1.What is causing the changes in land use patterns? Discuss.
2. Detine soil conservation. Write about any three ways in which soil can be conserved.
Answers
1. Tʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ᴏғ ʟᴀɴᴅ ᴜsᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴ KWE ᴀs ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇɴᴛs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ᴀɢʀɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴇxᴘᴀɴsɪᴏɴs (31.5%), ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅʏɴᴀᴍɪᴄs (25.5%), ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs (ʜɪɢʜ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ ɢᴀɪɴs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴜʟᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀsᴛᴏʀᴀʟɪsᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟᴅʟɪғᴇ-ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴜʀɪsᴍ) (13%), ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ʟᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇɴᴜʀᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ (10.5%), ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs (10.5%), ..
2. Lɪsᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅs ᴏғ sᴏɪʟ ᴄᴏɴsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
●Fᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴄᴏɴsᴇʀᴠɪɴɢ sᴏɪʟ:
●Aғғᴏʀᴇsᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: Oɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴡᴀʏs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴsᴇʀᴠᴇ sᴏɪʟ ɪs ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs. ...
●Cʜᴇᴄᴋɪɴɢ Oᴠᴇʀɢʀᴀᴢɪɴɢ: ...
●Cᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪɴɢ Dᴀᴍs: ...
●Cʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ Aɢʀɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ Pʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇs: ...
(ɪ) Cʀᴏᴘ Rᴏᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: ...
(ɪɪ) Sᴛʀɪᴘ Cʀᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ: ...
(ɪɪɪ) Usᴇ ᴏғ Eᴀʀʟʏ Mᴀᴛᴜʀɪɴɢ Vᴀʀɪᴇᴛɪᴇs:
Answer:
1. The increasing population and urbanization have resulted into changes in the land use pattern. Large scale forests have been destructed to expand land for cultivation. Apart from it, rapid industrialisation has also changed the land use patterns in India.
2. Soil conservation is the protection of soil from erosion and other types of deterioration, so as to maintain soil fertility and productivity. It generally includes watershed management and water use.
List out three methods of soil conservation
Following methods are normally adopted for conserving soil:
Afforestation: One of the best ways to conserve soil is to increase the area under forests. ...
Checking Overgrazing: ...
Constructing Dams: ...
Changing Agricultural Practices: ...
(i) Crop Rotation: ...
(ii) Strip Cropping: ...
(iii) Use of Early Maturing Varieties: