NCERT Solutions for Chapter 1 Environment Class 7 Geography
Book Solutions1(i)
Answer the following questions.
(i) What is an ecosystem?
Answer
(i) An ecosystem is a community in a given area where living organisms interact with each other and their immediate surroundings including non livings.
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1(ii)
Answer the following questions.
What do you mean by natural environment?Answer
The environment which is created by nature comprises of land, water, air, plants and animals is known as natural environment.
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Page Number 6
1(iii)
Answer the following questions.
Which are the major components of the environment?
Answer
The major components of the environment are:
(i) Natural environment
(ii) Human environment
(iii) Human made environment
(i) Natural environment
(ii) Human environment
(iii) Human made environment
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1(iv)
Answer the following questions.
Give four examples of human made environment.Answer
Four examples of human made environment are:
(i) Vehicles
(ii) Buildings
(iii) Roads
(iv) Parks
(i) Vehicles
(ii) Buildings
(iii) Roads
(iv) Parks
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Page Number 6
1(v)
Answer the following questions.
What is lithosphere? Answer
Lithosphere is the solid crust or the hard top layer of the earth which is made up of rocks and minerals and covered by a thin layer of soil.
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Page Number 6
1(vi)
Answer the following questions.
Which are the two major components of biotic environment? Answer
Two major components of biotic environment are:
(i) Plants
(ii) Animals
(i) Plants
(ii) Animals
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Page Number 6
1(vii)
Answer the following questions.
What is biosphere? Answer
Biosphere is a narrow zone of the earth where land, water and air interact with each other to support life. It consists of plant and animal kingdom together.
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Page Number 6
2(i)
Tick the correct answer.
(i) Which is not a natural ecosystem?
(a) Desert
(b) Aquarium
(c) Forest
(a) Desert
(b) Aquarium
(c) Forest
Answer
(i) ✓ (b) Aquarium
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2(ii)
(ii) Which is not a component of human environment?
(a) Land
(b) Religion
(c) Community
(a) Land
(b) Religion
(c) Community
Answer
(ii) ✓ (a) Land
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2(iii)
(iii) Which is a human made environment?
(a) Mountain
(b) Sea
(c) Road
(a) Mountain
(b) Sea
(c) Road
Answer
(iii) ✓ (c) Road
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2(iv)
(iv) Which is a threat to environment?
(a) Growing plant
(b) Growing population
(c) Growing crops
(a) Growing plant
(b) Growing population
(c) Growing crops
Answer
(iv) ✓ (b) Growing population
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Page Number 6
3
Match the following.
(i) Biosphere | (a) blanket of air which surrounds the earth |
(ii) Atmosphere | (b) domain of water |
(iii) Hydrosphere | (c) gravitational force of the earth |
(iv) Environment | (d) our surroundings |
- | (e) narrow zone where land water and air interact |
- | (f) relation between the organisms and their surroundings |
Answer
(i) Biosphere | (e) narrow zone where land water and air interact |
(ii) Atmosphere | (a) blanket of air which surrounds the earth |
(iii) Hydrosphere | (b) domain of water |
(iv) Environment | (d) our surroundings |
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Page Number 6
3(i)
Give reasons.
Man modifies his environment
Answer
(i) Man modifies his environment because the are capable of modifying it according to their need and live comfortable life. Humans learn new ways to use and change environment and invented many things. Industrial revolution enabled large scale production. Transportation became faster. Information revolution made communication easier and speedy across the world.
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3(ii)
Give reasons.
Plants and animals depend on each other Answer
Plants and animals depend on each other for their sustainability. Animals consume plants as they are the only producers and also takes oxygen from them. Plants are dependent on animals as they give out carbon dioxide which is important for photosynthesis. Also, dead remains of animals provide nutrients to the plants.
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