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Resources And Development
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Q1
Exercises
Multiple choice questions.
(i)
Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(a)
Intensive cultivation
(b)
Deforestation
(c)
Over irrigation
(d)
Overgrazing
(ii)
In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised?
(a)
Punjab
(b)
Plains of Uttar Pradesh
(c)
Haryana
(d)
Uttarakhand
(iii)
In which of the following states black soil is predominantly found?
(a)
Uttar Pradesh
(b)
Maharashtra
(c)
Rajasthan
(d)
Jharkhand
Q2
Exercises
Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
(i)
Name three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it.
(ii)
What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast? Give three main features of this type of soil.
(iii)
What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas?
Q3
Exercises
Answer the following questions in about 120 words.
(i)
Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much since 1960-61?
(ii)
How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?
Q4
Exercises
Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find the hidden answers.
(i)
Natural endowments in the form of land, water, vegetation and minerals.
(ii)
A type of non-renewable resource.
(iii)
Soil with high water retaining capacity.
(iv)
Intensively leached soils of the monsoon climate.
(v)
Plantation of trees on a large scale to check soil erosion.
(vi)
The Great Plains of India are made up of these soils.
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