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Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Question Answers - Resources and Development

Question.1. Define industry.
Answer. Industry refers to an economic activity that is concerned with production of goods, extraction of minerals or provision of services.
Question.2. Name three common methods of classifying industries.
Answer. Industries are classified according to raw material used, size and ownership.
Question.3. Expand the abbreviation AMUL. Where are its headquarters?
Answer. Anand Milk Union Limited. Its headquarters are in Anand, Gujarat.
Question.4. Name four common processes involved in a textile industry.
Answer. Ginning, spinning, weaving, dyeing are processes involved in a textile industry.
Question.5. Name an industrial region in northern India.
Answer. The Gurgaon-Delhi-Meerut region is an industrial region in northern India.
Question.6. Name some elements alloyed with steel.
Answer. Aluminium, nickel and copper are elements that are alloyed with steel.
Question.7. What products do industrial plants in Jamshedpur produce?
Answer. Industrial plants produce chemicals, locomotive parts, agricultural equipment, machinery, tinplate, etc.
Question.8. What is the link between the mines and the industry in Pittsburgh?
Answer. The Great Lakes of North America lie between the mines and industrial plant in Pittsburgh.
Question.9. Name two natural fibres and two human-made fibres.
Answer. Two natural fibres: wool, silk. Two human-made fibres: nylon, polyester.
Question.10. Why is Bangalore called “Silicon Plateau”?
Answer. Bangalore is called Silicon Plateau because of the IT industry there, and the word “plateau” refers to the Deccan Plateau where it is located.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Question.1. Describe briefly the classification of industries on basis of ownership.
Answer. On the basis of ownership, industries are classified into private sector, state owned (public sector), joint sector and cooperative sector. Private sector industries are owned by individuals or a group of individuals. Public sector industries are owned by the government. Joint sector industries are owned and operated by the state and individuals. Maruti Udyog is an example of such an industry. Cooperative sector industries are owned and operated by the producers or-suppliers of raw materials, workers or both. AMUL is one such industry.
Question.2. Give examples of industrial regions in India and the world.
Answer. The major industrial areas of the world are eastern North America, western and central Europe, eastern Europe and eastern Asia. In India, major industrial regions are Mumbai-Pune cluster, Bangalore-Tamil Nadu region, Hugli region, Ahmedabad-Baroda region, Chhotanagpur industrial belt, Vishakhapatnam-Guntur Belt, Gurgaon-Delhi-Meerut region and the Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram industrial cluster.
Question.3. Write the properties and significance of steel.
Answer. Steel has these properties: it is tough, it can easily be shaped (malleability), cut or made into wire (ductility). Adding certain other elements makes it harder, tougher, and rust-retention capability.
Steel is the backbone of modern industry. We use a lot of steel objects in daily life. Ships, trains and most other vehicles, tiny needles and safety pins, machinery and equipment, buildings, etc utilise steel as a main or sole constituent.
Question.4. What factors supported Sakchi being chosen to set up the steel plant by TISCO?
Answer. Sakchi was chosen for various reasons. It was close to the Kalimati Railway Station. It was also close to iron ore, coal and manganese deposits. Kolkata, a source of large market, was not faraway. Jharia coal fields, and limestone, dolomite, limestone and manganese from Orissa and Chhattisgarh were easily accessible. The nearby rivers (Kharkai and Subamarekha) provided sufficient water supply.
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Question. Write short notes on iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh 
Answer. Pittsburgh is an important steel city in the USA. Most raw materials such as coal are available locally. Iron ore is brought from the iron mines in Minnesota. The shipping of ore is also a convenient pathway: the Great Lakes of North America. From the lakes to the industrial area, trains are there to carry the ore. Rivers like the Ohio, the Monogahela and the Allegheny provide adequate water supply. Finished steel is transported to the market by both land and water routes.
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