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Land Degradation and Soil Resources in India

The document is a Grade 10 geography worksheet focusing on resources and development, specifically addressing soil and land use. It includes questions on topics such as soil erosion, land degradation, and the importance of soil as a renewable resource. Additionally, it prompts students to explore the factors affecting soil formation and conservation measures.

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Land Degradation and Soil Resources in India

The document is a Grade 10 geography worksheet focusing on resources and development, specifically addressing soil and land use. It includes questions on topics such as soil erosion, land degradation, and the importance of soil as a renewable resource. Additionally, it prompts students to explore the factors affecting soil formation and conservation measures.

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Topic: Resources and Development Month: April

Subtopic: L2 Worksheet
Geography| Grade 10

I. Answer these questions: (To be done in the notebook)

[Link] do you feel sheet erosion is not good for farmers or cultivators?

Q2. ‘Human beings are essential components of resources.’ Do you agree. Give reason.

Q3. On the basis of exhaustibility, are fossil fuels a renewable resource or non-renewable.
Support your answer with reason.

Q4. Land use data is available only for 93% of the total geographical area. Why?

Q5. A) What is the reason for land degradation in states like Punjab, Haryana and
Western Uttar Pradesh?
B)What is the reason for land degradation in states like Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh?

Q6. Land is an asset of finite magnitude, therefore, it is important to use the available
land for various purposes with careful planning. Discuss any three measures of
controlling land degradation?

Q7. Discuss the important features of black soil.

[Link] farmers in the northern plain region are privileged to be in a region of alluvial
soil.
Give a brief note on the productivity of alluvial soil which supports the above statement.

Q9. You have to publish a document which states the reasons for land degradation in
India. Prepare a note for your reference highlighting the points you would incorporate in
your document.

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[Link] you think that resources are free gifts of nature as is assumed by many? Justify
your answer with any three suitable arguments.

II . Source Based questions:


Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

Soil is the most important renewable natural resource. It is a medium of plant growth and
supports different types of living organisms on the earth. The soil is a living system. It
takes millions of years to form soil upto a few cm in depth. Relief, parent rock or bed
rock, climate , vegetation and other forms of life and time are important factors in the
formation of soil. Various forces of nature such as change in temperature, actions of
running water, wind and glaciers, activities of decomposers etc. contribute to the
formation of soil. Chemical and organic changes which take place in the soil are equally
important. Soil also consists of organic humus and inorganic materials.

Qi. Why is soil considered a renewable resource?


Qii. Despite of the fact that soil is a renewable resource, why is soil conservation to be
considered seriously.?
[Link] does the humus in the soil come from?
Qiv. Mention two ways by which soil is depleting?

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