Quick recollection of facts

1. RESOURCES
CLASS 8
By Ranveer Patil

3. Ans. Water
Air
Sunlight
Trees

4. What is Human Resource
Development?

6. COAL

7. Ans. No, it has a limited stock. It
is a non-renewable resource.

8. Give any 2 similarities between
plants and animals based on the
classification of resources.

9. Ans. Plants and animals are biotic
resources.
They are renewable resources.

10. What form of energy do you get
from water and wind?

11. Ans. We get electricity
(hydroelectricity) from water
and wind.

12. a. Air
b. Water
c. Gold
d. Bacteria
Which of the following is/are
localised resources?

13. Ans. Gold is a localised resource
as it is only found in certain
places.

14. Write the principles of
Sustainable development.

15. Ans. The six principles of Sustainable
development are-
1. Respect and care for all forms of
life.
2. Improve the quality of human life.
3. Conserve the Earth’s vitality and
diversity.
4. Minimise the depletion of natural
resources.
5. Change personal attitude and
practices towards the environment.
6. Enable communities to care for their
own environment.

16. Define Sustainable development
and Resource conservation.

17. Ans. Sustainable Development-
Balancing the need to use
resources and also conserving
them for the future.
Resource Conservation-
Using resources carefully an
giving them time to get renewed.

18. Classify as natural, human-made
and human :
1. Technology
2. Bridges
3. Land
4. Mountains
5. Engineer

19. Ans.
Natural - Land, mountains
Human-made - Technology, Bridges
Human - Engineer

20. The climate, terrain and altitude
are _______ factors that affect
the _______ of natural resources.

21. Ans. The climate, terrain and
altitude are physical factors that
affect the distribution of natural
resources.

22. What is utility? Connect it to the
definition of a resource.
Look at the pictures and think
further about the question.

23. Ans. Anything that can be used
has utility. A resource is
something that has utility and
can be used to satisfy needs.

24. What is patent?

25. Ans. Patent means the exclusive
right over any idea or invention.

26. Classify as actual and potential -
Coal, Petroleum, uranium, dark soil

27. Ans.
Actual - Coal, petroleum, dark soil
Potential - Uranium

28. THE END