Q1. Enlist the major factors leading to a shortage of fresh water supply.
Answer: Increasing population, rising demands for food and cash crops, increasing urbanization and rising standards of living are the major factors leading to a shortage in supply of freshwater either due to drying up of water sources or water pollution.
Book: Resource and Development
Q1: What is agriculture?
Answer: Agriculture is a primary activity that includes growing crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers and rearing livestock. It is connected with the extraction and production of natural resources.
Q2: Give a one-word definition to the following 'cultures'.
(a) Raising crops and rearing livestock.
(b) Rearing of silkworms and silk production.
(c) Breeding of fish.
(d) Cultivation of grapes.
(e) Growing vegetables, flowers and fruits.
Q1: Define resources.
Answer: Any object or substance, living or non-living, that has utility is known as resources.
Q2: Do all resources are valuable?
Answer: Yes, all resources have some value. Some may be economically valuable, some may not. But both are important and satisfy human needs.
Q3: Name three categories resources are divided into.
Answer: Resources are categorised into natural, human made and human.
