AP 8th Class Social Geography Bits 2nd Lesson Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources
I. Multiple Choice Questions :
Question 1.
Social forestry awareness program
A) Beti padavo beti bachavo
B) Clean and green
C) Vana mahotasavam
D) Swachha bharath
Answer:
C) Vana mahotasavam
Question 2.
Which of the following is true about CITES?
I) It aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
II) It is an international agreement between governments.
A) I only correct
B) II only correct
C) I and II correct.
D) all the above
Answer:
C) I and II correct.
Question 3.
A natural area designated to protect the ecological integrity.
A) Museum
B) Aquarium
C) Beautiful land scape
D) National park
Answer:
D) National park
Question 4.
An international convention related to protect animals
A) SITE
B) NCT
C) CETO
D) CITES
Answer:
D) CITES
Question 5.
Kaziranga national park located in
A) Assom
B) West Bengal
C) Gujarath
D) Odissa
Answer:
A) Assom
Question 6.
Silk is obtain from silkworms, their growth depends up on trees
A) Banyan
B) Papal
C) Mulberry
D) Sal
Answer:
C) Mulberry
Question 7.
The water is which is polluted with
A) Nitrates
B) Metals
C) Pesticides
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Question 8.
Most of the chemicals are
A) Niodegradable
B) Non- biodegradable
C) Genuine
D) Not say anything
Answer:
B) Non- biodegradable
Question 9.
Amreli region in Saurastra region completely dependent on
A) Agriculture
B) Animal rearing
C) Water purchasing
D) Goods business
Answer:
C) Water purchasing
Question 10.
Top layer of the soil have _____
A) Human and vegetation
B) Only rocks
C) Only color
D) Hard rocks
Answer:
A) Human and vegetation
Question 11.
In Soil formation process humus made from
A) Flora
B) Microorganisms
C) Fauna
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Question 12.
This method protect from winds
A) Rock dam
B) Check dam
C) Shelter belts
D) Mulching
Answer:
C) Shelter belts
Question 13.
It was helped to soil moisture
A) Terrace farming
B) Mulching
C) Contour ploughing
D) Rock dam
Answer:
B) Mulching
Question 14.
3/4% th of earth surface covered with
A) Land mass
B) Water bodies
C) Plants
D) Animals
Answer:
B) Water bodies
Question 15.
Life began on the earth _____ Billion years ago.
A) 3.5
B) 2.5
C) 1.5
D) 4.5
Answer:
A) 3.5
Question 16.
How much percent fresh water available and fit for human use?
A) 3%
B) 2%
C) 1%
D) 0.5%
Answer:
C) 1%
Question 17.
This is not related to water cycle
A) Evaporation
B) Precipitation
C) Melting Ice
D) Glaciers
Answer:
C) Melting Ice
Question 18.
In the pollination of flowers _____ helped to nature..
A) Ants
B) Bees
C) Fishes
D) Houseflies
Answer:
B) Bees
Question 19.
Which one of the following is human made disaster
A) Tsunami
B) Floods
C) Deforestation
D) Earthquakes
Answer:
C) Deforestation
Question 20.
Which one is odd?
A) Mulching
B) Contour barriers
C) Landslides
D) Rock dam
Answer:
C) Landslides
Question 21.
A) Vultures
B) Black buck
C) Sparrow
D) pet Dog
Answer:
D) pet Dog
Question 22.
Brahma kamala is a …..
A) Medicinal herb
B) Polluted herb
C) Normal herb
D) Natural herb
Answer:
A) Medicinal herb
Question 23.
Water sprinkler used for
A) Drip irrigation
B) Dry region
C) Checking water losses
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Question 24.
Tanzania is situated in
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) Asia
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Africa
Question 25.
The most important natural resource from the following is _____
A) Land
B) Water
C) Air
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above
Question 26.
The example of common property resource is?
A) Community land
B) Individual building
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Community land
Question 27.
The uneven distribution of population in the world is due to the varied characteristics of ?
A) Land and climate
B) Individual building
C) Both A and B
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Land and climate
Question 28.
Which of the following determine the use of land?
A) Soil and topography
B) Climate and vegetation
C) Availability of water
D) All of these
Answer:
D) All of these
Question 29.
Australia uses its largest portion of its areas for?
A) Pastures
B) Crop land
C) Forest
D) Other uses
Answer:
A) Pastures
Question 30.
Why is it necessary to increase the area under forests?
A) To maintain ecological balance
B) Forest absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
C) Forest help in raising the level of precipitation
D) All of these
Answer:
D) All of these
Question 31.
Which of the following is a famous bird sanctuary?
A) Kaziranga National Park
B) Tiger park at Dudhwa
C) Gir forest
D) Bharatpur sanctuary
Answer:
A) Kaziranga National Park
Question 32.
Which is not an example of ground water?
A) Water flowing in rivers
B) Water through wells
C) Water through bore wells
D) Water through pumps
Answer:
A) Water flowing in rivers
Question 33.
Why is it necessary to increase the area under forests?
A) To maintain ecological balance
B) Forests absorb carbon dioxide
C) Forests are green cover on earth
D) All of these
Answer:
D) All of these
Question 34.
