Resources and Development

3. _______ are the subset of the stock, which can be put into use with the help of existing technical ‘know-how’ but their use has not been started
5. in the chambal basin land unfit for cultivation/bad land is known as
8. ________ soil develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall
9. ____________ Resources are obtained from the biosphere and have life.
10. _________ soil has self aeration capacity and ideal for growing cotton
12. Black soil is generally poor is ________ content
16. _______ soils range from red to brown in colour. They are generally sandy in texture and saline in nature
18. _______ soil has been deposited by three important Himalayan river systems– the indus,the Ganga and the Brahmaputra

1. old alluvial soil which has higher concentration of kankar nodules is known as ____________ soil
2. main cause of land degradation in punjab
4. In states like Jharkhand, chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha deforestation due to _______________ have caused severe land degradation
6. Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have the appropriate technology to access these, are called
7. _________ resources are Resources which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been determined for utilization
11. Land left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is called
13. running water cuts through the clayey soils and makes deep channels known as
14. 43 per cent of the land area in India is ______________
15. About 27 per cent of the area of the country is the ____________ region
17. red and yellow soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of ______ in crystalline and metamorphic rocks