Class 8 Geography Chapter 2 Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation And Wildlife Resources Quiz 7 (23 MCQs)

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1. What do you mean by common property resources?
2. What do you understand by the term CPR?
3. Assertion (A)-Land is an important resource because it provides surface for agriculture, living, forestry, industries, etc.Reason(R)-Destruction of forest cover is a major reason of land degradation.
4. It takes hundreds of years to make just one centimetre of soil.
5. 5 The process responsible for soil formation is called
6. Soil is made up of ..... , ..... and ..... found on the earth.
7. Forests are our .....
8. The moisture of soil can be retained by the process of
9. Contaminants pollute water with:-
10. Expand CITES
11. PANGI VILLAGE WHERE LANDSLIDE OCCURRED IS IN STATE OF:
12. ..... are some of the common methods used to conserve land resources.
13. ..... are a series of protected areas linked through a global network, intended todemonstrate the relationship between conservation and development.
14. ..... vegetation have mosses and lichens?
15. Which one of the following is NOT in favor of the conservation of nature?
16. When a lot of loose dirt and rocks move rapidly, we call it
17. Which of the following steps is a major threat to the environment?A) Planting treesB) DesertificationC) Promoting tourismD) Promoting renewable resources
18. ..... is one of the ways to prevent soil erosion. A) Trees cuttingB) clearing of forest for agricultureC) Counter ploughingD) building dams
19. What does the term Land degradation refer to?
20. The zone of earth's atmosphere where life exists is calledA) LithosphereB) HydrosphereC)BiosphereD) Troposphere
21. Land used for making house, roads, forestry, mining, etc ..... are called as .....
22. ..... contains humus.
23. Community Land also known as?