Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find the hidden answers.

Have a discussion in the class– how to conserve various resources used in your school.

Make a project showing consumption and conservation of resources in your locality.

How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?

Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much since 1960-61?

What are the biotic and abiotic resources? Give some examples.

What steps can be taken to control soil erosion in the hilly areas?

What type of soil is found in the river deltas of the eastern coast? Give three main features of this type of soil.

Name three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it.

In which of the following states black soil is predominantly found?

In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised?

Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?

Try to do a comparison between the two pie charts given for land use and find out why the net sown area and the land under forests have changed from 1960- 61 to 2002-03 very marginally.

Prepare a list of resources found in your state and also identify the resources that are important but deficit in your state.

Plan a survey in your colony/village to investigate people's attitude towards recycling of the domestic/agricultural wastes. Ask questions about : (a)What do they think about resources they use?

Imagine, if the oil supply gets exhausted one day, how would this affect our life style?

Prepare a list of stock and reserve resources that you are familiar with from your local area.

Identify at least two resources from each category.