NCERT 5th Class (CBSE) Social Science: How to Conserve our Environment

Question: How is imbalance created in nature?

Answer: Due to the misuse of natural resource by humans imbalance is created in nature.

Question: What is conservation?

Answer: Conservation is the protection of the natural environment which includes plants, animals, habitats and natural resource. It means prevention of loss, waste, damage and destruction to the environment.

Question: List the problems that need to tackled  for conservation.

Answer:  The problems that need to tackled  for conservation are:

1. Over population
2. Pollution

Question: What are the different forms of population?

Answer: The different forms of population are:

1. Soil pollution
2. Water pollution
3. Noise pollution
4. Air pollution

Question: Mention five ways in which you can contribute towards conservation?

Answer: The five ways in which we can contribute towards conservation are:

1. We should love and care for our environment.
2. We should follow the 3 Rs-Reduce, Recycle of nature.
3. Reduce:
   (a) Save water by turning the tap off while brushing your teeth.
   (b) Take a bus or carpool to school. In this way you can reduce air pollution.
4. Reuse:
   (a) Write on both sides of the paper.
   (b) Donate your old clothes, and toys to poor people.
5. Recycle:
   (a) Make many thing from paper. We can recycle paper.
   (b) We can buy Recycled products.