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प्रश्न
Form pairs or groups of three or four students and discuss, with examples, how we depend directly and indirectly on soil.
उत्तर
Do it Yourself with the help of teacher.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Sketch the cross section of soil and label the various layers.
Give geographical reason:
There is a need for soil conservation.
What are the components of topsoil?
What is meant by the terms ‘soil erosion’ and ‘soil conservation’?
Unscramble the following jumbled word related to soil.
Unscramble the following jumbled word related to soil.
Unscramble the following jumbled word related to soil.
Locate the following zones given as boxed items in Figure 9.1 which shows a diagram of the soil profile.
Topsoil, Subsoil, C-horizon, Bedrock
Match the animals in Column I with their natural place of dwelling (habitat) in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Earthworm | (i) | Sand and beaches |
| (b) | Garden lizard | (ii) | Burrows in soil |
| (c) | Crab | (iii) | Deep, narrow holes in dry soils |
| (d) | Rodents | (iv) | Surface of soil |
| (e) | Scorpion | (v) | The surface of shaded moist soils |
| (f) | Snails and slugs | (vi) | A horizon of moist soils |
Several terms related to soil are hidden in the squares given in Figure 9.2. Spot them and make a list. Two examples are given for you.
