Geography Chapter 1

BUDDING BUDS SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
CLASS VII
CH - 1. OUR ENVIRONMENT
GEOGRAPHY
A. Fill in the blanks:
1. Abiotic, biotic
2. Lithosphere, atmosphere
3. Groundwater
4. Atmosphere, Earth
5. Radiations, regulates
6. Producers, decomposers
7. Autotrophs, carbondioxide
8. Carnivores, Omnivores
9. Bacteria
10. Biomes, organic
B. Match the columns:
1. Autotrophs – Green plants.
2. Carbondioxide – Global warming
3. Abiotic – Physical elements
4. Biome – Ecological community
5. Herbivore – Primary consumers
C. Write true or false:
1. False. The abiotic environment consists of the inorganic or non-
living things only.
2. False. There are four realms of Earth namely the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, the
atmosphere and the biosphere.
3. True
4. True
5. False. An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide lead to global warming.
D. Answer the following in brief:
2. What is food web? Why is it said that it is delicately balanced?
Ans: Energy is transferred from one living being to another in the form of various food
chains. Several such food chains link up to form food webs.
All the food webs are delicately balanced; if one link in the web is destroyed, all other
organisms will be affected.
3. What are autotrophs and heterotrophs? Give examples of each.
Ans: The producers also called the autotrophs are the green plants which can prepare
their own food using water, carbon dioxide and sunlight. Example: green plants.
Most of the living beings are directly or indirectly dependent on plants for their food.
These are known as consumers or heterotrophs. Example: human beings.
E. Answer the following in detail:
2. Constant interactions between living and non-living things impart a dynamic character
to our environment. Explain the meaning of this statement.
Ans: Constant interactions between living and non-living things impart a dynamic
character to our environment. Any change in the abiotic environment produces a
resultant change in the biotic environment, especially in terms of numbers and kinds of
species. Living things, in turn modify their physical environment to suit them.
3. What events led to the change in the manner in which the humans use the
environment?
Ans: Following events led to the change in the manner in which the humans use the
environment.
i) Early humans lived in harmony with nature but with the advancement of science and
technology, rapid urbanisation and spread of agriculture, urbanization and
overpopulation resulted.
ii) Human beings have transformed the environment to fulfill their needs.
iii) Activities such as clearing of forest land, lumbering and mining became
unsustainable with the passage of time. These activities have intensified the process of
environmental degradation.
4. How can the human dependence on the environment be turned favourable?
Ans: Sustainable development should take place in a society where the requirements of
the present, do not, in any way, compromise the ability of future generations to meet
their needs.
Growth of such a social system involves checking population growth, sensible use of
resources, using renewable sources of energy, recycling of wastes, etc.
F. Home Assignment:
D.1. Name the two components of the environment.
Ans: The two components of the environment are biotic and abiotic.
E.1. Define ecosystem and draw a diagram to illustrate your answer.
Ans: An ecosystem comes into existence following the interaction among all living
organisms that are dependent on each other, and their interaction with the physical
environment in which they reside, for instance, forests, grasslands, deserts etc. It is a
natural unit compromising non-living and living elements.
G. Extra Questions:
1. What is urbanization?
Ans: The process of formation of large towns and cities along with large-scale
settlement of people.
2. Define biome.
Ans: Biome is a large ecological community occupying a major habitat such as a desert,
forest, etc.
3. What is aquatic life zone?
Ans: A water-based region where different forms of living beings survive e.g., a river is
termed as an aquatic life zone.
4. Explain biosphere?
Ans: The biosphere is the home to all the living organisms. These include, the
producers, consumers and decomposers which are interdependent. The producers, also
called autotrophs such as green plants, can prepare their own food using water, carbon
dioxide and sunlight.
5. What is abiotic environment?
Ans: The abiotic environment comprises the inorganic or non-living things in the
environment. On the basis of the physical characteristics, it is divided into the
lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. These along with biosphere comprising our
biotic environment, are also called the four realms of the Earth.
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BUDDING BUDS SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

10. Biomes, organic

B. Match the columns:

1. Autotrophs – Green plants.

2. Carbondioxide – Global warming

3. Abiotic – Physical elements

4. Biome – Ecological community

5. Herbivore – Primary consumers

C. Write true or false:

1. False. The abiotic environment consists of the inorganic or non-

living things only.

5. False. An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide lead to global warming.

D. Answer the following in brief:

2. What is food web? Why is it said that it is delicately balanced?

3. What are autotrophs and heterotrophs? Give examples of each.

E. Answer the following in detail:

4. How can the human dependence on the environment be turned favourable?

3. What is aquatic life zone?

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