Chapter-1 – Resources and Development

Geography Chapter Resources and Development

Assignment No.- 1

Important Questions by Akash Sir ( Asked In Board Exams )

1. Which one of the following types of resources is iron ore?

(a) Renewable

(b) Flow

(c) Biotic

(d) Non-renewable

2. Justify the statement, “Resources are a function of human activities”.

3. Explain the classification of resources on the basis of exhaustibility and give two examples each.

4. Which soil is known as cotton soil?

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

(a) Intensive cultivation

(b) Over irrigation

(c) Deforestation

(d) Overgrazing

6. Give two examples of renewable resources.

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

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

9. How are natural resources important for man? Give five points.

10. What do you understand by “sustainable economic development?”

11. What is agenda 21?

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

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

14. How has technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?

15. Explain 3 stages of resource planning.

16. Whom did Gandhiji make responsible for the depletion of resources at the global level?

17. Explain soil erosion and give the steps that should be taken to control soil erosion.

18. What is Laterite soil?

19. Why has the land under forests not increased much from 1960-61?

20. State the geographical factors that are responsible for the evolution of black soil. Why is it considered the most suitable for growing cotton?

21. Write three physical and three human factors which determine the use of land.

22. Write four institutional efforts made at global level for ‘resource conservation’.

23. Distinguish between the following:

a) Potential and Developed Resources
b) Stock and Reserves