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Complete solution of Resources and Development ( Geography) | Social Science | Class 8 NCERT

 Contents:

Chapter 1: Resources

1. 

List out five resources you use in your home and give you use in your classroom.

Answer.


2. 

Think of a few renewable resources and mention how their stock may get affected by overuse.

Answer.


3. 

Make a list of five human-made resources that you can observe around you.

Answer.


4.

Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?

Answer.


5.

What is resource conservation?

Answer.


6.

Why are human resources important?

Answer.


7.

What is sustainable development?

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8. 

What are some Principles of Sustainable Development?

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Chapter 2: Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation, and Wildlife Resources

1.

Which are the two main climatic factors responsible for soil formation?

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2.

Write any two reasons for land degradation today.

Answer.


3.

Why is land considered an important resource?

Answer.


4.

Name any two steps that the government has taken to conserve plants and animals.

Answer.


5.

Suggest three ways to conserve water.

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6.

Discuss some reasons which are responsible for changes in land use patterns.

Answer.


7. 

What are methods of soil conservation?

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Chapter 3: Mineral and Power Resources

1.

Differentiate between rock and ore.

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2. 

Identify the Canadian Shield, the Appalachians, the Western Cordilleras, and Lake Superior with the help of an atlas.

Answer.


3. 

The list uses any five minerals.

Answer.


4. 

Name any three common minerals used by you every day.

Answer.


5.

What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?

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6.

Name two regions rich in natural gas resources.

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7. 

Which sources of energy would you suggest for rural areas.

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8. 

Which sources of energy would you suggest for coastal areas.

Answer.


9.

Which sources of energy would you suggest for Arid regions.

Answer.


10. 

Give five ways in which you can save energy at home.

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11. 

Give reasons why environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before building huge dams.

Answer.


12. 

Give reasons why most industries are concentrated around coal mines.

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13.

Give reasons why Petroleum is referred to as “black gold”.

Answer.


14.

Give reasons why Quarrying can become a major environmental concern.

Answer.


15.

Distinguish between Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy.

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16.

Distinguish between Biogas and natural gas.

Answer.


17. 

Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals.

Answer.


18. 

Distinguish between Metallic and nonmetallic minerals

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Chapter 4: Agriculture

1. 

What is Food security?

Answer.


2. 

What is agriculture?

Answer.


3.

Name the factors influencing agriculture?

Answer.


4.

What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?

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5.

What is plantation agriculture?

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6.

Name the fiber crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.

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7. 

Give reasons, In India agriculture, is a primary activity.

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8.

Give reasons, different crops are grown in different regions.

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9.

Distinguish between the Primary activities and tertiary activities.

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10.

Distinguish between Subsistence farming and intensive farming.

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11. 

Find out the difference between the lifestyle of farmers in the USA and India.

Answer.


12.

How does the government help the farmers in the development of agriculture?

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Chapter 5: Industries

1.

Trace the journey of your shirt from a cotton field to your wardrobe.

Answer.


2.

Give some examples of agro-based industries.

Answer.


3.

Find out the inputs, outputs, and processes involved in the manufacture of a leather shoe.

Answer.


4.

With the help of an atlas identify some iron and steel industries in India and mark their location on an outline map of India.

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5.

What is meant by the term ‘industry’?

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6.

Which are the main factors which influence the location of an industry?

Answer.


7.

Which industry is often referred to as the backbone of modern industry and why?

Answer.


8.

Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbai?

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9.

Distinguish between Agro-based and mineral-based industries.

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10.

Distinguish between the Public sector and joint sector industry.

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Chapter 6: Human Resources

1.

Why are people considered a resource?

Answer.


2.

What are the causes of the uneven distribution of population in the world?

Answer.


3.

The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?

Answer.


4.

Discuss the role of any two factors influencing population change.

Answer.


5. What is meant by population composition?

Answer.


6.

What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding the population of a country?

Answer.


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