Std: - 8 Subject: - Geography

Ch.6 Land Use

Q1. Examine the statements and correct the incorrect ones.
A) Ans) Incorrect. Mineral rich land can be used for mining.
B) Ans) Incorrect. There are many shops, banks and offices in the
Central Business District.
C) Ans) Correct.
D) Ans) Incorrect. The village talathi issues the 7/12 extract.
E) Ans) Incorrect. In rural areas residential areas occupy small tracts.
F) Ans) Correct.
G) Ans) Incorrect. Extract 12 indicates tracts under cultivation.

Q2. Give geographical reasons:

A) Ans)
 For the various needs of the population some services are
provided by the local governing bodies, state government and
central government.
 The area under this services comes under public utility area. For
e.g., hospitals, post offices, police station, schools, colleges, etc.
 The land use under this category is important as these services
diffuse the tensions caused due to burgeoning population.
B) Ans)
 Ownership of non-agricultural land is recorded on the property
card, whereas the ownership of agricultural land is mentioned in
the 7/12 extract.
 Both the documents maintain a record of city survey number,
plot number, amount of tax, area of the property assessed, right
to access, etc.
 Thus, the record of the ownership of non-agricultural land is the
same as that of the agricultural land.
 C) Ans)
 The land used in a particular region for agriculture, grazing etc.
indicates that the region is underdeveloped or developing.
 The land used in a particular region for commercial purposes,
transportation, recreation etc. indicates that the region is
developed.
 In this way, a region can be classified as developed or developing
on the basis of land use.

Q3. Write answers:

A) Ans) In rural areas, agriculture is the main occupation. Maximum
land is used for cultivation. Agro-based activities are also common
in rural areas. Therefore, agriculture is important in rural land use.
B) Ans)
 Factors affecting rural land use: - Climate, soil, type of slope,
irrigation facilities, natural resources, government policies.
 Factors affecting urban land use: - Location and site, natural
resources, housing development policies, transportation routes,
industrialization, trade and commerce, play grounds and
entertainment facilities, government policies.
C) Ans)
Rural land use Urban land use
1. In rural areas, availability of 1. In urban areas, with
land is more and population reference to the population,
is less. land is limited.
2. Land is used for limited 2. Land is used for various
purposes. purposes.
3. Use of land for cultivation is 3. Use of land for commercial
the major form of rural land activities and residence are
use. the major forms of urban
land use.
D) Ans)
7/12 Extract Property card
1. It records ancestral property 1. It records the ownership of
and land given by the non-agricultural land.
government to marginal
farmers.
2. The register of the Revenue 2. The Urban Land Record
department maintains the maintains a record of this.
record of this.
3. It contains the details of the 3. It contains the city survey
ownership right of the number, plot number,
family, status of debts and amount of tax, area of the
loans, transfer of ownership property assessed, right to
and the area under different access, etc.
crops.

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