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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SUB- SOCIAL SCIENCE- GEOGRAPHY
(VIRTUAL CLASSES WORKSHEET-1)
STD-VIII- CHAPTER-2- LAND, SOIL, WATER, NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES
SUBJECTIVE ASSIGNMENT-1
Sl.no. Questions Page Marks
Q1. Fill in the blanks: -
a) Plains and river valleys offer suitable land for ______.
b) ____ percentage of the world’s population occupies only
thirty percent of land area. 9,10,1
1. 1
1
c) On the basis of ownership land is classified into _______ and
_________ land.
State whether the given statement is true or false.
a) Plains and river valleys are the thinly populated areas of the
world.
2 10 1
b) Human factors such as population and technology are also
important determinants of land use pattern.
Why is life different in different parts of the world?
3 9 1
Which areas are sparsely populated?
4 10 1
Why is land considered as important resource? Give any three
5 points. 9,10 3
What is meant by land degradation? Write any two reasons for
6 land degradation today? 11 3
i. Define the term Land use? Mention any FOUR physical
determinants of land use pattern.
7 ii. State the human factors which determine the land use pattern. 10,11 3+1+1
=5
iii. Write any two major threats caused due to the expansion of
agriculture and constructional activities?
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