The City School PAF Chapter Prep Section GEOGRAPHY Class – 8 Workbook for Intervention Classes CHAPTER: NATURAL RESOURCES (MANGROVES (Pg:94-97) Q.1 Fill in the blanks. 1) At one time Pakistan had one of the_________ largest mangrove forests in the world. 2) It has been estimated that nearly half of the mangroves along the coast of Sindh were destroyed between 1970 and ___________ 3) Mangroves growing on the edge of the sea are adapted to growing in salt water while those growing further inland are ___________________________ of salt. 4) It is estimated that fifty years ago in each year the Indus delta received a flow of 85 million acre feet of fresh water from the river Indus while in 2002 it receive under _________ 5) Coastal communities depend upon mangroves as a cheap source of ____________and fodder as well as for ______________ needs. Q.2 How do mangrove trees growing on the coast get rid of the salt in the sea water? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q. 3 How do mangrove trees reproduce? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.4 How do mangrove trees act as a barrier? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER: Weather and Climate - Class 8 Project Q.1 –State the meaning of the term “weather”. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.2 –State the meaning of the term “Climate’. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.3 –Differentiate between Weather and Climate. The City School /PAF Chapter / Prep + Senior I Section / Worksheets for Intervention Classes (1st Term)/Geography/Class – 8 Page 2 of 19 Q.4- List down the components of Climate. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.5- List down the Climatic Zones of the Earth. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.6- Describe the location of the Climatic Zones of the Earth. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.7- Explain the reasons of the temperature variance in climatic Zones of the Earth. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.8- Describe the weather and Climatic conditions of Pakistan based on the Climatic Zones it is divided into. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ The City School /PAF Chapter / Prep + Senior I Section / Worksheets for Intervention Classes (1st Term)/Geography/Class – 8 Page 3 of 19 Q.9- Explain the reasons of the temperature variance in climatic Zones of Pakistan. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.10- Describe the sources of rainfall in Paistan. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.11- Interpret the main features of the temperature and rainfall graphs. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER: POPULATION Q.1 State the difference between distribution and density of population. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.2 State the meaning of the term ”natural increase” explain how the government of Pakistan is tackling with the issue of population growth in the country? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.3 Discuss the importance of population control in Pakistan if the country is to develop? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ The City School /PAF Chapter / Prep + Senior I Section / Worksheets for Intervention Classes (1st Term)/Geography/Class – 8 Page 4 of 19 _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.4 How can educating girls lead to population control in Pakistan? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Q.5 Define infant mortality rate. Explain the relationship between infant mortality rate and population growth. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________