Land Use

Q.

Why is land considered an important resource?

Q. What are the differences between rural and urban land uses.

Q. Explain the classification of land on the basis of ownership.

Q. The bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic matter like straw to help retain the soil's moisture. Name this important method of soil conservation.

1. Mulching
2. Contour Barriers
3. Rock Dams
4. Terrace Farming

Q. From the given options, pick out the meaning of the term "Fallow land."

1. A land which can be cultivated, but has been left unused for the season.
2. A land used for grazing cattle.
3. A land used for crop cultivation.
4. A land not having good soil fertility .

Q. Out of the given options, which one refers to the land used for grazing cattle?

1. Fallow land
2. Forest land
3. Arable land
4. Pasture land

Q. Given below are some reasons as to why the rocky slopes of the mountains and low-lying areas are sparsely populated. Pick out the correct reason from the following.

1. The quality and the fertility of the land in the rocky slopes of the mountains and low-lying areas are not suitable for cultivation.
2. Clearing of the forest land in the rocky slopes of the mountains and low-lying areas has resulted in a reduction in the total land areas under the forests.
3. The proportion of the rocky slopes of the mountains and low-lying areas vary.
4. The rocky slopes of the mountains and low-lying areas are prone to flooding during rainy seasons.

Q.

A dry barren piece of land is called ?

Q. On the basis of the development of an area, land can be classified as ________.

1. private and government-owned land
2. rural and urban land
3. fertile and barren land
4. plateaus and plains

Q.

Which country out of the following has the highest percentage of forest area?

1. UK

2. USA

3. Russia

4. Japan

Q. Which among the following comes under the classification of land based on soil fertility?

1. Private land
2. Urban land
3. Rural land
4. Fertile land

Q. The use of land in India is classifed into types.

1. four
2. six
3. three
4. two

Q. Land is used for _____.

1. all of the above
2. building roads
3. agriculture
4. mining

Q. State the most appropriate reason as to why plains and river valleys are densely populated.

Q. Give reasons.
The Prairies are known as the 'Granaries of the World'.

Q.

Why is land considered as an important gift of nature?

Q. A few reasons as to why there is uneven distribution of population in different parts of the world are given below. Pick out the correct one.

1. Due to varied characteristics of land and climate
2. Due to the fact that earth is the only heavenly body in the universe
3. Due to the fact that land covers only about 30% of the total area
4. Due to the fact that water covers only about 70% of the total area

Q. What are the factors that determine land use? What type of relief covers most of India’s land? How is it used?

Q. Common property resources can also be considered as private lands.

1. True
2. False

Q. Mulching helps in _______.

1. retaining the soil's moisture
2. desertification
3. increasing land productivity
4. improving the quantity of the land

Q. Land is used for _____.

1. all of the above
2. agriculture
3. mining
4. building roads

Q. Technology and population are two technical factors that determine land use.

1. True
2. False

Q. What factors determine land use?

1. Population
2. Gender
3. Festivals
4. Technology
5. Money
6. Soil
7. Topography
8. Minerals

Q. Answer the following questions briefly.
What are the cattle farms in the North American Grasslands known as?

Q. What is the percentage of land under forest in
Maharashtra?

1. 8.3%
2. 18.3%
3. 16.9%
4. 3.8%

Q. What factors determine land use?

1. Money
2. Population
3. Festivals
4. Soil
5. Technology
6. Gender
7. Topography
8. Minerals

Q. Give the most appropriate reason as to why plains and river valleys are densely populated.

1. River water contains a large quantity of dissolved salts and hence, it's suitable for consumption.
2. Presence of rivers is responsible for moderating temperature conditions.
3. Plains and rivers offer suitable land for agriculture.
4. None of the above

Q. What is the other name for cotton soil?

1. Red soil
2. Laterite soil
3. Black soil
4. Alluvial soil