Question

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(a)
ploughing
(b) Overuse of fertilizers
(c) Water retention
(d) Deforestation
2. When two or more crops are grown on the same field one after the other, it is
known as
(a) Mulching
(b) Intercropping
(c) Crop rotation
(d) Selection of crops
3. The physical cover of land is generally referred to as
(a) land use
(b) land cover
(c) land conservation
(d) afforestation
4. What type of soil would you find in the Indo-Gangetic Plain area?
(a) Laterite soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Alluvium soil
5. How would you define land that is fit for growing crops?
(a) Cultivable
(b) Arable
(c) Productive
(d) Fertile
6. Which of the following regions would have low nutrient and low organic levels in soil?
(a) Equatorial
(b) Temperate
(c) Mountain
(d) Arctic
C. Give reasons why.
1. Soil conservation is important.
2. Land degradation is not a good indication for the future.
3. Parent rock is important in soil formation.
4. Land use has changed over time.
D. Answer the following questions in brief.
tont resource for humans?
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Answer 1

Answer:

2)intercropping

3)land cover

4)alluvium soil

5)Arable

6)arid