development.
institutional
natural
industrial
artificial
The world is facing a severe shortage of ---------- for domestic process.
air
water
food
soft drinks
Many million hectares of ----------- area have been destroyed and deserts are spreading.
forest
land
water
grassland
Major climatic changes caused due to ------------- activities.
natural
artificial
man-made
industrial
Resources are valuable materials that are freely available in the environment is called as ---------
green resources
food resources
natural resources
biological resources
Broadly, the resources are classified into ------ types.
three
four
five
two
----------------- resources are always available, they can be regenerated and nearly everlasting.
Renewable energy
Non-renewable energy
Food
Water
--------------------- resources are limited in availability and cannot be regained, if depleted.
Renewable energy
Non-renewable energy
Water
Food
-------------- resources, are the sources for the production of oxygen.
Forest
Natural
Artificial
Man made
--------- is the process of the removal or damage of vegetation in a forest.
Afforestation
Deforestation
Plantation
Developmental projects
------------------ is the chopping and burning a patch of forest land and then growing crops until soil fertility goes down.
Shifting cultivation
Deforestation
Afforestation
Over grazing
--------------- clear a large portion of forest either naturally or due to human activities.
Natural disasters
Man made activities
Forest fires
Industrial development
Global warming increase in ------------- content leads to increase in earth's temperature.
CO2
NO2
SO2
SO3
In soil erosion, topsoil with ---------- will be lost leading to barren lands.
water
nutrients
fertilizers
pesticides
Landslides occurs normally due to the removal of ---------- on steep slopes, landslides will occur very often.
trees
water
soil
rocks
Chipko movement is --------saving movement by the tribal people of Uttaranchal.
food
water
tree
money
----------- are Temples of modern India.
Industries
Dams
Forests
Natural resources