This map of India shows its
A) Land use
B) Physical Features
C) Natural vegetation
D) Population density
Answer:
A) Land use
Question 35.
Humus is formed when organic matter has completely decomposed. It is dark in colour, rich in nutrients, and looks similar to soil. What is humus?
P) Decayed plant matter
Q) Decayed animal matter
R) Crushed mineral rocks
A) Only P
B) Only R
C) Only P and Q
D) All P, Q and R
Answer:
C) Only P and Q
Question 36.
The image below shows a lake being converted into land in a city of Tamil Nadu.
Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY reason for this?
A) Usable land is not available
B) The large number of lakes in the city lead to floods
C) Land built on lakes had better foundation and strength
D) Lakes provide home to many birds and insects causing a havoc in the city
Answer:
A) Usable land is not available
Question 37.
Which of the following statement is FALSE?
A) Trees in fne Taiga forest yield valuable softwood
B) Tropical rainforests have tall trees that form a canopy
C) Elephants are commonly found in Tropical Deciduous Forest
D) Tundra vegetation is found in areas of extreme summers and winters
Answer:
B) Tropical rainforests have tall trees that form a canopy
Question 38.
Which of these plant protection techniques would be the most harmful to the environment?
A) Ploughing the soil before sowing
B) Introducing birds and bats nearby
C) Using a mix of cultivation techniques
D) Increasing the use of chemical pesticides
Answer:
D) Increasing the use of chemical pesticides
II. Fill in the Blanks :
1. Expand CITES ______
Answer: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
2. Conservation of plants and animals is an ______ duty of every citizen.
Answer: ethical
3. Example for biosphere reserves ______
Answer: National parks. Wildlife Sanctuaries.
4. ______ birds consider as scavenger of dead livestock.
Answer: Vultures
5. The world Vegetation grouped as forests, grass lands, shrubs and ______
Answer: Tundra
6. Brahma kamala is a ______
Answer: medical plant
7. ______effectively irrigate the area by checking water losses by water seepage.
Answer: a water sprinkler
8. Silk is obtained from ______
Answer: Silkworms
9. Mass movement of rocks called ______
Answer: landslide
10. Plants and animals together they.maintain the ______ system
Answer: ecosystem
11. Cold polar regions comprise of mosses and ______
Answer: lichens
12. Taxzania is situated in ______ continent.
Answer: Africa
13. Land covers only ______ % of earths surface.
Answer: 30
14. Nearly 97% of the water is in the form of ______ and ______
Answer: Sea, oceans
15. ______ produced with the help of falling water.
Answer: Hydro – electricity
16. Community lands are called as ______
Answer: common property resources
17. Breaking up and decay of exposed rocks by various reasons is called as ______
Answer: weathering
18. The major threat to soil as a resource is ______
Answer: soil erosion and depletion
19. Polar areas are ______ populated.
Answer: sparsely
20. Tiger park at Dudhwa is situated in the state ______
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
21. In mountain regions ______ have been a major and widely spread natural disaster.
Answer: landslides
III. Match the following
Question 1.
| Group – A | Group – B |
| 1) Black buck | A) Forest fire threat |
| 2) Parent rock | B) Prevention method for landslides |
| 3) Retention wall | C) Soil formation |
| 4) California | D) Needs to protection |
| E) Scavenger bird |
Answer:
| Group – A | Group – B |
| 1) Black buck | D) Needs to protection |
| 2) Parent rock | C) Soil formation |
| 3) Retention wall | B) Prevention method for landslides |
| 4) California | A) Forest fire threat |
Question 2.
| Group – A | Group – B |
| 1) Land | A) Biosphere |
| 2) Soil | B) Reserved resource |
| 3) Water | C) Renewable resource |
| 4) Wildlife | D) Thin layer of the earth surface |
| E) Natural resource |
Answer:
| Group – A | Group – B |
| 1) Land | E) Natural resource |
| 2) Soil | D) Thin layer of the earth surface |
| 3) Water | C) Renewable resource |
| 4) Wildlife | A) Biosphere |
Question 3.
| Group – A | Group – B |
| 1) Life supporting system | A) Diversity |
| 2) Pollination | B) Deforestation |
| 3) Scavengers | C) Vultures |
| 4) Vulnerable | D) Bees |
| E) Ecosystem |
Answer:
| Group – A | Group – B |
| 1) Life supporting system | E) Ecosystem |
| 2) Pollination | D) Bees |
| 3) Scavengers | C) Vultures |
| 4) Vulnerable | B) Deforestation |
Question 4.
| Group – A | Group – B |
| 1) Mass movement | A) Parent rock |
| 2) Determines colour of the rock | B) Forestation |
| 3) Hundreds of years | C) Land slide |
| 4) A dripping taps waste water | D) One centimeter soil making in one year |
| E) 1200 liters |
Answer:
| Group – A | Group – B |
| 1) Mass movement | A) Parent rock |
| 2) Determines colour of the rock | D) One centimeter soil making in one year |
| 3) Hundreds of years | E) 1200 liters |
| 4) A dripping taps waste water | C) Land slide |