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Unit 1: Earth As A Planet
Unit 1: Earth As A Planet
Unit 1: Earth As A Planet
Short Questions
What are the components of natural environment?
Components of natural environment are:
1-physical landscape
2-climate
3-vegetation
4-animals
Define atmosphere.
There is an envelope of different gases, water vapours and dust particles
which surround our earth. It is called atmosphere.
Define lithosphere.
The surface area of our Earth is about 510 million square kilometers.
About 29% of this area is comprised of land. This is called lithosphere.
Define hydrosphere.
About 71% of the Earth’s surface is comprised of water in different
shapes for example. ocean, rivers and lakes .
Define biosphere.
The part of the Earth where life exists is called biosphere.
Short Questions
Define element.
An element is the simplest form of matter.
Define minerals.
Minerals are the vital resources found in the Earth. Human beings use these
resources for example coal, petroleum, salt, iron etc for their benefit.
Define rocks.
Rock is a combination of two or more minerals. Lithosphere is formed by
different types of rocks. Some of which are soft like shale and some are hard
like diamond.
What is lava?
The magma when comes on the surface of Earth is called “lava”.
Ans : Gawadar , Pasni , Lasbela ,Karachi , Bin Qasim , and Keti are
Ans : The place where northern and north western mountains meet
is called pamir knot.
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