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प्रश्न
Name any two resources which come under pressure due to the rising population.
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उत्तर
The population boom has put a strain on two resources:
(a) potable water
(b) Natural resources, such as gas and oil.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define the following:
Deforestation
Present human population growth is following arithmetic progression.
Name any two renewable resources for the mankind.
Coal and iron are inexhaustible resources.
Petroleum is a resource of the same category as that of ______.
Match the terms given in column A with those in column B.
| Column A | Column B | ||
| (a) | Forest | (i) | Arithmetic progression |
| (b) | Food | (ii) | Geometric progression |
| (c) | Population | (iii) | Deforestation |
| (d) | Coal | (iv) | Afforestation |
| (e) | Flash floods | (v) | Renewable source of energy |
| (vi) | Non-renewable source of energy |
Define the following term:
Resources
Distinguish between the following pair:
Exhaustible and Inexhaustible resources.
Distinguish between the following pair:
Deforestation and Afforestation.
What do you mean by the 3Rs in the context of sustainable development?
