The City School

Geography
Question Bank
Class 8

Q1. Below is the picture of mangrove forest. Why do you think that mangrove forests are
 important for us?

Q2. Identify the ways to overcome the problems of salinity and water logging.
Q3. Write down the reasons for less fresh water reaching the Indus delta.
Q4. Describe the attempts taken to improve the level of social development in Pakistan by
SAP.
Q5. Discuss the importance of people for the economic development of a country.
Q6. Describe the features of Super Rice.
Q7. Write down the full forms of following:
KDA HYV SCARP IRRI WAPDA GDP KESC TCF MNC OPEC
Q8. Why farmers use pesticides?
Q9: Discuss the impact of pesticides on the environment.
Q10. Investigate the reasons that cause Pakistan’s hydel potential to generate power is
deteriorating.
Q11. Identify and discuss the strong connection between creating wealth, spending it on
social development and the effects of social development.
Q12. “Globalization is an open fact.” Analyze the factors are responsible for globalization.
Q13. Do you agree that geography is important to become an effective global citizen?
Q14. With the help of the table below. Elaborate the relation of economic development with
social development.
Countries Rate of infant Life Number GDP per % with % Number of Life
mortality per expectancy of head US access adults persons per expectancy
thousand live in years persons dollars to safe who doctor in years
births per water can
doctor read
Bangladesh 70 65 10255 1380 80 38 12884 59
China 25 88 1000 2920 85 82 1063 71
India 75 65 2598 1400 70 52 2459 63
Iran 30 75 3025 5470 89 69 3140 69
Malaysia 10 75 2044 9020 80 83 2477 73
Pakistan 80 70 1869 2230 70 45 1923 60
Saudi Arabia 30 85 800 10256 90 63 749 72

Q15. Elaborate the term “Development in Pakistan. “