September 23, 2007

CLASS 8 - E.V.S.

1. Agriculture-
a)Unsustainablepatterns of modern industrialised agriculture-Monocultures, disappearance of traditional cropvarieties, pollution risk due to use of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers, problems of irrigation(surfaceand ground water).

b) Environmental damage due tolarge farm units - Self explanatory.

c) Food mountains in developed countries - Surplus andwaste.

d) The Green Revolution - Discuss on whetherGreen Revolution is a success or a failure.