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  Class 8 Geography > Industry > NCERT Solutions 1. Answer the following questions. (i) What is meant by the term ‘Industry’? Answer:  Industry is an economic activity concerned with  production of goods, by processing the raw materials into valuable final products. It falls under secondary activity.  (ii) Which are the main factors which influence the location of an industry? Answer:    The factors that affect the location of industries are     i. Availability of raw material and land, adequate supply of water and labour, access to power and transport, presence of market and a good amount of capital.  ii. Sometimes, the government also provides incentives like subsidised power, lower transport cost and other infrastructural facilities.  (iii) Which industry is often referred to as the backbone of the modern industry and why? Answer:    Iron and   Steel is called the backbone of the modern industry because,...

      Class 8 Geography NCERT Solution of Chapter 3 { Minerals and Power Resources} Answer the following questions. (i)   Name any three common minerals used by you every day? Answer:   Ans : The three  common Minerals used by us in everyday   life are 1.Salt ( In food during cooking )                                      2.Gold and silver. (As ornaments)                                  3. Copper ( In electronic equipments. Utensils etc.  (ii)   What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located? Ans: i)  An Ore is the Mineral extracted from rock.           ii)  Ores are metallic minerals and located in                       Igneous a...

        Class  8(VIII )Geography NCERT Exercise |Chapter 2 Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources| 1. Answer the following Questions               i)    Which are the two main climatic factors responsible for soil formation?  Answer :   The two  main climatic factors responsible for soil formation are - Temperature and Rainfall.  ii) Write any two reasons for land degradation today?  Answer: i) Over Use of chemical fertilizers and    ii) Deforestation are two reasons for land degradation.  iii)  Why is land considered an important resources?  Answer: Land is considered as an important resources because all activities like - Agriculture, Mining, building houses , roads, setting up of Industries we perform on Land only. Land also support animals kingdom and forestry.  iv) Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and ...

    Meaning Of PHONETICS     Meaning of PHONOLOGY     Meaning of MORPHOLOGY     Meaning of  SEMANTICS     Meaning of PRAGMATICS Phonetics -    It is the Unit of sound. It may define as the study  of sounds of human speech.  Phonology -  Phonology is the study of Sound Pattern. Or phonemes.  Morphology - The study of words.  Syntax - Structure of the Sentence or arrangement of words and phrase to create well - formed sentence in a language.  Semantics - Meaning of the sentence or semantic is the study of meaning.  Pragmatic - Dealing things sensibly. It is the way which based on practical rather than abstract things.                     ___________________________