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Weathering refers to the breaking up and decay of exposed rocks. This breaking up and decay are caused by temperature fluctuations between too high an...
The ever-growing population has increased demand for living space, due to which forests are being destroyed, thus causing land degradation. The rate o...
The social programme of planting trees, organized at the community level is called vanamahotsava.
Evergreen forests never shed their leaves whereas deciduous forests shed their leaves once a year.
A vulture feeds on dead livestock and so it cleanses the environment.
Water harvesting is a method to save surface run-off.
Africa, West Asia, South Asia, parts of western USA, northwest Mexico, parts of South America, and Australia face water scarcity.
The process involved in the formation of rain is called “water cycle”.
Fresh water is found in the forms of groundwater, water in rivers and lakes, and water vapour.
The earth’s surface has about three- fourths water, so it is called “water planet”.
Shelter belts are used to protect the soil in coastal and dry regions.
Two factors that threaten soil as a resource are soil erosion and its depletion.
The rock from which soil is derived is called parent rock.
The right mix of minerals and organic matter is needed to make soil fertile.
The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is called soil.
Human factors affecting land use pattern are population and technology.
Three common land use forms are: (i) As cropland, (ii) Pasture, (iii) Forests.
The reasons behind uneven population distribution are mainly the varied conditions of land and climate.
(i) - (c) (ii) - (a) (iii) - (e) (iv) - (b) (v) - (d) (vi) - (f)
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