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Important Questions of 'Resource and Development'

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                          Very Short Answer Type Questions [ 1 Marks ]

1.     What is a resource?
Ans. Everything available in our environment, which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided, is              technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable, can be called a                  resource.
2.      What are international resources?
Ans. International resources are the resources which belong to all human race and cannot be used by           any country without an agreement with international institutions.
3.      Where was the first International Earth Summit held?
Ans. The first International Earth Summit was held at Rio de Janeiro. in Brazil.
4.      What is sheet erosion?
Ans. Sometimes water flows as a sheet over large area down the slope.In such cases the top soil                    washes away. It is called sheet erosion.
5.      Which is a special feature of the sustainable development?
Ans. Development should take place without damaging the environment.
6.      What is a ravine?
Ans. A ravine is a deep narrow valley on earth's surface formed by running water.
7.     What is bangar?
Ans. Old alluvial soil is called bangar.
8.     What gives red and yellow colour to red and yellow soil?
Ans. Red and Yellow soil develops a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and                      metamorphic rocks. It looks yellow when it occurs in a hydrated form.
9.     Where does the laterite soil develop?
Ans. Laterite soil develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall.
10.   What are badlands?
Ans. Due to the formation of gullies, the land becomes unfit for cultivation and is known as badlands.

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