THE OAF PUBLIC INTER COLLEGE, LUCKNOW Q2) Tick the correct option: (5)

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a) The available resources are being __________ which may lead to their exhaustion.
SUBJECT – GEOGRAPHY
Class – 8th (i) underused [ ] (iii) exported [ ]
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(iii) reproduced [ ] (iv) overused [ ]
Note- Attempt all questions.
b) Patterns of land use tell us about how land is being utilized by __________
Q1(A) Fill in the blanks: (5)
(i) animals [ ] (iii) humans [ ]
a) __________ is defined as protection of natural resources.
(ii) factories [ ] (iv) forests [ ]
b) __________ provides cheap power and helps in reducing __________ gases.
c) In India, coniferous trees are formed in the higher slopes of
C) The growth of vegetation depends on __________ and __________.
(i) Andhra Pradesh [ ] (iii) Karnataka [ ]
d) A __________ is a chemical compound or element that occurs naturally.
(ii) Arunachal Pradesh [ ] (iv) Haryana [ ]
e) __________ farmers are those who stay and practice agriculture in one place.
d) The fossil fuel __________ is formed in layers of varying thickness in beds of
sedimentary rocks.
(B) Write True or False: (5)
(I) Petroleum [ ] (iii) natural gas [ ]
a) Pure halite is colourless and it breaks into soft cubes. ____
(ii) Coal [ ] (iv) none of the above [ ]
b) The first week of October every year as observed as wildlife week in the country. ____
e) Leguminous crops like __________ add nutrition to the soil.
c) Sandy dessert soil is found in the dry and semi- dry areas of Rajasthan and parts of Gujrat.
_____ (i) rice [ ] (iii) barley [ ]

d) Human made resources are those that humans create themselves. _____ (ii) wheat [ ] (iv) beans [ ]

e) Laterite soil that turns hard when they dry up is locally called ‘pats’ in the Malwa plateau.
_____
Q3) Write short notes on (any two) (5)

a) Opencast mining b) Conservation c) Land cover

Q4) Short answer type questions (Do any three) (9)

a) What are the sources of biodegradable fuels?

b) Define plantation agriculture.

c) How is land used by huma beings?

d) How is private land different from community land?

e) Why do water supplies vary across the world?

Q5) Long answer type questions. (Do any two) (16)

a) what are the factors that have led to scarcity of water?

b) how can human beings be held responsible for the extinction of various animals?

c) Why is it important to conserve minerals?

d) Define White Revolution. What are the beneficial outcomes of this?

Q6) Map work: (5)

a) Mark the five oceans in the map and write names of the oceans.