summary on forest and wildlife resorces for cbse class 10
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Class 10 Geography
FOREST AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES
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Biodiversity:
The variety of flora and fauna in a given geographical area is called biodiversity of that area.
Flora and Fauna in India
India is one of the world’s richest countries in terms of its vast array of biological diversity, and has nearly 8 per cent of the total number of species in the world (estimated to be 1.6 million).
Flora & Fauna in India
Fauna More than 81,000 species
Flora More than 47,000 species
Indigenous flowering plants About 15,000 species
Endangered wild flora About 10%
Endangered mammals About 20%
List of Critically Endangered Species:
Cheetah, pink-headed Duck, Mountain Quail, Forest Spotted Owl, madhucha insignis (wild mahua), hubbardia heptaneuron (a grass species)
Number of Endangered Species: 79 species of mammals, 44 of birds, 15 of reptiles, and 3 of amphibians, 1,500 plant species are considered endangered.
Classification Based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN):
Normal Species: If the population level of species is within normal range for their survival, it is called normal species, e.g. cattle, pine, sal, rodents, etc.
Endangered Species: Species which are in danger of extinction are called endangered species, e.g. black buck, crocodile, Indian wild ass, Indian rhino, lion tailed macaque, sangai (brow anter deer in Manipur), etc.
Vulnerable Species: If the population of a species has declined to such a level that it is likely to become endangered; it is called vulnerable species, e.g. blue sheep, Asiatic elephant, Gangetic dolphin, etc.
Rare Species: If the population of a species so small that it can become vulnerable or endangered, it is called rare species, e.g. Himalayan brown bear, wild Asiatic buffalo, desert, fox, hornbill, etc.
Endemic Species: A species which found only in a particular geographical area is called an endemic species, e.g. Andaman teal, Nicobar pigeon, Andaman wild pig, mithun in Arunachal Pradesh, etc.
Extinct Species: A species which no longer exists is called an extinct species. A species may be extinct from a local area, region, country, continent or the entire earth. Examples: Asiatic cheetah, pink head duck, etc.
Vanishing Forests
Forest cover 637,293 sq km (19.39% of total geographic area)
Dense forest 11.48%
Opne forest 7.76%
Mangrove 0.15%
Its always better to break things in chunks , so i divided this in to 6 parts.
simple and complete notes for the chapter Forest and wildlife resources
Explanation:
i] Flora and fauna
* 8% of the total species on earth are in India.
* Flora - plants ; fauna - animals
ii] Different categories of existing plants and animal species
*Normal species - Normal species are the species whose population levels are considered to be normal for their survival, such as cattle, sal, pine, rodents, etc.
*endangered species -An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.
* vulnerable species - they are the species who are in the threat of being endangered.
*Rare species - those species which are very less in numbers..
*endemic species - species which are present only in particular geographical area.
*extinct species - Extinction of a particular animal or plant species occurs when there are no more individuals of that species alive anywhere in the world - the species has died out.
iii] factors that cause depletion of the flora and fauna
*slash and burn
*Mining
*deforestation
*grazing
* fuel wood collection(sub - deforestation)
* hunting
*poaching
*over exploitation
*environmental pollution
*forest fire
iv] conservation of forest and wildlife
*INDIAN WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT(1972)
*NATIONAL WILDLIFE PROTECTION PROGRAMME
*project tiger
v]types of distribution of forest and wildlife resources
*Reserved forest
*protected forest
*unclassified forest
vi]community and conservation
tribal people living in the forest are facing threat of loosing their livelihood. eg of forest Conservative measure by tribal people was the famous CHIPKO movement . Another movement by coming together of different communities(not tribes) is JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT
If u want to learn about this chapter in visualization version and want a video see this 12 min video..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnzX_uBPOcI
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