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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR.

                                 Class VIII: SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY

              CHAPTER - 2- LAND, SOIL, WATER, NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES

                                          Multiple Choice Questions
                         (NOTE: - Choose the correct option and put a tick mark.)



        Q1. Trees in these .................. shed their leaves in a particular season in order to conserve loss of

        moisture through transpiration: (select the incorrect one)
        (a) Evergreen Forests

        (b) Tundra

        (c) Deforestation
        (d) Deciduous Forests



        Q2. Evergreen and deciduous forests are further classified as tropical or temperate based on their

        location in different ________
        a. Latitudes

        b. Longitudes
        c. Equator

        d. Meridian



        Q3. What causes land degradation, landslides, soil erosion, and desertification?

        1.the expansion of agriculture and construction activities
        2.the contraction of agriculture and constructional activities

        3.the shrinking of agriculture and construction activities

        4.a fall in the growth of agriculture and construction activities



        Q4. What does the growth of vegetation primarily depend on?

        1.temperature and moisture

        2.population and technology
        3.technology and moisture

        4.technology and temperature


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