THE IDEAL MOUNT LITERA ZEE SCHOOL, COIMBATORE.

SEA- ASSIGNMENT
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
GRADE 8
DOI:09.07.21
DOS: 12.07.21(before 10:00 am)
GEOGRAPHY – CHAPTER 1- RESOURCES
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS renewable and non renewable
1. The types of resources on basis of stock are ____ and _____resources.
time
2. _________ tecnlogy
and ________are two important factors that can change
substances into resources.
non-renewable
3. _______ resources are those which have a limited stock.
4. Wind energy is an example ofrenewable
______ resource. renewable
5. The resource obtained from living organisms are called _____ resources.

II. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. The Machinery and vehicles are examples of ______

(a) Human-made resources
(b) Human resources
(c) Sustainable development

2. On the basis of their origin, natural resources are classified as

___and____
(a) Biotic and Abiotic
(b) Actual and potential
(c) Renewable and non-renewable

3. Which one of the following is a principle of Sustainable Development?

(a) Balance between use and conservation of resources
(b) Cut the trees.
(c) Use vehicles that cause pollution

4. Tidal energy is an example of ______ resource

 (a) Potential resource
(b) Actual resource
(c) Human resource

5. How can we conserve resources?

(a) Allow illegal mining
(b) Invent new technologies.
(c) Give resources time to get renewed.

6. The amount of resources available for use are called

(a) Conservative resources
(b) Stock of resources
(c) Sustainable resources

7. Which of the following resources have maximum economic value?

(a) Metals
(b) Desert regions
(c ) Roads

8. Which of these is not an example of sustainable development?

(a) Illegal mining
(b) Balancing use of resources.
(c ) Conserve the diversity of the Earth

9. Value means ___

(a) Worth
(b) Money
(c) Wealth

10.Which one of the following is a human made resource?

(a) medicines to treat cancer
(b) spring water
(c) tropical forest
 11.Which one of the following does NOT make substance a resource?
(a) utility
(b) value
(c) quantity

12._______are human resources.

(a) Technology
(b) Value
(c) People

13.Land, water, air and sunlight are examples of _______ resources.

(a) Abiotic
(b) Biotic
(c) Non renewable

14.Improving the quality of people’s skills so that they are able to create
more resources is known as ____________.
(a) Sustainable development
(b) human resource development
(c) human made resource

15.Coal, petroleum and natural gas are some examples of ______

resources.
(a) Renewable
(b) Non- renewable
(c) Actual

III. MATCH THE FOLLOWING

1. Utility a. Exclusive right over any idea or

invention
2. Patent b. Amount of resources available
for us
3. Fossil fuel c. Potential resource
4. Stock of resources d. Non-renewable resource
5. Geothermal e. Usability