8 Class.Geography.CW/HW.Chapter4.Mineral and Energy Resources.
Chapter 4 .Geography. Mineral and Energy Resources.
drilling the process of extraction of minerals in which narrow but very deep wells are bored to extract liquids and gases, like petroleum and natural gas.
A. tick the correct option
1. A mineral is extracted from the region where its concentration is high.
As we become more and more familiar with the harmful effects of burning Tonsil fuels, we need to for alternatives. Nuclear energy is one such example. It is a carbon free energy source and can do major solution to global warming and energy security, nuclear energy is much more proficient than energy resources.
A Farm in the 1. Stoffarm w forme but wild car bacter bland
den best wala comparatively low hectare il 2. Capital High capitainement
Comparatively lower which is mainly one money lenders Produca is meant for
nation and Produkte for more International market tyto lack of storage facilities Facilities are adequate 4. Labor Unokilled 5.
Mechanization Extensive use of tractors, combined traditional methods, limited
& harvesters and threshers of machines, in the plough the field 6.
Technology Extensive use of advanced technology Marginal use of modern techno
Skilled Keywords. • avtal soit a fine -
grained fertile soll deposited by river water flowing over floodplains or in
river bed Gapital: it refers to the funds raised to supports particular economic
activity business of project • clayey soil: the soll which has high percentage
of fine wined sedimentary material with
partie smaller than 0.002 millimeters in diameter. This soll becomes sticky when wet and fard
when dry. Eurasias combined continental
landmass of Prope and Asta Joamy soil composed of a cand silt, omaller amount
of day and organic matter. The soil's
testun especially its ability to retain nutrients and winter are significant
seasonal unemployment that occurs when there is a limited need for a type of wa
to be performed during a particular period of the year due to factors like
climate, etc. • topography: the study of
the shape and features of the surface of the earth.
Something to know a w the correct option Millets are also
known as (al fine Brains id artificial grains 2. Tea lai cereal crop Id fruit
crop (d) bever we crop 3. Who amongst the following are the nomadic harders of
the Himalayan area? (a) Bhotiyos (b)
Mundo (d) Sidd / (d) Jorowos 4. Slash and burn practice of agriculture is also
known as (a) plantation agriculture (b) intensive subsistence agriculture ()
shifting agriculture (d) extensive agriculture The type of commercial agriculture, which is
practiced on a large estate for growing of a single crop continuously for
several years, is known as - 5. (a) livestock ranching (b) extensive
agriculture c) plantation agriculture (d) organic farming 610
How do the size of land holdings, labor and capital
influence the agricultural development in an are? B. Fill in the blanks. 1. is
grown in the mid - latitudinal and dry sub - tropical regions. 2. Cotton, coffee plant needs had and natural
silk are natural fibers, 3 and humid climate 4 Deltas, river valleys, coastal
plains with rainfall above 100 cm are ideal for the cultivation of 5. When animals are reared along with the
cultivation of land, it is known as the farming 3 C. Write a technical term or
an appropriate word for each of the following statements. 1. The
science and art of raising crops, rearing of livestock, forestry and fishing
agualthea 2. Atype of agricultural system in which a farmer and his family grow
crops for substanice self - sustenance.
QA Agriculture practiced on a very large scale for crop
specialization. Commercial and the
commercial grazing of farm animals in temperate grasslands to obtain meat wool,
hides, skins and some dairy products, people who migrate along with their
animals from one place to another in search Nomeling of fodder for their
animals, 4 5. D. Answer the following
questions in brief. 1. When and how did agriculture start along the
river valleys? What is the broader
definition of agriculture now? 2.
Highlight the importance of agriculture for people around the world. 3.
Describe any three new techniques used in agriculture to increase the
production of crops. 4. What type of soil, temperature and rainfall is
required for the cultivation of wheat and rice?
5. What is meant by nomadic
herding? Which are the most important
regions for nomadic herding? E. Answer
the following questions. 1. What are the major differences between the
farm agriculture of USA and India?
Describe any five advantages of using biotechnology for agricultural
development. 3. Explain any three
physical factors influencing the agricultural development in an area. 4.
1. more useful for India? How does subsistence agriculture differ from
the commercial agriculture? In your
opinion, which one 5. Explain. 2 .
