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Resources and Development

Uttar Pradesh Board · Class 10 · Social Science

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Card 1Introduction to Resources

What is a resource according to geographical definition?

Answer

Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as 'Resource'.

Card 2Classification of Resources

Classify resources on the basis of origin with examples.

Answer

Resources are classified as: 1) Biotic Resources - derived from living organisms (forests, animals, fisheries, livestock, human beings). 2) Abiotic Resources - derived from non-living things (rocks, m

Card 3Sustainable Development

What is sustainable development and why is it important?

Answer

Sustainable development means 'development should take place without damaging the environment, and development in the present should not compromise with the needs of future generations.' It is importa

Card 4International Initiatives

What were the key outcomes of the Rio Earth Summit 1992?

Answer

The Rio Earth Summit (1992) brought together over 100 heads of states in Brazil. Key outcomes: 1) Declaration on Global Climatic Change and Biological Diversity was signed. 2) Rio Convention endorsed

Card 5Resource Planning

Explain the three steps involved in resource planning in India.

Answer

Resource planning in India involves: 1) Identification and inventory of resources - surveying, mapping, and measuring resources across regions. 2) Evolving planning structure - developing appropriate

Card 6Conservation Philosophy

What did Mahatma Gandhi mean by 'There is enough for everybody's need and not for anybody's greed'?

Answer

Gandhi emphasized that Earth has sufficient resources to meet everyone's basic needs, but not enough to satisfy unlimited wants driven by greed. He identified greedy individuals and exploitative moder

Card 7Land Resources

Analyze India's land relief distribution and its significance.

Answer

India's land relief: 43% plains (agriculture and industry), 30% mountains (perennial rivers, tourism, ecology), 27% plateaus (minerals, fossil fuels, forests). Plains provide maximum utility for human

Card 8Land Utilization

List the major categories of land utilization in India.

Answer

Land utilization categories: 1) Forests 2) Land not available for cultivation (barren/waste land, non-agricultural uses) 3) Other uncultivated land (pastures, tree crops, culturable waste) 4) Fallow l

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