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Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Resources and Development Solutions
Multiple choice questions
(i) Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore? (a)
Renewable (b) Biotic (c) Flow (d) Non-renewable
► (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
► (a) Replenishable
(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
► (c) Over irrigation
(iv) In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation
practised? (a) Punjab (b) Plains of Uttar Pradesh (c) Haryana (d)
Uttarakhand
► (d) Uttarakhand
(v) In which of the following states is black soil found? (a) Jammu
and Kashmir (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Jharkhand
across contour-lines, making use of terrace farming techniques
► (b) Gujarat and using strips of grasses to check soil erosion by wind and
water.
Page No: 13 (iv) Biotic Resources: The resources which are obtained from the
biosphere and have life are called Biotic Resources. For example,
2. Answer the following questions in about 30 words. animals and plants including human beings. Abiotic Resources:
(i) Name three states having black soil and the crop which is The resources which are composed of non-living things are
mainly grown in it. called Abiotic Resources. For example, water, minerals, metals,
(ii) What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern wind, solar energy etc.
coast? Give three main features of this type of soil.
(iii) What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly 3. Answer the following questions in about 120 words.
areas? (i) Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under
(iv) What are the biotic and abiotic resources? Give some forest not increased much since 1960-61?
examples. (ii) How have technical and economic development led to more
consumption of resources?
Answer
Answer
(i) Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are states
having black soil. (i) Land resources in India are primarily divided into agricultural
Cotton is mainly grown in black soil. land, forest land, land meant for pasture and grazing, and waste
(ii) Alluvial Soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast. land. Waste land includes rocky, arid and desert areas, and land
Three features of alluvial soil: used for other non-agricultural purposes such as housing, roads
→ Alluvial soils are very fertile. and industry. According to the recent data, about 54% of the
→ They are ideal for growing sugarcane, wheat and paddy. total land area is cultivable or fallow, 22.5% is covered by
→ The regions of alluvial soils are intensively cultivated and forests, and 3.45% is used for grazing. The rest is waste land,
densely populated. with traces of miscellaneous cultivation.
(iii) In hilly areas, soil erosion can be controlled by ploughing The land under forest has not increased since 1960–61 because
in the post-independence era demand for more land to expand
agriculture, mainly after Green Revolution, developmental
Project/Activity
works and infrastructural facilities, led to clearance of forests
areas. Industrialisation and urbanisation also decreased the
forest area. Thus, land under forest has increased by only about
4% since 1960-61.
4. Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and
vertically to find the hidden answers.
(ii) Technical and economic development have led to more
consumption of resources on account of various factors such as:
→ Technological development provides sophisticated
equipments. As a result, production increases ultimately leading (i) Natural endowments in the form of land, water, vegetation
to consumption of more resources. and minerals.
→ Technological development also leads to economic (ii) A type of non-renewable resource.
development. When the economic condition of a country rises, (iii) Soil with high water retaining capacity.
the needs of people also rise. It again results into more
(iv) Intensively leached soils of the monsoon climate.
consumption of resources.
(v) Plantation of trees on a large scale to check soil erosion.
→ Economic development provides favourable environment for
(vi) The Great Plains of India are made up of these soils.
the development of latest technologies. It helps to make or
convert various materials found around us into resources.
Finally, it results into the consumption of new available
resources too.
Answer
(i) Resources
(ii) Minerals
(iii) Black
(iv) Laterite
(v) Afforestation
(vi) Alluvia
