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    The document discusses natural vegetation and wildlife resources in India, including the importance of natural vegetation in providing shelter, oxygen, and resources, the role of CITIES in conserving endangered species, and steps that should be taken to conserve natural areas through establishing national parks and raising awareness. It also contains questions and answers about national parks, bans on painkillers, biosphere reserves, ecosystems, differences between evergreen and deciduous forests, forest fires, and the locations of major soil types in India.

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    Worksheet – 9 Subject: - Social Science Class: - VIII Teacher: - Mrs. Harmeet Kaur
    Name: ______________ Class & Sec: _______________ Roll No. ______ Date: 13.05.2020
    Geography: Chapter 2: Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources
    (Natural Vegetation)
    Q1: What is National Park?
    Ans: A National Park is a natural area designated to product the ecological integrity of one or more ecosystems
    for the present and future generations.

    Q2: State the reasons for banning painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen.
    Ans: (i) Vultures in the Indian subcontinents were dying of kidney failure shortly after scavenging livestock
    treated with diclofenac, a painkiller that is similar to aspirin or ibuprofen.
    (ii)efforts are on to ban the drug for livestock use and breed vulture in captivity.

    Q3: What is biosphere reserves?


    Ans: Series of protected areas lined through a global network, intended to demonstrate the relationship
    between conservations and development.

    Q4: What is ecosystem?


    Ans: In a biosphere living beings are inter-related and inter-dependent on each other for their survival. This life
    supporting system is known as ecosystem.

    Q5: What is the significance of natural vegetation and wild life?


    Ans: Natural Vegetation
     Plants provide us with timber, give shelter to animals, provide oxygen we breathe, protects the soil which
    is essential for growing crops.
     They act as shelter belts, help in storage of underground water, give us fruits, nuts, latex, turpentine oil,
    gum and medical plants.
    Wildlife
     They provide us milk, hides and wood.
     Insects like bees provide us with honey, help in pollination of flowers and also play an important role as
    decomposers in the ecosystem.
     The birds feed on insects and act as decomposes as well.

    Q6: What are the difference between Evergreen and Deciduous forests?
    Evergreen Forests Deciduous forests
    1. The tree of the forest do not shed their leaves in 1. The trees of these forest shed their leaves in
    every season. dry season.
    2. The trees are thick, dense and tall. 2. The trees are not very thick.
    3. The important trees are Ebony, Rosewood 3. The important trees are Teak, Sal, Sandalwood

    Q7: What are forest fires? How can we control it?


    Ans: Forest fire is a threat to the entire region of flora and fauna. It occurs mainly due to three reasons:
    1. Natural fire due to lightening etc.
    2. Fire due to heat generate in the litter due to carelessness of people.
    3. Fire purposey caused by local inhabitants, mischief nature, microcreants, etc.
    Some measures:
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    1. Prevention of fires through education


    2. Prompt detection of fires through well-coordinated network of observation points, efficient ground
    patrolling and communication network.

    Q8: Explain the role of CITIEES in conserving natural vegetation and wildlife.
    Ans: (i) The convention on international trades in endangered species of wild fauna and flora is an international
    agreement between government.
    (ii) It aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their
    survival.

    Q9: What steps should be taken conserve natural vegetation and wildlife?
    Ans (i) Establishment of National Parks: National Parks, wildlife centuries and biosphere reserves had been built
    up to preserve the natural vegetation and wildlife.
    (ii) Awareness programs: Awareness programs like celebration Van Mahotsav should be encourages or
    community level.
    (iii) Implementation of the laws: Strict laws should be implemented so that the illegal practices of killing wild
    animals can be stopped.

    Map Question: on political map of India mark the places which have these types of soil:
    1. Alluvial soil – Punjab,
    Uttar Pradesh
    2. Black Soil – Gujarat,
    Maharashtra
    3. Red Soil – Kerala,
    Karnataka
    4. Laterite Sol - Assam,
    Western Ghats
    5. Mountain Soil – Sikkim,
    Jammu and Kashmir
    6. Desert Soil – North
    Gujarat, Rajasthan

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