GEOGRAPHY- Class VIII

LESSON 1
AN INTRODUCTION TO RESOURCES
WORKSHEET

Multiple Choice Questions

1) Balancing the need to use resources and conserving them for the future is called
a. Sustainable Development
b. Resource Utilization
c. Resource Conservation
d. Resource planning

2) Which of the following is not a natural resource?

a. Technology
b. Coal
c. Forests
d. Sea
3) Which one among the following is not a non-renewable resource?
a. Solar energy
b. Petroleum
c. Coal
d. Natural Gas
4) Which resource listed below is not a biotic resource?
a. Plants
b. Animals
c. Forests
d. Soil
5) Hydroelectricity is generated by
a. Splitting atoms
b. Coal
c. Tapping river water
d. None of the above
6) Resources that are found everywhere like the air we breathe is known as
a. Ubiquitous resources
b. Localized resources
c. Renewable resources
d. Abotic resources
7) Abiotic resources are non-living components which include resources like
a. Soil
b. Metals
c. All of the above
d. Rock
8) Which of the following is a non-renewable source of energy?
a. Coal
b. Wind energy
c. Tidal energy
d. Solar energy
9) Which of the following facts is correct?
a. Technology is a natural resource.
b. Wind energy is regarded as an actual resource.
c. Wind is a localized resource.
d. Solar energy is a non-renewable source of energy.
10) Distribution of resources depend on
a. Altitude
b. Climate
c. All of the above
d. Terrain
11) Name the resource that can make the best use of nature to create more resources
a. Human beings
b. Machines
c. Technology
d. Animals

Fill in the blanks

1) The types of resources on basis of are ______________and stock
__________________resources.
2) All resources have some __________
3) ________and ________________are two important factors that can change substances into
resources.
4) On the basis of distribution resources can be ______________or _________________.
5) On the basis of origin, resources can be __________or ___________.
6) On the basis of development and use resources can be classified into two groups
_________________ and ________________________.

True/False
1) Natural gas is a non-renewable resource. _____
2) High speed winds were a potential resource two hundred years ago. _____
3) Coal, petroleum and natural gas are some examples renewable resources. ____
4) All natural sources of energy are renewable. ______

Complete the following diagram

Resources