Question

3. Answer the following questions in about 120 words.

(i) Explain the land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much since 1960-61?

(ii) How has technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?

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Answer 1

Answer:

land use pattern in India:

• The net sown area in India is about 46.24%
• forest occupy about 22.78% of the total area
• the culturable waste land covers nearly 4.17 % of the total area
• The fallow land covers about 80% of the total area
• the land under permanent pastures and tree crops is only 5%
• nearly 14% of the land is not available for cultivation

The following reasons are responsible for not increasing much land under forest from 1960-1961:

• Industrialist want to earn more and more profits
• people are ignorant of the disastrous effect of deforestation
• illegal clearing of forest for industrial and domestic purposes

2.

• Today, Technology has developed. It has provided sophisticated equipment. As a result, production increases and it leads to more consumption of resources.
• Technological development also leads to economic development. When the economic condition of a country is good, the needs of people also rise. It again results in more consumption of resources.
• Economic development provides favourable condition for the development of technologies. It helps in making various materials into resources. Finally, it leads to more consumption of resources.