Question

Give two instances of

(a) Overuse of environmental resources.

(b) Misuse of environmental resources.

Answer 1

(a) Two instances of overuse of environmental resources are

(i) Excess use of electricity leads to depletion of resources like coal and water from which electricity is generated.

(ii) Excess use of petrol and diesel in vehicles.

(b) Two instances of misuse of environmental resources are

(i) Soil degradation due to improper crop rotation and crop shifting.

(ii) Drying up of rivers due to supply of water from them to dams and reservoirs.