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Ch 5 Minerals and Energy

resources
10 Social Geography
(a) Ferrous and non-ferrous minerals
(b) Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy.
Solution:
(a) Ferrous Minerals:
Ferrous minerals account for about three-fourths of the total value of the
production of metallic minerals. They provide a strong base for the
development of metallurgical industries. India exports substantial quantities
of ferrous minerals after meeting her internal demands.

(b) Non-ferrous Minerals:


India’s reserves and production of non- ferrous minerals is not very
satisfactory. However, these minerals, which include copper, bauxite, lead,
zinc, and gold, play a vital role in a number of metallurgical, engineering,
and electrical industries. Let us study the distribution of copper and bauxite.

Conventional Sources of Energy:

 Conventional source of energy has been used since the early


times.
 Coal, Petroleum, natural gas, hydroelectricity, thermal power are
the source of energy.
 All conventional sources of energy except hydro-electricity are
exhaustible.
 These sources cause environmental pollution.
 These sources require huge capital.

Non-Conventional Sources of Energy:

 Non- the conventional sources of energy have come into use only
recently.
 Wind energy, solar energy, tidal energy, geothermal, biogas are
examples of these sources of energy.
 Most of the non- conventional sources of energy are inexhaustible.
 These sources do not cause environmental pollution.
 Small amount of money is sufficient to have these sources.

Question-2
What is a mineral?
Solution:
Geologists define a mineral as a “homogenous, naturally occurring substance
with a definable internal structure.” Minerals are found in varied forms in
nature, ranging from the hardest diamond to the softest one. Minerals are an
indispensable part of our lives. Almost everything we use, from a tiny pin to
a towering building or a big ship, all are made from minerals. The railway
lines and the tarmac (paving) of the roads, our implements and machinery
too are made from minerals. Cars, buses, trains, aeroplanes are
manufactured from minerals and run on power resources derived from the
earth. Even the food that we eat contains minerals. In all stages of
development, human beings have used minerals for their livelihood,
decoration, festivities, religious and ceremonial rites.

Question-3
How are minerals formed in igneous and metamorphic rocks?
Solution:
In igneous and metamorphic rocks, minerals may occur in the cracks,
crevices, faults or joints. The smaller occurrences are called veins and the
larger are called lodes. In most cases, they are formed when minerals in
liquid, molten and gaseous forms are forced upward through cavities towards
the earth’s surface. They cool and solidify as they rise. Major metallic
minerals like tin, copper, zinc and lead etc. are obtained from veins and
lodes.

Question-4
How do we need to conserve mineral resources?
Solution:
In order to conserve mineral resources, we must see to that our consumption
of minerals does not increase our wants. We must remember that these
resources are one of the greatest gifts of God and we must use these in such
a manner that our future generations also enjoy this gift.

Question-5
Describe the distribution of coal in India.
Solution:
In India coal occurs in rock series of two main geological ages, namely
Gondwana, a little over 200 million years in age and in tertiary deposits
which are only about 55 million years old. The major resources of Gondwana
coal, which are metallurgical coal, are located in Damodar valley (West
Bengal-Jharkhand). Jharia, Raniganj, Bokaro are important coalfields. The
Godavari, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valleys also contain coal deposits.
Tertiary coals occur in the northeastern states of Meghalaya, Assam,
Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. Jharkhand is the largest producer where
Jharia, Bokaro, karampur , Palamu are the major coalfields. In West Bengal,
Raniganj, Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling are the coalfields. Sarguja, Bilaspur,
Raigarh and Bastar districts are coal fields found in Chhatisgarh. M.P. has
coal fields in Chinaware district and in Maharashtra, Chanda is the main field.

Question-6
Why do you think that solar energy has a bright future in India?
Solution:
Solar energy has a bright future in India because

 India is blessed with plenty of solar energy because most parts of


the country receives a bright monsoon period.
 India has developed technology to use solar energy for cooking,
water heating, space heating, crop drying, etc.
 It is an abundant, inexhaustible, and universal source of energy.
 India is a tropical country.
 It is pollution-free.

Question-7
Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture.
Solution:
Globalization is the new trend in the world scenario, which aims at
integrating our economy with that of the world:

 Its aim is to be realised within a certain time frame.


 It is based on free and open international trade.
 It ensures that only quality and competitive goods would survive
the world market.

Impact

 Indian farmers now are exposed to a new industrial environment.


They would have to compete with other farmers of other countries
in producing quality and competitive goods.
 With the use of favourable climatic conditions and soil conditions,
improved and new implements, efficient labor we would have to
produce goods, which could complete in the world markets.
 India would need the technologies being used by foreign
countries. Infrastructure like the development of roads, electricity,
irrigation, and credit facilities will have to be developed.

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