34. Unit 12, Population Growth and World’s Food Supplies, Question Answers of 10th English by AG Ahmad
10th English A Unit No 12
Population
Growth and World’s Food Supplies
QUESTIONS
ANSWERS FROM BOX:
Q.1. What does the word “depleted” mean?
Ans:- The word “depleted” means decreased or lessened or consumed.
Q.2. Do you also face shortage of water in your locality?
Why?
Ans:- Yes, we also face shortage of water in our locality due to over population and mis-management.
Q.3. How is fossil energy a finite source?
Ans:. The source which can not be increased is termed as “finite source”. According to this
term, fussil energy is a finite source because it can not be increased.
Q.4. What other word you can use to replace “optimum”?
Ans:-The word “optimum” can be replaced by the word “optimal” or “best”.
EXECISE
QUESTIONS:
Q.1. Which areas are
most affected by incessant growth in population?
Ans:- Developing countries are most affected by incessant growth in population.
Q.2. Why are
developing countries going to suffer more due to over population?
Ans:- Developing countries are going to suffer more due to over population because their
population is increasing more rapidly than their food and economic resources.
Q.3. What is the major
cause of food shortages and malnutrition?
Ans:- The major cause of food shortage and malnutrition is over population.
Q.4. How are water
resources under great stress?
Ans:- Water resources are under great stress because over -populated cities, states and countries
consume more water from rivers, lakes and streams every year.
Q.5. What is the
effect of depletion of fossil energy?
Ans:- The depletion of fossil energy causes increase in the cost of fuel everywhere and everyday.
Q.6. What is the
limitation of improved technology?
Ans:- The improved technology can not produce an unlimited flow of those natural resources
which are the raw material for sustained agricultural production.
Q.7. How can
sufficient food supply be made possible for the future generation?
Ans:- We can make it possible by decreasing human population gradually.
Q.8. What strategies
should be adopted for safe future?
Ans:- For safe future, we should implement strategies effectively to conserve and manage
natural resources and control our population.
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