Value Based Question Agriculture has been the mainstay of
the Indian economy. Today, the farmers'
welfare has become a focusto improve the conditions of the Indian farming
system. There is definitely a need to
increase the net income of farmers, reduce the cost of cultivation, enable
higher yield per unit and provision of remunerative prices. Some of the important initiatives taken up
for the benefits of farmers include - Introduction of Soil Health Card Scheme
to assess the nutrient levels available in the soil = Promotion of Neem -
coated Urea to regulate the use of urea and cutting down its cost. - Implementation of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas
Yojna to promote organic farming. -
Implementation of National Crop Insurance Scheme to protect the farmers from
crop losses. = Introduction of Minimum
Support Price to eliminate distress sale of agricultural produce by
farmers. 1. Suggest some more measures
which can improve the conditions of farmers in India 2. Are genetically
modified crops the correct option to create food sufficiency for the growing
population of the country? Map Skill On
an outline political map of India, show the leading producer states of the
following crops (a) Rice (d) Jute (b) Wheat (e) Tea (c) Cotton (6) Coffee
Something To Do 1. Collect pictures of
various agricultural implements and machines.
Paste them in a scrap book with their names and the uses, collect
information about the problems faced by the Indian farmers that cause poor
yield of crops. 2 Suggest ways and means
to tackle them
Chapter 6 Software Technology Park, Hangaluru Keywords. fiscat incentive tax measures offered to
encourage industrial development infrastructure the basic systems and services
that a society or an organization set in order to effectively manage the
process of dealing with or controlling things or people in order to achieve
define objectives • multinational company an enterprise operating in Several countries but managed from one om
country technology the application of scientific knowledge in the design and
production of machinery w devices, especially in industry.
A Tick M the correct option Something To Know 1. (a) cotton textile (c) iron and steel the
largest industry of India in terms of employment is (b) automobile (d)
information technolony 2. Which one of the following industries helps in the
manufacturing, of electronic, soods? (b)
aluminum (a) iron and steel Id chemical (d) Information technolov 3. Jamshedpur
is known for which type of activities?
(a) cultural (b) administrative (c) educational (d) Industrial 4. Which
industry is known as the backbone of modern civilisation? (a) beverage industry (b) textile industry le
cement industry (d) iron and steel industry 5. The first modern tron and
steel company to be established in India was () TISCO (b) HISCO (c) Rourkela
Steel Plant (0 ) Bokaro Steel Plant B,
Fill in the blanks. Standocilesing 1.
The conversion of raw material into more useful products with the help of
machines is defined as can 2. On the basis of_luze manufacturing industry is
classified into cottage industry, scale industry and large scale industry
industry whose finished products are used as raw material is called as Lola industry Clustering of
industries a particular area is defined as ideaal region 5. Sam.conductor chips
in a computer in and and carinformation 3.
4. Aliances
wie inver False for the following Harement Manueline de la
value to the same An indberer vam more than a cultura labaw ilous The raw
materials for the iron and deliveron ore, and extenw. 0 Antwer the following questions in brief 1.
Howean we measure the economicament of a county pain what are the bal on which
the user can be closed give at least two examples for woch mate any three or
wraphical factors that affect the location of an industry 4 Name any five industrial restant of India w
#Answer the following question Why in cotton textile industry.larsely focused
in Guarat and Maharashtra Explain a live reasons 2. Sate the factors which have
helped in the development of IT industry in Bengaluru Explain with suitable
examples how A basic industry is
different from a consumer industry in our opinion, which one of the two should
be given priority and why? 4) What is
the importance of manufacturing industries for a nation like Indian
Explain. 5. Wily in the iron and steel
industry considered basic to the industrial development of any country any four
major iron and steel plants of India and their location be value lased Question
Mate in India is devised to transform India into a global design and
manufacturing hub. This initiative will
ge boost to entrepreneurship in manufacturing sector of India. This campalan targets to increase the
contribution of manufacturing sector to India GOP (Cross Domestic
Product). It will lead to a increase in
manufacturing and exports
An increase in investment in manufacturing will increase
employment opportunities for the skilled labor force and this forms a job
market. The 'Make in India' operation is
the vision of an economically strong India, 1 India needs both factories and
farms. Give arguments to support the
statement 2. What is your vision of an economically strong India? Map Skill plants are located. 1 On an outline political map of India,
locate and label the states where the following iron and steel (a) Bhilai Steel
Plant (b) Durgapur Steel Plant (c) Bokaro Steel Plant (d) Indian Iron and Steel
Company (LISCO) ( e) Tata Iron and Steel
Plant (TISCO) 10 Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Works (8) Rourkela Steel Plant on
an outline political map of India, locate and label IT industry centers given
below. (a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad (c)
Thiruvananthapuram (d) Gandhinagar (e) Jaipur (f) Mohali 2 Something To Do 1.
