8th class lesson 2 question 6 answer
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1.which are the two main climatic factors responsible for soil formation ?
ans.Temperature and rainfall are the two main climatic factors responsible for soil formation.
2.What are the two reasons for land degradation today?
ans.Causes include:
Land clearance, such as clearcutting and deforestation.
Agricultural depletion of soil nutrients through poor farming practices.
3.Why is land an important resource?
ans.Land is considered as an important resource as it provides habitation to a wide variety of flora and fauna. It is also used by human beings for various purposes such as agriculture, forestry, mining, building houses and roads, and setting up industries.
4.What are the steps taken by government to conserve plants and animals?
The govt. efforts in conservation of plant and animalsare: (i) Setting up of National Parks, and several Biosphere Reserves have been set-up to preserve rare species of flora. (ii) Killing of animal and cutting of tree has been banned by law.
5.What are 3 ways to conserve water?
Read on for ways to take action and save our water supplies.
Turn off the taps. Don't let your water consumption run out of control. ...
Boil what you need. ...
Shower with less. ...