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    Grade: VIII Worksheet- 6 Date:

    Chapter: GEO: 2 (Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife


    Resources)
    I MCQ
    1. Which of these is an example of community land?
    a) The Sundarban forests b) a bungalow

    c) The Parliament House d) none of these

    2. What is the majority of land in India used for?


    a) Cultivation b) pasture

    c) Forests d) none of these

    3. Which of these resources covers about three-fourths of the total


    surface of earth?
    a) Land b) soil

    c) Air d) water

    4. Due to what feature is ocean water unfit for human consumption?


    a) Poisonous b) salinity

    c) Water temperature d) none of these

    II Fill in the blanks:


    1. Three-fourths of the earth’s surface is covered with______
    2. Plains and river valleys offer suitable land for________.
    3. Community lands are also called_________________.
    property resources.
    4. Freshwater accounts for only about_____ per cent.
    5. __________ and _________ are the major threats to soil as a
    resource.

    6. __________determines colour, texture, chemical properties mineral,


    content, permeability of the soil.
    7. ________ and _________ influence rate of weathering and humus.
    8. A dripping tap wastes_______ litres in a year.

    III. True/False
    1. Human factors such as population and technology are also important
    determinants of land use patterns.
    2. Forests are broadly classified as evergreen and deciduous.
    3. Countries located in climatic zones most susceptible to droughts face
    great problems of water scarcity.
    4. Plains and river valleys are thinly populated areas of the world.
    5. It takes hundreds of years to make just one centimeter of soil.

    IV. Study the given pictures and information about the three major
    methods of soil conservation. Identify them
    A. The bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic
    matter like straw to help retain soil moisture

    __________________

    B. Broad flat steps or terraces are made on steep slopes so that flat surfaces
    are available to grow crops which reduce surface run-off and soil
    erosion.
    ________________

    C. Different crops are grown in alternate rows and are shown at

    different times to protect the soil from rain wash.

    ___________________________

    V Study the Diagram of Soil Profile and name the Soil Horizons:
    VI. Answer in brief:
    1. What are the reasons for water shortage?

    2. What do you mean by private land and community land?

    3. What are the reasons for the degradation of the soil?

    VII. Long Answer Questions:

    1. What do you know about CITES? Explain.

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