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Sustainable Development with Equity — Revision Notes
Telangana Board · Class 10 · Social Studies
Sustainable Development with Equity revision notes for Telangana Board Class 10 Social Studies: 4 topics in quick points.
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1. Development, GDP, and HDI
- GDP measures the value of goods and services produced in a country.
- GDP does not show whether people have good health, education, or a decent life.
- Human Development Index is an improved measure of development over GDP because it includes social indicators such as education and health besides income.
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2. Environment as Source and Sink
- The environment has two important functions: source function and sink function.
- Source function means the environment provides natural resources such as land, water, minerals, ores, plants, and animals for production.
- Sink function means the environment absorbs and renders harmless waste and pollution.
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3. Groundwater Overuse and Unsustainable Water Use
- Traditional water-lifting methods could irrigate only 2 to 3 acres with mota baavi.
- Open wells traditionally had water at 10 to 15 feet deep, at most 100 feet.
- Electric and motor pumps made lifting water easy, but this led to overuse of groundwater.
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4. Pesticides, Silent Spring, and Endosulfan
- Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring in 1962 about the impact of DDT spraying on birds and human beings.
- DDT accumulates in fish and can be lethal to birds that eat many contaminated fish.
- Mosquitoes quickly develop resistance to DDT sprays.
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GDP measures the value of goodsHDI is an improved measureThe environment provides natural resources suchThe environment absorbs and renders harmlessSustainable development meets present needs without
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Key topics in Sustainable Development with Equity include Development, GDP, and HDI, Environment as Source and Sink, Groundwater Overuse and Unsustainable Water Use, Pesticides, Silent Spring, and Endosulfan. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Telangana Board Class 10 board exam.
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