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(a) What should we do to use the land and water properly?

(b) Why are plateaus called the storehouse of minerals?

Answer:

(a) (i) We should not construct buildings on fertile land.

(ii) We should not throw garbage on the land or in water or make them dirty.

(iii) We should avoid using the important gifts of nature in a careless manner.

(b) Most of the minerals in the world are found in the peninsular plateaus. Besides, the extraction of minerals is relatively easier on plateaus. These minerals are indispensable as raw material for our industries. We get gold from the Plateau of Western Australia; copper, diamonds and gold from the Plateaus of Africa; and coal, iron, manganese and mica from the Chota Nagpur Plateau in India.