Land soil water natural vegetation and wildlife resources 1

1. Which of these resources covers about 3/4th of the total surface of earth?

• Land

• soil

• water

• Air

2. Low lying areas are very susceptible to____

• Flooding

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Landslide

3. Which of these is example of community land?

• A bungalow

• Sunderban forests

• The Parliament House

• None of these

4. What determines the colour and texture of soil?

• Time

• Climate

• Relief

• Parents Rocks

5 The process responsible for soil formation is called

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Landforms

• None of the above

6. Which one of the following methods is most appropriate to check soil erosion on steep slopes?

• Shelter belts

• Rock dams

• Terrace farming

• Mulching

7. When a lot of loose dirt and rocks move rapidly, we call it

• Earthquake

• Landslides

• Tsunami

• A flood

8. Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of landslides?

• wind

• earthquakes

• volcanic eruptions

• Floods

9. Mulching of soil can be done using a durable polythene material

• True

• False

10. Soil erosion can be reduced by

• agriculture cultivation

• forest harvesting

• crop management

• overgrazing