Karnataka SSLC Social Science Geography India – Forest Resources Question Answers Solution
Board |
KSEEB (Karnataka Board) |
Exam |
SSLC (Class 10) |
Subject |
Geography |
Chapter |
13 |
Chapter Name |
India – Forest Resources |
Topic and Notes |
Solution of Question Answer/ Study Material |
Fill in the blanks:
1.) The forests found in Assam and Meghalaya are ___________ type
Ans: Evergreen of forests.
2.) The Himalayas have _________ kind of forests.
Ans: alpine.
3.) The Ganga river delta is also called _____________.
Ans: Sundarbans.
4.) Bannerghatta National Park is in ________________ state.
A:- Karnataka
5.) In the sunderban forest ___________ trees are growing.
Ans: sundari.
Answer the following questions:
1.) How much of the area is under forests in India?
Ans: 6.9 lakh km² or 69 million hectares of area is under forests in India.
2.) Name any two National parks of Karnataka.
A:- Bannerghatta National Park, Anshi National Park
3.) What is natural vegetation?
Ans: The total plant life growing naturally in an area is called forests or natural vegetation.
4.) What are the suggestions for conservation of forests?
Ans: Protection of forests from human beings, Animals and natural disasters are called Conservation of forests.
Indian forest areas are gradually decreasing. So it is very essential to protect forests.
Certain measures have to be taken towards this purpose. They are:
A.) Cutting down dried-up trees which causes forest fires,
B.) Protecting the forest trees against diseases,
C.) planting saplings,
D.) sowing seeds,
E.) guarding against illegal cutting of trees,
F.) avoiding grazing of domestic animals in forests,
G.) motivating people to plant saplings,
H.) creating awareness among people about trees and encouraging them to protect them,
I.) implementing the social forestry projects speedily and successfully.
5.) What is biodiversity?
A:-
6.) Explain the characteristics and distribution of deciduous forests in India.
Ans: The total plant life growing naturally in an area is called forest or natural vegetation.
This is influenced by various ecological factors like temperature, rain, land forms, soil etc. India is a vast country having various types of natural environment and based on the natural vegetation they can be divided into 6 main types among them deciduous forest is most important. This type of forests are more widely distributed in India.
- They are seen in areas receiving 75 to 250 cms of rainfall. It forms about 65.5% of the total area of forests.
- Since India has mainly a monsoon climate, this type of forest is distributed widely.
- The trees shed their leaves during the dry winters. As such these are also called deciduous monsoon forests.
7.) What is conservation of forests? Explain the significance and methods of conservation of forests.
Ans: : Protection of forests from human beings, Animals and natural disasters are called Conservation of forests. Indian forests areas are gradually decreasing, because of expansion of agriculture, animal-grazing, construction of roads and rail routes, irrigation projects, forest fires, mining forest fires etc., are the main causes for the destruction of forests. Therefore,it is very essential to protect forests. Certain measures have to be taken towards this purpose.
Methods of Conservation :
A.) Cutting down dried-up and abrading trees which causes forest fires,
B.) Protecting the forest trees against diseases,
C.) Planting saplings,
D.) Sowing seeds,
E.) Guarding against illegal cutting of trees,
F.) Avoiding grazing of domestic animals in forests,
G.) Motivating people to plant saplings,
H.) creating awareness among people about trees and encouraging them to protect them,
I.) implementing the social forestry projects speedily and successfully
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I have got answers for all the questions,but I didn’t get the answer for 5th question i.e., What is bio-diversity.Please update the answer as soon as possible.
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What is biodiversity
What is bio diversity?
The varities of plants and animals in a particular habitat known as bio diversity Vismitha