Chapter 16: Natural resources

Q 1 How does an atmosphere act like a blanket?

Q 2. What causes wind to blow?
Q 3. List any three human activities that lead to air pollution.
Q 4. What are the different states in which water is present in the water
cycle?
Q 5. List any three human activities which would lead to an increase in the
carbon dioxide content of air.
Q 6. Draw an elaborative diagram to illustrate the nitrogen cycle.
Q 7.How is the life of organisms living in water affected when water gets
polluted?
Q 8. Why does water need conservation even though large oceans
surroundthe land masses?
Q 9. Justify “Dust is a pollutant”?
Q 10. Explain the role of the Sun in the formation of soil.
Q 11. Carbon dioxide is necessary for plants. Why do we consider it as a
pollutant?
Chapter- Improvement in food resources
Q1. Define
(i) Vermicompost
(ii) Green manure
(iii) Bio fertilizer

Q 2. Discuss various methods for weed control.

Q 3. Differentiate between the following
(i) Capture fishery and Culture fishery
(ii) Mixed cropping and Inter cropping
(iii) Bee keeping and Poultry farming
Q 4. Give the merits and demerits of fish culture?
Q 5. What are the desirable characters of bee varieties suitable for honey
production?
Chapter- Why do we fall ill
Q 1Give two examples for each of the following
(a) Acute diseases
(b) Chronic diseases
(c) Infectious diseases
(d) Non-infectious diseases
(d) Fungal disease targets ———

Q 2. Who discovered ‘vaccine’ for the first time?

Q 3.Name two diseases which can be prevented by using vaccines.
Q 4.Name any three diseases transmitted through vectors.
Q 5.Explain giving reasons
(a) Balanced diet is necessary for maintaining healthy body.
(b) Health of an organism depends upon the surrounding environmental
conditions.
(c) Our surrounding area should be free of stagnant water.
(d) Social harmony and good economic conditions are necessary for good
health.

Q 6. Give any four factors necessary for a healthy person.

Q 7. Why is AIDS considered to be a ‘Syndrome’ and not a disease?