Question

How have human activities affected the depletion of flora and fauna ? Explain .

Answer 1

Human activities have been the major causes for the depletion of flora and fauna. Various such activities are –

1. Agricultural expansion

2. Shifting cultivation (Jhum), a type of ‘slash and burn’ agriculture.

3. Large scale development projects.

4. Mining activities.

5. Habitat destruction, hunting, poaching, over-exploitation of forest products, environmental degradation, forest-fire are some other factors which have led to the decline of India’s biodiversity.

6. Environmental destruction due to unequal access, inequitable consumption of resources and differential sharing of responsibilities for environmental well-being are also responsible for the depletion of flora and fauna.

Answer 2

Depletion of fauna:

i. Cutting of trees leads to the destruction of house of many animal species. E.g- monkeys, birds,

ii. Deforestation destroys the house of leopards which cause them to enter human territories.

Flora:

i. Deforestation leads to the extinction of endangered species.

ii. The necessity of different species of flora can also lead to the extinction of different species.

E.g-mahua (madhuca indica)

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