Page 107 - EVS Class 03
P. 107

other  purposes.  It  is                 Trees                       Air                  Sun
              also required to make
              electricity,  to  travel,                                           Birds

              to wash things and to                                                      Hill
              make things.

              Soil
              It is the uppermost                                     Animals

              layer of the earth’s
              crust. Plants need soil                                        Water
                                                     Soil
              to grow.                                                                Flowers            Fruits


              Plants
              Plants provide us food. Forests are
                                                                        * What are natural resources?
              areas of land covered by trees. The
                                                                        * Why  are  natural  resources
              trees  provide  many  things  and                              essential?

              make  air  fresh.  They  cool  the  air,
                                                                        * What are man-made resources?
              hold  the  soil  and  cause  rainfall.
                                                                        * How is soil important?
              They  also  help  us  to  make  many

              useful things like clothes, furniture, medicine, paper products, etc.

              Conservation of Resources
              Conservation of natural resources is a must. They are available in limited
              quantity. We should use them properly and not waste them. We have to

              preserve it for our future generation, so that they can live happily.
              Pollution

              Pollution is  the  most  common
              problem  for  natural  resources.  Air
                                                                      * What is pollution?
              pollution,  water  pollution,  noise
              pollution and soil pollution must be                    * How can we reduce pollution?
              controlled  to  save  our  natural                      * Why should we conserve natural
                                                                           resources?
              resources.
              Wastes should not be thrown in the

              open. Eco-friendly items to be used as for as possible.
              Wealth of Nation

              Trees  and  animals  are  the  wealth  of  nation.  We  should  protect  them
              and plant as many more trees as possible.


             EVS-3
                                                               107
   102   103   104   105   106   107   108   109   110   111   112