Resources

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For Geography Standard 6 Term 2 “Resources”

A) Match the following.
1. Natural resource             A. Minerals
2. International resource    B. Sustainable development
3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle  C. Air
4. Non-renewable              D. Manufacturing
5. Universal resource          E. Ambergris
6. Secondary activities        F. Forest

Answers:
1. F
2. E
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. D

B) Fill in the blanks.
1. Sugarcane is processed to make _____.
2. Conservation of resources is _____ use of resources.
3. Resources which are confined to certain regions are called _____.
4. _____ resources are being used in the present.
5. _____ resources are the most valuable resources.
6. Collection of resources directly from nature is called _____.

Answers:
1. Sugar
2. Careful
3. Localise resources
4. Actual(2-Actual & Potential)
5. Human
6. Primary Activities

G) Statements and inferences.
1. Statement: Solar energy is the best substitute for thermal energy in tropical regions.
Inference 1: Coal and petroleum resources are receding.
Inference 2: Solar energy will never deplete.
Now choose the right answer.
a) Only conclusion 1 follows.
b) Only conclusion 2 follows.
c) Neither 1 nor 2 follows.
d) Both 1 and 2 follow.

2. Statement: If you don’t conserve resources, human race may become extinct.
Inference 1: You need not conserve resources.
Inference 2: You need to conserve resources.
Now choose the right answer.
a) Only conclusion 1 follows.
b) Only conclusion 2 follows.
c) Neither 1 nor 2 follows.
d) Both 1 and 2 follow.

3. Statement: Man switched over to agriculture.
Inference 1: Food gatherers experienced scarcity of food.
Inference 2: Food gathered was not nutritious.
Now choose the right answer.
a) Only conclusion 1 follows.
b) Only conclusion 2 follows.
c) Neither 1 nor 2 follows.
d) Both 1 and 2 follow.