NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science (Geography) Chapter 2 Forest and Wildlife Resources

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Class : 10th
Subject : Geography
Chapter : 2
Chapter Name : Forest And Wildlife Resources

Q1 Multiple choice questions.
(i) Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of ora and fauna? (a) Agricultural expansion.
(b) Large scale developmental projects.
(c) Grazing and fuel wood collection.
(d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation.

(ii) Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
(a) Joint forest management
(b) Beej Bachao Andolan
(c) Chipko Movement
(d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries

Answer. (i) (c) Grazing and fuel wood collection
(ii) (d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries

Q2 Match the following animals with their category of existence.

Q3 Match the following.

Q4 Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
(i) What is biodiversity? Why is biodiversity important for human lives?
(ii) How have human activities affected the depletion of ora and fauna?
Explain.

Answer. (i) Biodiversity is the variation of wildlife and cultivated species in a given ecosystem. In this
interconnected web, each organism is a producer, consumer or decomposer. Other organisms, including humans,
depend for their existence on such roles.
(ii) Human activities such as poaching, deforestation, the expansion of railways, agriculture, commercial and
scienti c forestry, and mining are to blame for the depletion of ora and fauna.

Q5 Answer the following questions in about 120 words.
(i) Describe how communities have conserved and protected forests and wildlife in India?
(ii) Write a note on good practices towards conserving forest and wildlife.

Answer. (i) Indian forests are home to different communities. These communities have a complex relationship with
their environment. The Mundas and the Santhal of Chhota Nagpur region worship Mahua and Kadamba trees; the
tribals of Orissa and Bihar worship the tamarind and mango trees. Similarly, the Bishnois of Rajasthan hold the
antelopes in high reverence. For these communities, particular ora and fauna are integral to their identity, so they
take a number of steps to protect the same. Villagers around the Sariska Reserve have opposed mining activities in
the region as these activities endanger wildlife. Villagers in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have banned hunting
and lumbering activities in a 1200 hectare area they have marked as Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri’. Such activities
have helped preserve patches of virgin forest land.

(ii) Good practices towards conserving forest and wildlife are plenty. Nowadays, many non-governmental
organisations are working towards creating public awareness for conserving depleting forest cover and vanishing
wildlife. Central and state governments in India have set up national parks and wildlife sanctuaries to protect

forests and endangered species in wildlife. A recently developing practice towards conservation is the search for
different conservation measures. Biodiversity is the new by-word of good practices towards conserving forest and
wildlife. Various communities, especially in tribal areas, who are dependent on forests for their living are now
taking an active role in this form of conservation.