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Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Geography

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Key Topics to Revise

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Water Pollution, Rivers, and Government Response

  • Surface water in rivers, canals, and lakes is never pure and becomes polluted when impurities increase in concentration.
  • Human beings pollute water through industrial, agricultural and cultural activities.
  • Industry is the most significant contributor to water pollution among human activities.
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Urban Waste Disposal and Solid Waste

  • Urban areas face overcrowding, congestion, inadequate facilities and poor sanitary conditions.
  • Solid waste refers to old and used articles such as stained small pieces of metals, broken glassware, plastic containers, polythene bags, ash, floppies and CDs dumped at different places.
  • Solid waste comes from two sources: household or domestic establishments and industrial or commercial establishments.
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Case Study: Daurala and Polluter Pays

  • Daurala near Meerut is a case of ecological restoration based on the universal law 'Polluter pays'.
  • The effort aimed to restore ecology and safeguard human health with people's participation.
  • The groundwater of Daurala was contaminated with heavy metals.
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Rural-Urban Migration and the Case of Ramesh

  • Population flow from rural to urban areas is caused by high demand for labour in urban areas, low job opportunities in rural areas and unbalanced development.
  • Poor people often bypass small and medium cities and move directly to mega cities for livelihood.
  • Urban population grows because of natural increase, net in-migration and reclassification of urban areas.

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Environmental pollution is the releaseWater pollution occurs when harmful substancesThe Ganga is polluted downstreamAir pollution is the additionNoise pollution is harmful and uncomfortable

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