Question

3. Answer the following questions in about 120 words.
Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not
increased much since 1960-612
2) How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of
resources?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The land under forest has not increased since 1960–61 because in the post-independence era demand for more land to expand agriculture, mainly after Green Revolution, developmental works and infrastructural facilities, led to clearance of forests areas. Industrialization and urbanization also decreased the forest area.

ans-2=Technical and economic development have led to more consumption of resources in the following ways: It provides equipments which increases production that lead to the consumption of more resources. ... The economic development leads to the rise of the needs of people which results into more consumption of resources.