Question

Discuss some reasons which are responsible for changes of land use pattern.​

Answer 1

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1. Natural Variability The interaction of natural environment with human decisions changes land use pattern.However some natural changes also leads to change in land use pattern. For eg: Some wet conditions leads to development of rangeland but with sudden drought or drier conditions, it gets converted to barren land.

2.Economic and Technological factors Economic policies like subsidise on land, altering prices or taxes etc. also influence the decision making process among humans leading to change in land use pattern. The advancment of technology has also converted land into agriculture land or subsistence agriculture into intensive agriculture etc.

 

Answer 2

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☯︎Reasons responsible for change of land use patter :-

• ❥︎People and their demands are ever-growing.
• ★The availability of land is limited.
• ❥︎The quality of land also differs from place to place.
• ★People started encroaching common lands to build up commercial areas, housing complexes in the urban areas and to expand agricultural land in rural areas.
• ❥︎Today vast changes in the land use pattern also reflect the cultural changes in our society.
• ★Expansion of agriculture and constructional activities have caused these problems.
• ❥︎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.

☯︎What are the factors influencing land-use in India?:-

• ❥︎Land use can be influenced by many physical, economic and social factors. Physical factors include soil fertility, soil drainage, slope angle, aspect, scenery, mineral potential etc.
• ★Economic factors include distance from markets, demand for different uses. Social factors include population size, legislation, government policies.