B. Answer the following questions in not more than 20 words.
1. What is arable land? How much of India's land is arable?
2. What is soil profile?
3. Name any two regions that suffer from water scarcity.
4. What is a landslide?
5. Mention three ways of saving water.
Answers
Answer:
1:Arable land (% of land area) in India was reported at 52.62 % in 2016, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources
Step-by-step explanation:
52.62 %
Arable land (% of land area) in India was reported at 52.62 % in 2016, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources.
soil horizon is a layer parallel to the soil surface whose physical, chemical and biological characteristics differ from the layers above and beneath. Horizons are defined in many cases by obvious physical features, mainly colour and texture.
Rajasthan and kerala are two regions that suffer from water scarcity.
Landslide
Description
A landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope. Landslides are a type of "mass wasting," which denotes any down-slope movement of soil and rock under the direct influence of gravity. ... Earthquake shaking and other factors can also induce landslides underwater