Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources

Consider the following statements:
1. Land is among the most important natural resources.
2. It covers only about sixty per cent of the total area of the earth\’s surface.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Consider the following :
1. Steep slopes of the mountains
2. Desert areas
3. River valleys
4. Thick forested areas
Which of the above areas are sparsely populated?

The land use patter is determined by

Consider the following:
1. Fodder
2. Fruits
3. Medicinal herbs
Which of the above can be the advantages of community land?

Consider the following:
1. Land degradation
2. Landslides
3. Soll erosion
4. Desertification
5. Crop rotation
Which of the above are the threats to environ ment from expansion of agriculture?

Consider the following statements:
1. The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is called soil.
2. Soil is made up of organic matter, minerals and weathered rocks found on the earth.
3. Weathering is the breaking up and decay of exposed rocks.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Hazard mapping
2. Construction of retention wall
3. Increase in the vegetation
4. Deforestation
Which of the above measures can help in mitigation of landslides?

Consider the following:
1. Climate
2. Parent rock
3. Time
4. Organic material
5. Topography
Which of the above factors help in the formation of soil?

Consider the following:
1. Mulching
2. Contour barriers
3. Rock dam
4. Terrace farming
Which of the above are methods of soil conservation?

Consider the following statements:
1. Different crops grown in alternate rows to protect the soil from rain wash is called intercropping.
2. Ploughing parallel to the contours of a hill slope to form a natural barrier is called
shelter belts.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Fresh water accounts for only about 2.7 per cent.
2. Nearly 70 per cent of freshwater occurs as ice sheets and glaciers.
3. Only 1 per cent of freshwater is available and fit for human use.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Amreli city is completely dependent on purchasing water from the nearby talukas. It is located in

Consider the following statements:
1. Natural vegetation and wildlife exist only in biosphere.
2. In the biosphere living beings are inter-related and interdependent on each other for survival.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Vulture is a scavenger and considered a vital cleanser of the environment.
2. Vultures in the Indian subcontinent were dying of kidney failure shortly due to ibuprofen in dead livestocks.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?