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What is India's land use pattern? What could be the reason for this pattern?
How is agriculture responsible for degradation of soil?
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land use pattern in India is dynamic concept it changes over space and time land use pattern in India is as follows••
1. about 46% of area is the net shown sown area in the country
2. forests occupy about 22% of the reporting area
3. the cultivable wasteland account for nearly 5% of the area
4. the fallow land covers about 8% of total area
5. permanent pastures and three crops cover only 5%
6. the land not available for cultivation is nearly 14% of the total area
the factors which determine land use are 2 fold •••
a. physical - climate , soil and relief
b. human - culture , tradition and technology
the main causes for the change in land use pattern are•••
1. growing human population
2. urbanization
3. industrialisation
this then where is from state to state also the above mentioned factors are also responsible for decrease in land under forest which is around 19% that is 14% away from 33% of norm of UNO body on environment protection but a slight improvement after 1962 61 that is of 22% of the total geographical area