Class 7 Geography Chapter 1: Our Environment – Questions and Answers (NCERT / JKBOSE)
Our Environment is the first chapter of Class 7 Geography and introduces students to the natural and human-made surroundings that support life on Earth. This chapter explains the components of the environment—natural, human, and human-made—and highlights the importance of protecting our environment. In this post, you will find complete Question–Answer solutions for JKBOSE/NCERT Chapter 1, written in easy language for quick understanding and easy memorization. The content is well-structured, exam-focused, and ideal for revision. Students can read online or download free quality notes to make learning Geography simple, meaningful, and enjoyable.
1. Answer the following questions.
(i) What is an ecosystem?
(ii) What do you mean by natural environment?
(iii) Which are the major components of the environment?
(iv) Give four examples of human made environment.
(v) What is lithosphere?
(vi) Which are the two major components of biotic environment?
(vii) What is biosphere?
2. Tick the correct answer.
(i) Which is not a natural ecosystem?
(a) Desert
(b) Aquarium
(c) Forest
(ii) Which is not a component of human environment?
(a) Land
(b) Religion
(c) Community
(iii) Which is a human made environment?
(a) Mountain
(b) Sea
(c) Road
(iv) Which is a threat to environment?
(a) Growing plant
(b) Growing population
(c) Growing crops
3. Match the following.
4. Give reasons.
(i) Man modifies his environment
(ii) Plants and animals depend on each other
Answers: 1
i) The relation or interaction between the living organisms, as well as the relation or interaction between the organisms and their surroundings and their interdependence on each other form an ecosystem.
ii) The natural environment comprises of all living or biotic and abiotic or non-living things present naturally in the environment without any human interference, like the land, water, air, plants and animals.
iii) The major components of the environment are:
Natural Components (Air, Water, Land and Living things)
Human-made Components (Created or Build by human beings)
Human Components (Humans themselves)
iv) The four examples of human made environment are:
Roads
Buildings
Parks
Bridges
v) Lithosphere is the solid crust or the hard top layer of the earth. It is made up of rocks and minerals and covered by a thin layer of soil. It is an irregular surface with various landforms such as mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, etc.
v) The two major components of biotic environment are the plants and animals.
vi) Biosphere is a narrow zone of the earth where land, water and air interact with each other to support life. Plant and animal kingdom together make biosphere or the living world.
Answers: 2
i) b) Aquarium
ii) a) Land
iii) c) Road
iv) b) Growing population
Answers: 3
(i) Biosphere — (e) narrow zone where land water and air interact
(ii) Atmosphere — (a) blanket of air which surrounds the earth
(iii) Hydrosphere — (b) domain of water
(iv) Environment — (d) our surroundings
Answers: 4
i) Man modifies his environment: Man modifies his environment by building houses to live in and industries to work in, to fulfill his basic needs, which modifies the environment and disturbed the ecological balance.
ii) Plants and animals depend on each other: Plants and animals depend on each other for survival. Plants provide oxygen and food, while animals give carbon dioxide and help in pollination and seed dispersal.
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