Question

Answer the following questions in about 120 words.
(i) Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much since 1960-61?
(ii) How have technical and economic development led to more consumption of resources?

NCERT Class 10th Social Science (Contemporary India II) Chapter 1 Resources and Development

Answer 1

(i) land resource in india primarily divided into:

• agriculture land
• forest land
• barren land
• waste land
• pastures and grazing land

according to recent data, 54% of the total area is used as cultiable or follow, 22.5% is covered by forests and 3.45% used as for grazing.the rest is usrd is waste land..

The land under forests has not increased much since 1960-61..

1. Intensive urbanisation and industrialisation
2. large scale multi-purpose projects.
3. indiscriminate felling and cutting of land and make the way for agriculture.

(ii) technical and economic development led to more consumption of resource in the following ways

• technology and industrialisation need more resources for goods to be produced quickly and easier.
• with the development of technology, goods become obselete very fast.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Land resources in India are primarily divided into agricultural land, forest land, land meant for pasture and grazing, and waste land. Waste land includes rocky, arid and desert areas, and land used for other non-agricultural purposes such as housing, roads and industry. According to the recent data, about 54% of the total land area is cultivable or fallow, 22.5% is covered by forests, and 3.45% is used for grazing. The rest is waste land, with traces of miscellaneous cultivation.

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. Thus, land under forest has increased by only about 4% since 1960-61.