1What is meant by depletion of natural resources?
2Describe any five factors that cause the destruction of natural resources.
3The seven causes given in the textbook can be sorted into two groups. What are they, and why is that a useful way to think?
4Besides plants, what other natural resources does a forest fire destroy?
5How do chemical fertiliser and pesticide, used to get large harvests from a small area of land, cause the destruction of natural resources?
6How does urbanisation cause the destruction of natural resources?
7Why is a very large loss of natural resources often not noticed by the people living through it?
8Are all causes of depletion human? Explain.
9What should be kept in mind while using natural resources?
10A group writes that depletion of water causes water scarcity and harms the environment. Why is this a weak answer, and how would you improve it?