I. Answer the following questions. (3 x 5 = 15)
Geography
1. Name the most important produced in Thanjavur? Justify your answer.
2. How is an earthquake connected with a tsunami?
3. List three effective ways to overcome the problems of garbage disposal and the emission of
gases those lead to pollutions.
Answers
1......Thanjavur is famous for rice. It is known as the 'Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu' and the famous Thanjavur rice, is exported to other countries. Thanjavur is an agricultural centre, thanks mainly due to its location in the Cauvery delta.
2.....When these tectonic plates slip over, under, or past each other at the fault lines where they meet, energy builds up and is released as an earthquake. Undersea earthquakes sometimes cause ocean waves called tsunamis. ... As many as 500,000 earthquakes occur each year, and about 100,000 are large enough to be felt...
3...Reduce your single-use plastic
Say no to unnecessary single-use plastics like straws and plastic cutlery. Invest in a few good quality reusable items – a reusable water bottle, a keep cup, reusable shopping bags and lunch containers. It doesn’t take much effort to make a big dent in the amount of single-use plastic you’re sending to landfill and into the environment.
Buy items with the least packaging
While some packaging is required for food safety, many items are packaged for convenience and presentation. Choosing to buy items free from unnecessary packaging is a great way to reduce your waste and support brands that are actively reducing theirs. Fruits and vegetables are a good example – if there is an unwrapped option, choose that one. If not, check if the packaging can be recycled or composted at home. Better yet, try growing some of your own produce – a delicious choice and a win for nature.
Buy in bulk
Items like chips, nuts, crackers and yoghurt sold in multi-packs (packaged in single-serves) creates a lot of unnecessary waste, so why not buy a bigger bag and divide the contents into reusable containers or jars at home? Some stores will even allow you to fill your own containers – which means you shop waste-free.
Think twice before you buy new
With so many low-cost goods available, many of us buy new items without thinking carefully about whether we really need them. To turn around New Zealand’s poor track record on waste, we need to think twice about what we’re buying – do we really need the item, and if so could we buy it second hand or rent or borrow it instead? If we do decide to buy, it’s important to consider whether the product is designed to last a long time and be easily repaired or to be ‘unmade’ after use and the materials either made into something new or returned to nature. This is the kind of thinking that will take us closer to a circular economy system.