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प्रश्न
Give geographical reason:
Human activities affect weathering.
उत्तर
Human activities like mining, quarrying deforestation, tunnelling, road construction and farming affect the weathering.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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?
Match the column
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Granular disintegration | (i) causes feldspar to become a powdery mass |
| 2. Oxidation | (ii) is common in deserts |
| 3. Carbonation | (iii) is the simplest form of chemical weathering |
| 4. Hydration | (iv) mainly affects limestone regions |
| 5. Solution | (v) results in the rusting of iron |
What is weathering?
What do you understand by the following term:|
Exfoliation
What do you understand by the following term:|
Humus
Distinguish between the following :
Erosion and Weathering.
What do you understand by the following term:
Landslide
What do you understand by the following term:
Soil texture
Give a geographical reason:
Effect of mass movement will be greater along the western slope of the Sahyadri's than the eastern slope.
Name three types of weathering.
