Choose the correct answer:
Question 1.
In which of the following continents is Tanzania situated?
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) South America
Answer
Answer: (c) Africa
Question 2.
Which of the following is the most important natural resource ?
(a) Land
(b) Water
(c) Air
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 3.
The uneven distribution of population in the world is due to the varied characteristics of
(a) land and climate
(b) climate
(c) vegetation
(d) settlements
Answer
Answer: (a) land and climate
Question 4.
The example of common property resource is
(a) community land
(b) individual building
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
Answer
Answer: (a) community land
Question 5.
is the use of land for different purposes like agriculture, forestry, mining, construction of buildings, houses, industries and road.
(a) Land degradation
(b) Land use
(c) Landfilling
(d) Land digging
Answer
Answer: (b) Land use
Question 6.
Which of the following determine the use of land?
(a) Soil and topography
(b) Climate and vegetation
(c) Availability of water
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 7.
Australia uses its largest portion of its area for
(a) pastures
(b) crop land
(c) forest
(d) other uses
Answer
Answer: (a) pastures
Question 8.
The lowerjnost layer of the soil is:
(a) Weathered rock
(b) Parent rock
(c) Sub soil
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (b) Parent rock
Question 9.
Which of the following is used of soil conservation?
(a) Mulching
(b) Shelter belts
(c) Contour ploughing
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 10.
Which is not an example of ground water?
(a) Water flowing in rivers
(b) Water through wells
(c) Water through hand pumps
(d) Water through submersible pumps
Answer
Answer: (a) Water flowing in rivers
Question 11.
Which of the following is a famous bird sanctuary?
(a) Kaziranga National Park
(b) Tiger Park at Dudhwa
(c) Gir forest
(d) Bharatpur Sanctuary
Answer
Answer: (d) Bharatpur Sanctuary
Question 12.
Why is it necessary to increase the area under forests?
(a) To maintain ecological balance
(b) Forest absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
(c) Forest help in raising the level of precipitation
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Question 13.
Large scale destruction of forests cover and arable land has occured due to the following:
(a) Growing population
(b) Ever growing demand of the population
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b)
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Fallow land | (a) Groups of plant communities in areas having similar climatic conditions |
| (ii) Biomes | (b) Breaking up and decay of exposed rocks due to various factor |
| (iii) Weathering | (c) Marginal land kept fallow for a certain period to restore their fertility |
| (iv) Pastures | (d) Land covered with grass shrubs on which animals are grazed freely |
Answer
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Fallow land | (c) Marginal land kept fallow for a certain period to restore their fertility |
| (ii) Biomes | (a) Groups of plant communities in areas having similar climatic conditions |
| (iii) Weathering | (b) Breaking up and decay of exposed rocks due to various factor |
| (iv) Pastures | (d) Land covered with grass shrubs on which animals are grazed freely |
State whether true or false:
1. The quality of land differ from place to place.
Answer
Answer: True
2. Natural resources are essential for economic development of a country.
Answer
Answer: True
3. The grassland of Asia and Africa are overpopulated region.
Answer
Answer: False
4. Water is found only in liquid form on earth.
Answer
Answer: False
Fill in the blanks:
1. Nearly 97% of the earth’s total water is in the form of ………………. and ………………. .
Answer
Answer: sea, oceans
2. Tiger Pdrk at Dudhwa is situated in the state ………………. .
Answer
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
3. ………………. is produced with the help of running and falling water.
Answer
Answer: Hydro-electricity
4. Polar areas are ………………. populated areas.
Answer
Answer: sparsely
5. We can ………………. the supply of drinking water by installing desalination plants.
Answer
Answer: increase
6. In ………………. areas landslides have been a major and widely spread natural disaster.
Answer
Answer: mountains.