Question

what are the three most important things for which we depend on the soil

Answer 1

Soil is the most important thing… Good soils require pore space for air and water and drainage; a balance of nutrients; good structure; humus, living creatures (soil biota) and (as much as anything else) mycelium- fungi- living and connecting plants together.

Answer 2

A natural resource is anything that comes from the earth and is used by us. Soil is our most important natural resource. It is useful to us in many ways:-

1. We depend on the soil for food, clothing and shelter : By supporting growth of plants, the soil provides us with food. Much of our clothing, such as cotton and wool, can be traced to the soil. Plants also provide us with medicines, fuel, paper and wood which are used for making furniture and constructing houses.

2. We depend on the soil for minerals : Industries use the minerals dug out from the earth to extract metals such as iron, gold, silver, etc., and for use in thousands of industries that produce various useful things for us.

• Minerals, such as coal, petroleum and natural gas, obtained from the soil provide us with fuel and many other useful things.
• We depend on the soil for clay, which is the raw material used to make bricks, tiles, pottery and porcelain.

3. We depend on the soil for water: Water that seeps into the soil is stored underground as subsoil water. We use this water for drinking and other purposes.