1.
Option A
2.
The metallic minerals contain metal in raw form. Metals are hard substances that conduct heat and electricity an have a characteristic luster or shine. Iron ore, bauxite, manganese ore are some examples. Metallic minerals may be ferrous or non-ferrous. Ferrous minerals like iron ore, manganese and chromite contain iron. A non-ferrous mineral does not contain iron but may contain some other metal such as gold, silver, copper or lead.
3.
People are human resources. Education and health help in making people a valuable resource. Improving the quality of people’s skills so that they are able to create more resources is known as human resource development.
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Option A
5.
Option C
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non metallic
7.
rocks
8.
Option A
9.
Option A
10.
Natural resources are classified into different groups depending upon their level of development and use; origin; stock and distribution.
11.
Option A
12.
It includes growing crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers and rearing of livestock. In the world, 50 per cent of persons are engaged in agricultural activity. Two-thirds of India’s population is still dependent on agriculture.
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Secondary activities are concerned with the processing of these resources. Manufacturing of steel, baking of bread and weaving of cloth are examples of this activity.
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Option C
15.
The processes include a wide range of activities that convert the raw material into finished products. The outputs are the end product and the income earned from it.
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They can be identified on the basis of their physical properties such as colour, density, hardness and chemical property such as solubility.
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The factors affecting the location of industries are the availability of raw material, land, water, labour, power, capital, transport and market. Industries are situate d where some or all of these factors are easily available.
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pulp
19.
An industrial system consists of inputs, processes and outputs. The inputs are the raw materials, labour and costs of land, transport, power and other infrastructure.
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Practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
