Environment

Chapter 1

1. Answer the following questions.

(i) What is an ecosystem? 

(ii) What do you mean by natural environment?

 (iii) Which are the major components of the environment?

(iv) Give four examples of human made environment. 

(v) What is lithosphere?

 (vi) Which are the two major components of biotic environment?

(vii) What is biosphere? 

2. Tick the correct answer. 

(i) Which is not a natural ecosystem?

(a) Desert (b) Aquarium (c) Forest 

 (ii) Which is not a component of human environment?

(a) Land (b) Religion (c) Community 

(iii) Which is a human made environment?

 (a) Mountain (b) Sea (c) Road

(iv) Which is a threat to environment?

 a) Growing plant 

(b)Growing population 

(c)Growing crops

3. Match the following.

 i) Biosphere                            (a) blanket of air which surrounds the earth

(ii) Atmosphere                        (b) domain of water

 (iii) Hydrosphere                     (c) gravitational force of the earth

(iv) Environment                      (d) our surroundings

                                                  (e) narrow zone where land water and air interact

                                                  (f) relation between the organisms and their surroundings

4. Give reasons.

 (i) Man modifies his environment

(ii) Plants and animals depend on each other

 5. Activity.

Imagine an ideal environment where you would love to live. Draw the picture of your ideal environment.