Resources

Chapter 1 


Exercises

1. Answer the following questions.

(i) Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?

(ii) What is resource conservation?

(iii) Why are human resources important?

(iv) What is sustainable development?

2. Tick the correct answer.

(i) Which one of the following does NOT make substance a resource?

 (a) utility                 (b) value                 (c) quantity

(ii) Which one of the following is a human made resource?

 (a) medicines to treat cancer

 (b) spring water

 (c) tropical forests

(iii) Complete the statement.

 Non-renewable resources are

 (a) those which have limited stock

 (b) made by human beings

(c) derived from non-living things

3. Activity

“Rahiman paani raakhiye,

Bin paani sab soon.

Paani gaye na ubere

Moti, manus, choon…”

[Says Rahim, keep water, as without water there is nothing. Without water pearl, swan and dough cannot exist. ]

These lines were written by the poet Abdur Rahim Khankhana, one of the nine gems of Akbar’s court. What kind of resource is the poet referring to? Write in 100 words what would happen if this resource disappeared?


Questions Type By: Himashree Bora.



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