EASY
8th CBSE
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Earn 100

Differentiate between biotic and abiotic resources. Give examples for each.

Important Questions on Resources: Utilisation and Development

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Why there is a need for resource planning. Give any three reasons.  
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Mention any six factors on which the utilisation of resources depend.  
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Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources. Which one of two would you prefer to use and why?
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8th CBSE
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'Human needs and wants are neither uniform in all parts of the world nor static over the years'. Explain the statement giving suitable examples. 
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8th CBSE
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What is meant by sustainable development? Why is sustainable development the need of the hour?
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Describe the various basis of classification of resources with the help of examples.
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8th CBSE
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Gandhi said, "there is enough for everybody's need and not for anybody's greed." Earlier humans adopted simple lifestyle by consuming minimum resources from nature. With the advancement in technology. our resource consumption has increased manifold. It created a void in nature. At present, resources are depleting at a fast rate resulting in climate change, loss of biodiversity and dearth of resources. There is a tremendous consumption of water, energy, food and minerals. For a sustainable society, we all have to change our lifestyle. Especially, the youth has to reduce consumption of resources so that production can be controlled. Minimise the wasteful consumption of resources for a better tomorrow. Adopt sustainable consumption pattern. We have only habitable planet. Care for it. Technological advancement is a boon as well as a bane to human civilisation. Give one example each to support the statement.

MEDIUM
8th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Gandhi said, "there is enough for everybody's need and not for anybody's greed." Earlier humans adopted simple lifestyle by consuming minimum resources from nature. With the advancement in technology. our resource consumption has increased manifold. It created a void in nature. At present, resources are depleting at a fast rate resulting in climate change, loss of biodiversity and dearth of resources. There is a tremendous consumption of water, energy, food and minerals. For a sustainable society, we all have to change our lifestyle. Especially, the youth has to reduce consumption of resources so that production can be controlled. Minimise the wasteful consumption of resources for a better tomorrow. Adopt sustainable consumption pattern. We have only habitable planet. Care for it. Highlight any two advantages of sustainable lifestyle.