Weathering and Soil — Geography STD 7 — Question

There is a need for soil conservation.

Unscramble the letters to form a correct word and briefly describe it.
NAICATRTAC

Give two examples from Antarctica for the following
Birds

The Caspian Sea is a lake.

This could be a classroom activity. If your school laboratory has an anemometer, use it to record your city’s wind speed for a week. Use the Beaufort Scale to find out the character of wind during these days. Record your observations carefully in your notebook. You could even draw small neat sketches to show the effect of the wind.

What is a blizzard?

People have used various farming methods to increase food production. However, in the process, they have stripped the soil of nutrients, leading to its degradation.
Can you suggest some ways by which we can reduce soil degradation?

What do you understand by the term ‘global warming’?

What factors influence the climate of Africa?

Cottage industries produce ________.

• handicrafts
• cement