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Social Studies - Chapter 21. Saving The Environment Questions With Answers
Social Studies - Chapter 21. Saving The Environment Questions With Answers
Social Studies - Chapter 21. Saving The Environment Questions With Answers
A2. Trees are useful to the environment because (1) Trees help to keep the air clean. (2)Trees help
absorption of water by the soil, so that ground-water levels are maintained. (3) The roots of the
trees bind the soil and prevent soil erosion.
#Q3. How can you save fuel? How does this help the environment?
A3. (1) We can walk or cycle short distances to save fuel. (2) We can use alternate sources of energy like
solar energy to save fuel. (3) We must switch off bulbs and fans when not being used to save
electricity. Saving electricity also saves fuels as most electricity is made by burning fuels. Saving
fuel will reduce air pollution.
#Q4. Carrying you own bag when you go shopping helps the environment. How?
A4. We must carry our own bag and refuse taking plastic bags from the shopkeeper, because plastic bags
cause land pollution.
b) What do you mean by polluted b) Air, water or land, which has been dirtied by harmful
environment? substances is said to be a polluted environment.
c) Give two ways how humans have c) Humans have polluted the environment by (1) Dumping
polluted the environment. wastes from house and factories into water bodies and
land. (2) Releasing harmful substances from vehicles and
factories into the air.
d) Give three ways how you can save the d) We can save the environment by (1) plant a tree for every
environment. tree cut down (2) Use solar energy which do not create
pollution (3) Reuse things instead of throwing them away,
example reuse plastic bottles to store water.
Contd...Pg(2)
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Land Pollution
Causes
1. Using of chemicals by farmers.
2.Throwing of non-bio gradable
garbage on land.
Sound Pollution
Causes
1. Unnecessary honking of
vehicles on roads.
2. Noise created by playing loud
speakers, bursting of crackers
during occasions.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Chapter 21. SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT
Questions
#Q1. What are the main components of the environment?
#Q3. How can you save fuel? How does this help the environment?
#Q4. Carrying you own bag when you go shopping helps the environment. How?
a) Name the living components which we cannot see with our naked eyes.
b) Name one alternate source of energy
c) What do roots of trees prevent?
d) How have camels adapt themselves?
a) What is environment?
b) What do you mean by polluted environment?
c) Give two ways how humans have polluted the environment.
d) Give three ways how you can save the environment.
Contd...Pg(2)
:2:
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Causes
1.
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Causes
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