Question Bank-Land, Soil & Water Resources Viii STD

N.S.
N MEMORIAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

ThirumuruganSalai, Thirumurugan Nagar, Chitlapakkam, Chennai – 64
CLASS: VIII
LAND SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES
QUESTION BANK
1. Answer the following questions.
1. Which country has the highest percentage of land under forest?
2. Which country has the highest percentage of land under cropland?
3. Which country has the highest percentage of land under pasture?
4. What are the major threats to soil as a resource?
5. What method of soil conservation is used in coastal and dry regions?
6. What percent of fresh water is fit for human use?
7. What make the soil fertile?
8. What affect the rate of humus formation?
9. Write any two reasons for land degradation today?
10. What are the different types of soil found in India?
2. Give reasons:
11. Why is ocean water not fit for human consumption?
12. Why is land considered an important resource?
13. Why is the Ganga Brahmaputra plain of India an overpopulated region?
14. Why water is crucial natural resource?
15. Why life in Alaska is different?
3. Fill Ups
16, ……………… and ……………. are valuable resources.
17. ….……………..are made on the steep slopes so that flat surfaces are
available to grow crops
18. Heavy rains cause _____ in mountainous regions every year
19. The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is
called………………..
20. ….………….. are used to protect the soil in coastal and dry regions.
4. Tick the correct option -
21. The type of soil is determined by
A) Land forms, B) soil erosion, C) water sources, D) Globalization
21. Soil is made up of
A) water, B) metals, C) organic materials & rocks, D) ice
22. Which part of soil is fit for vegetation?
A) Subsoil, B) top soil, C) weathered rock material, D) clay soil
23. Overgrazing is responsible for causing
A) soil depletion, B) Floods, C) earthquake, D) landslide
24. . Which of the following is used to conserve the soil?
A) Mulching, B) Clear the forest, C) agriculture process, D) cattle grazing
26. The evaporation of water takes place due to ___________
A) Nitrogen Cycle, B) Water Cycle, C) Cooling of Ice, D) Floods
27. ____ are normally sparsely populated.
A) thick forests, B) Gangetic plains, C) low-lying places, D) cultivable areas
28. Rainwater harvesting is compulsory in the state of _____
A) Tamil Nadu, B) Haryana, C) Rajasthan, D) Assam
29. Terrace farming method is common in ____ regions
A) forest, B) mountain, , C) coastal, D) plains
30. ____ is a major threat to the environment.
A) rainfall, B) sunlight, C) Desertification, D) tree plantation
5. True and false –
31. Countries located in climatic zones most susceptible to droughts face
great problems of water scarcity.
32. Plains and river valleys are the thinly populated areas of the world.
33.Human factors such as population and technology are also important
determinants of land use pattern.
34. Forests are broadly classified as evergreen and deciduous.
35. Water is a vital renewable natural resource.
6. Assertion and reason:
Direction: For question 1 and 2 given below. In each question given below,
there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and reason (R). Mark as
per the codes provided below.
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong but R is correct.
36. Assertion (A)- Land degradation, landslides, soil erosion, desertification
are the major threats to the environment
Reason (R)- People started encroaching the common lands to build up
commercial areas, housing complexes in the urban areas and to expand the
agricultural land in the rural areas.
i.) A is correct but R is wrong
ii.) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
iii.) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
iv.) A is wrong but R is correct
37. Assertion (A)- The thick layer of grainy substance covering the surface of
the earth is called soil.
Reason (R)- Soil is made up of organic matter, salt and weathered rocks
found on the earth
i.) A is correct but R is wrong
ii.) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
iii.) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
iv.) Both A and Bare wrong
7. Answer the following:
38. Suggest some methods of soil conservation.
39. Write a note on Soil profile with diagram.
40. List the methods of conversation of water resources.
41. Why is fresh water – an important natural resource?
42. What are the causes of water scarcity?
43. Differentiate between seasonal and perennial rivers
44. What is soil erosion?
45. List out the consequences of soil erosion
46. How is land classified on the basis of land use?
47. What is land degradation?
48. List out the factors determining the pattern of land use.
49. What are the uses of land?
50. Write a brief note on landslides.
51. Draw a mind map on the different types of soils
52. The soil found on a mountain slope is far thinner than the soil found near
a river. Why?
53. Name some agents of erosion
54. Write a few lines on black soil.
55. List out the methods of soil conservation
56. Explain the process of water cycle.
57. Define terrace farming
58. Define mulching
59. What is crop rotation?
60. What is irrigation?
61. Define cultivable wasteland
62. What are the consequences of over exploitation of land resources?
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