Solution of Chapter 1. Resources and Development (Contemporary India-II Book)

Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?

Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?

Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised?

In which of the following states is black soil found?

Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

Name three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it.

Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast? Give three main features of this type of soil.

Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas?

Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

What are the biotic and abiotic resources? Give some examples.

Answer the following questions in about 120 words.

Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much since 1960-61?

Answer the following questions in about 120 words.

How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?

Have a discussion in the class-how to conserve various resources used in your school.

Imagine if oil supplies get exhausted, how will this affect our lifestyle?

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.