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Environmental Management And Land Use Pattern — Syllabus

ICSE · Class 12 · Geography

What Environmental Management And Land Use Pattern covers in ICSE Class 12 Geography: 3 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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3 Topics · ICSE Class 12 Geography · 2026-27

Topics in Environmental Management And Land Use Pattern

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1. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

  • Environment means the total conditions around living beings at a given place and time.
  • The word environment is derived from the French word Environir, meaning to surround.
  • Environment includes biotic and abiotic elements and also physical, social, and biological factors.
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2. Land Use Pattern in India

  • Land in India is used for farming, forests, grazing, settlements, roads, water bodies, fallow land, and wasteland.
  • Knowledge of land use is essential for understanding the economic condition of a country.
  • Land use depends on physical factors such as topography, soil, and climate, and human factors such as population density, land tenure, and technical level.
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3. Land Utilization Categories in India

  • Net area sown has special significance in an agricultural country because agricultural production depends greatly on it.
  • Net sown area increased from 118.746 million hectares in 1950-51 to 133.199 million hectares in 1960-61 and to 139.92 million hectares in 2019-20.
  • Net sown area accounts for about 45.64 per cent of the total reporting area of India, compared with a world average of about 32 per cent.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Environmental management and land use pattern in India

EnvironmentDevelopmentEnvironmental managementSustainable developmentLand utilizationLand utilization categoriesAgricultural land qualitySize of land holdings

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Key topics in Environmental Management And Land Use Pattern include Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, Land Use Pattern in India, Land Utilization Categories in India. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 12 board exam.
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