Collect pictures of various products advertised in newspapers and
magazines. Classify them according to
the industry to which they belong Display this on the display board in your
social science lab, 2. Prepare a project on industrial pollution is a challenge
to the maintenance of envira vent 81
Chapter 7
Population pramid of indir keywords • Birth to the number or
live birth per 1000 people in partenar year.
athral, this number of deathe per 1000 people in a particular year demographie
cure the number of people in an group, the birth and death rates, wat, fura
urban population and all other attributes of the population mited to analys
composition of population • demity of
population, the number of people living in per square kilometre of an
aren • In - gration when people come from another area. but migration when people move out from an
area 90
Something to Know Tick (the correct option. 1. Which one of
the following is not an area of sparse population (a) The Sahara (c) The
Ganga Valley (d) The Polar Region 2. Out of every 100 people in the world (a) 60 people live in Asia, (b) 16 people
live in Africa, (c) 10 people live in Europe, (d) 20 people live in Americas
which one of the following is false? 3. (a) It took just about 111 years for the world population
rise from 1.5 billion to 7 billion (b) The growth rate of population increases
when the birth rate is more than the death rate (c) India is the seventh
largest country in the world in terms of area
and ranks second in terms of population (d) The total population of USA
is bigger than the combined population of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. 4.
Which one of the following states has the highest density of population in
India? (b) West Bengal (c) Kerala (d)
Uttar Pradesh 5 Which one of the following age groups represents the
product ive population group of the
population? (0) 15 to 59 years (b) above
59 years (c) below 15 years (0) 15 to 66 years
8. FI in the blanks India vanks and in population next to
China, in the world, 2 Number of children below 15 years and adults above 50
years is defined as the growth of population is affected by its but the 4. The
mportant attributes of population
composition are all deal ball and migration 3.
ane structure and Si tn India, almost half of the population resides in
five states of India, L, Uttar Pradesh, Cihan mambo har, Rond Madliya Pradesh,
Write True or False for the following statements, 1 The total population of the
world has crossed 10 billion mark in the
year 2011 2 The sex ratio of India in 2011 was 043 3 The density of population
is the number of persons per square kilometer of an area, the natural growth
rate of population is the difference between the birth rate and the death rate, 4.
5. Population becomes human capital when there is investment made in
industries, agriculture and means of transport 0. Answer the following
questions in brief 1. What is meant by the growth rate of population? 2. What are the three important attributes of
population composition? 3. What makes
the human beings the most valuable resource?
4. Which regions of the world have bleh concentration of population and
why? 5. Highlight the characteristics of
the sparsely population regions of the world, why novided 3. E Answer the following questions. 1. Explain relief and climate as factors
affecting the distribution of population 2 How do minerals and industries
affect the distribution of population?
Explain. What is meant by
literacy rate? Why is it considered an
important indicator in population composition?
4. Define sex ratio. What are the
reasons for the declining sex ratio in India?
5. Which states of India have high density of population and why? Suggest ways and means to check it. 92
The main goal of 'Skill India Program is to create
opportunities, space and scope for the development of value based question the
talents of Indian youth. The emphasis is
to gulp the youth in such a way so that they went to employment through
development of skills right at the school level and also improve
entrepreneurship The idea is to raise confidence improve productivity and give
direction India is one of the few countries all across the world where working are population will be
very high due to high growth rate of population in the coming years. It is time to open up avenues for job
creation and social security schemes in the Indian economy. 1. Give any three arguments to support the
idea of introducing programmes for the development of skills, right at the
school level. 2. What more new ways can
be linked to a better human resource development? Map Skill 1.
On an outline political map of the world, show two areas each having (a)
Sparse population (b) High population 2. Based on the map 'India: Density of
Population' (given on page 84), identify the following states and show them on an outline political map of
India. (a) The State having the lowest
density of population. (b) The state
having the highest density of population (c) The state having the second
highest density of population, (d) The state having the lowest density of
population among the North - Eastern States.
Ausunachal (e) The State having the density of population as 550, Punjab
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