Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation, and Wildlife Resources

This is an MCQ- based quiz on Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation, and Wildlife Resources

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In which of the following continents is Tanzania situated?

Europe Asia Africa South America

Which of the following is the most important natural resource ?

Land Water Air All of these

The uneven distribution of population in the world is due to the varied characteristics of

Land and climate Climate Vegetation settlements

Which of the following determine the use of land?

Soil and topography Climate and vegetation Availability of water All of these

is the use of land for different purposes like agriculture, forestry, mining, construction of buildings, houses, industries and road.

Land degradation Land use Landfilling Land digging

Which is not an example of ground water?

Water flowing in rivers Water through wells Water through hand pumps Water through submersible pumps

The lower most layer of the soil is:

Weathered rock

Parent rock

Sub soil

None of these

Australia uses its largest portion of its area for

Pastures

Crop land

Forest

Other uses

The example of common property resource is

Community land

Individual building

Both (a) and (b)

None of these

Which is used for soil conservation?

Mulching

Contour Ploughing

Shelter Belts

All of the above

About how much in percentage does the total area of land area covered on the earth’s surface?

30% 40% 50% 60%

What do you mean by Biome?

Group of plants in areas having similar climatic condition. Land covered with grass shrubs on which animals graze freely Marginal land kept fallow for a certain period to restore their fertility Breaking up and decaying of exposed rocks due to various factors.

What determines the thickness of the soil profile?

Time Climate Relief Formation

Which one of the following is NOT a factor of soil formation?

Time Soil texture Organic matter Mulching

Where is the Kaziranga National Park is situated?

West Bengal Manipur Assam Orissa

The main reason for land degradation in Uttar Pradesh is__________.

Mining Excessive irrigation Salinity Dense population

Large scale destruction of forests cover and arable land has occured due to the following:

Growing population Ever growing demand of the population Both (a) and (b) None of these

What is a biosphere reserve?

Protected area linked through global network Land use for production Farmers Land None of these