Source Function of Environment

Q.

when we produce goods by exploiting natural resources in which category of economic sectors such activities come.

Q.

Which one of the following is a man-made resources?

1. Water Cycle

2. Tropical Forest

3. Aquatic Ecosystem

4. Medicines to treat cancer.

Q. The factors affecting the environment's resource function are:

1. Excessive consumption of natural resources
2. Pollution of the environment

Suggest some measures that could be modified to save the natural resources.

1. Hastening the replenishment of natural resources
2. Using other forms of transportation like cycles
3. Harvesting rainwater
4. Finding newer sources of natural resources

Q. The environment’s source function refers to the potential of the environment to provide natural resources. Lately, however, we are experiencing a scarcity in these resources.

Analyse the reason for this.

1. Higher usage of natural resources than the availability
2. Lack of availability of natural resources.
3. Low literacy rates with people
4. Emission of pollutants into the atmosphere

Q. Identify the economic activities that are related to the primary sector.

1. Data analytics
2. Agriculture
3. Glass melting
4. Mining

Q. Which among the following is not a part of the environment's source function?

1. Groundwater
2. Chemical pesticides
3. Fossil fuels
4. Soil

Q. Industries and the service sector are not dependent on natural resources.

1. True
2. False

Q. Why is sustainable development important?

Q. Identify the natural resources that are not used in the tertiary sector.

1. Sunlight
2. Petroleum
3. Diesel
4. Oxygen

Q. Identify the natural resources that car industries might use.

1. Water
2. Sunlight
3. Soil
4. Coal

Q. What is the most essential requirement in a production process?

1. Labour
2. Finance
3. Land
4. Natural resources

Q. Pair the natural resources mostly associated with the sector.

1. Primary sector
2. Secondary sector
3. Tertiary sector
4. Soil
5. Petroleum
6. Coal