Environment and Sustainable Development — Study Plan
NIOS · Class 10 · Economics
A step-by-step study plan for Environment and Sustainable Development, NIOS Class 10 Economics: what to learn first, what to practise and when to revise.
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Study Plan
Learn the Theory
Read the textbook chapter carefully. Note down definitions, formulas and key ideas. Focus on: 1. Environment: Meaning and Importance, 2. Resources: Renewable and Non-renewable, 3. Pollution.
Practise
Solve the textbook exercises and extra practice questions. There are 62 questions available for this chapter.
Revise & Test
Revise key points without looking at your notes. Take a practice quiz and mark weak areas for another pass.
Spaced Revision
Come back to Environment and Sustainable Development after a week. Use flashcards for quick recall and try past exam questions on this chapter.
What to Focus On
- Environment means all living and non-living natural things in a region.
- Biotic elements are living components.
- Abiotic elements are non-living components.
- The three main environmental problems are pollution, degradation, and depletion of resources.
- Pollution is an undesirable change in environmental quality.
- A pollutant is the substance that causes pollution.
- Air pollution affects breathing and heart health.
- Carbon dioxide is an air pollutant and also a major greenhouse gas.
- Human-made and natural sources both contribute to air pollution.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Pollution, degradation, and depletion all mean the same thing.
Renewable resources can never run out, so they can be used carelessly.
Non-renewable resources are only coal and petroleum.
Memory Tips
Meaning of environment
Biotic and abiotic elements
Renewable resources
Non-renewable resources
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