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Class 10 Geography Chapter 2 Forest and Wildlife Resources Solutions
Animals/Plants Category of existence

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Black buck Extinct
Multiple choice questions
(i) Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the Asiatic elephant Rare
depletion of flora and fauna? (a) Agricultural expansion (b) Large
scale developmental projects (c) Grazing and fuel wood Andaman wild pig Endangered
collection (d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation
► (c) Grazing and fuel wood collection Himalayan brown bear Vulnerable
(ii) Which of the following conservation strategies do not
directly involve community participation? (a) Joint forest Pink head duck Endemic
management (b) Beej Bachao Andolan (c) Chipko Movement (d)
Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries
Answer
► (d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries
2. Match the following animals with their category of existence.

Animals/Plants Category of existence Answer
Black buck Endangered

forests are regarded as most valuable as far as
Reserved
Asiatic elephant Vulnerable the conservation of forest and wildlife
forests
resources
Andaman wild pig Endemic
Protected forest lands are protected from any further
Himalayan brown bear Rare forests depletion
Pink head duck Extinct other forests and wastelands belonging to both
Unclassed
government and private individuals and
forests
communities
3. Match the following.
other forests and wastelands belonging to both

Reserved
government and private individuals and
forests
communities
forests are regarded as most valuable as far as

Protected
the conservation of forest and wildlife
forests
resources
Unclassed forest lands are protected from any further

forests depletion
extinction.
4. Answer the following questions in about 30 words. → Environmental pollution, poisoning of water bodies due to
discharge of industrial effluents, chemicals, wastes, etc. leading
(i) What is biodiversity? Why is biodiversity important for human to animal deaths.
lives? → Forest fires often induced by shifting cultivation wiping out
valuable forests and wildlife.
(ii) How have human activities affected the depletion of flora → Large scale development projects and destruction of forests.
and fauna? Explain. → Grazing and fuel wood collection.
→Over-exploitation of forest products
Answer Other important causes of environmental destruction are
unequal access, inequitable consumption of forest resources
(i) Biodiversity is immensely rich in wildlife and cultivated and differential sharing of responsibility for environmental well-
species, diverse in form and function, but closely integrated in a being.
system through multiple networks of interdependencies.
It is important for human lives because the human beings, along 5. Answer the following questions in about 120 words.
with the biodiversity, form a complete web of ecological system
in which we are only a part and are very much dependent on (i) Describe how communities have conserved and protected
this system for our own existence. forests and wildlife in India.
(ii) Several human activities have affected the depletion of flora (ii) Write a note on good practices towards conserving forest
and fauna and has led to decline in India’s biodiversity. The main and wildlife.
factors responsible for this damage are:
→ Habitat destruction, mainly due to overpopulation leading to Answer
expansion of agriculture, mining, industrialisation and
urbanisation and consequent wiping out of large forest areas. (i) Indian forests are home to different communities. These
→ Hunting and poaching and illegal trade of animal skin, tusk, communities have a complex relationship with their
bones, teeth, horns, etc have lead many speices to the verge of 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 flora 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.

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Class 10 Geography Chapter 2 Forest and Wildlife Resources Solutions

Animals/Plants Category of existence

2. Match the following animals with their category of existence.

Black buck Endangered

other forests and wastelands belonging to both

forests are regarded as most valuable as far as

Unclassed forest lands are protected from any further

(ii) Good practices towards conserving forest and wildlife are

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