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Class 10 Geography : Contemporary India II Chapter 1. Resources and Development Summary, Explanation, Question Answers (NCERT Solutions)

Resources And Development (1. Resources and Development) CBSE class 10 Geography : Contemporary India II Chapter 1. Resources and Development summary with detailed explanation of the lesson Resources And Development along with meanings of difficult words. Given here is the complete explanation of the lesson, along with summary, explanation and questions and answers of each topic of lesson 1. Resources and Development.

Geography : Contemporary India II (Chapter 1. Resources and Development) Solution
 Project/Activity

1. Make a project showing consumption and conservation of resources in your locality.

Answer :


Do it yourself.


All Questions of Geography : Contemporary India II Chapter 1. Resources and Development
Exercises
1. Multiple choice questions.

(i) Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?

(a) Renewable
(b) Biotic
(c) Flow
(d) Non-renewable


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

(a) Replenishable
(b) Human-made
(c) Abiotic
(d) Non-recyclable


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

(a) Intensive cultivation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Over irrigation
(d) Overgrazing


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

(a) Punjab
(b) Plains of Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttarakhand


(v) In which of the following states is black soil found?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Jharkhand

2. 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?
(iv) What are the biotic and abiotic resources? Give some examples.
3. 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?

Project/Activity
1. Make a project showing consumption and conservation of resources in your locality.
2. Have a discussion in the class- how to conserve various resources used in your school.
3. Imagine if oil supplies get exhausted, how will this affect our life style?
4. Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find the hidden answers.
geography question 7
(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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