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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR.

                                 Class VIII: SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY

        CHAPTER - 2- LAND, SOIL, WATER, NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES
                                            REVISION WORKSHEET-01
                                          Multiple Choice Questions
                         (NOTE: - Choose the correct option and put a tick mark.)


        Q1. .................. is a process in which heavy rains wash away the fertile part of the soil.

        (a) Cultivating
        (b) Mulching

        (c) Leaching

        (d) Conservation


        Q2. In the coastal and dry regions, rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect

        soil cover, this process is known as .................rainbow.
        a) Strip Cropping

        b) Contour Barriers
        c) Terrace Cultivation

        d) Shelter Belts


        Q3. Which one of the following activities is done on private landholdings?

        a) Fodder collection
        b) Grazing

        c) Fuel wood collection

        d) Farming


        Q4.Among the following in which layer sand, silt and clay are found?
        a) Horizon C

        b) Horizon B
        c) Horizon D

        d) Horizon A



        Q5. Land is one of the most important natural resources. Which of the following is true about land?

         a)  low-lying areas are susceptible to water logging


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