Class 8 geography chapter 1 questions and answers

 Here are the NCERT Class 8 Geography – Chapter 1: Resources textbook questions and answers, based strictly on the latest textbook:

📘 Chapter 1: Resources – Questions and Answers

🔹 Exercises from the Textbook

Q1. Answer the following questions.

(i) What is a resource?

👉 A resource is anything that can be used to satisfy a need. It must be technologically accessible, economically feasible, and culturally acceptable.

(ii) What are the different types of resources?

👉 Resources are generally classified into:

  1. Natural Resources (like air, water, soil)

  2. Human Made Resources (like buildings, machines)

  3. Human Resources (people and their skills)

(iii) What is meant by natural resource?

👉 Natural resources are those that are drawn from nature and used without much modification. Examples: air, water, soil, minerals.

(iv) Write the differences between the following:

  1. Renewable and Non-renewable resources

Renewable ResourcesNon-renewable Resources
Can be renewed or replenishedCannot be renewed or take thousands of years to form
Example: Solar energy, waterExample: Coal, petroleum

  1. Ubiquitous and Localised resources

Ubiquitous ResourcesLocalised Resources
Found everywhereFound only in certain places
Example: AirExample: Copper, iron ore

(v) Activity: Think of a few renewable resources and mention how their stock may get affected by overuse.

👉 Examples:

  • Water – Overuse can lead to depletion of groundwater.

  • Forest – Deforestation can reduce biodiversity and affect climate.

  • Soil – Overuse or poor agricultural practices can lead to soil erosion and infertility.

(vi) Why are human resources important?

👉 Human resources are important because people can develop technology, create institutions, and use resources efficiently. Skilled, educated, and healthy people turn other resources into valuable products.

(vii) What is sustainable development?

👉 Sustainable development means using resources wisely so that they meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

🔹 Tick the correct answer:

1. Which one of the following does NOT make substance a resource?
(a) Utility (b) Value (c) Quantity

✅ (c) Quantity

2. Which one of the following is a human-made resource?
(a) Medicines to treat cancer (b) Spring water (c) Tropical forest

✅ (a) Medicines to treat cancer

3. Which one of the following is a renewable resource?
(a) Solar energy (b) Coal (c) Petroleum

✅ (a) Solar energy

🔹 Match the following:

Column AColumn B
1. Land, water, soilNatural Resources
2. TechnologyHuman Made Resources
3. PeopleHuman Resources
4. Roads, buildingsHuman Made Resources

✅ Correct Matches:

  • Land, water, soil → Natural Resources

  • Technology → Human Made Resources

  • People → Human Resources

  • Roads, buildings → Human Made Resources


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