Class 10 Social Science — Chapter 2: FOREST AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES

What you'll learn

• ▸Biodiversity and Ecological Balance
• ▸Rationale for Conservation of Forests and Wildlife
• ▸The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
• ▸Project Tiger
• ▸Classification of Forests in India
• ▸Community Role in Conservation
• ▸Joint Forest Management (JFM)
• ▸Sacred Groves and Traditional Conservation

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 1068CH02 FOREST AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES 2 Narak! My Lord, you are the creator of music in the world of Lepchas Oh Narak! My Lord, let me dedicate myself to you Let me gather your music from the springs, the rivers, the mountains, the forests, the insects and the animals Let me gather your music from the sweet breeze and offer it to you *Lepcha folk song* We share this planet with millions of other living beings, starting from micro-organisms and bacteria, lichens to banyan trees, elephants and blue whales. This entire habitat that we live in has immense biodiversity. We humans along with all living organisms form a complex web of ecological system in which we are only a part and very much dependent on this system for our own existence. For example, the plants, animals and micro-organisms re-create the quality of the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil that produces our food without which we cannot survive. Forests play a key role in the ecological system as…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Define biodiversity simply. Get Solution →
2. List five endangered Indian animals. Get Solution →
3. Explain forest types briefly. Get Solution →
4. According to the text, the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented in which year? Get Solution →
5. Which famous conservation movement in the Himalayas successfully resisted deforestation? Get Solution →
6. In which year was 'Project Tiger', one of the world's most well-publicised wildlife campaigns, launched? Get Solution →
7. Which category of forests is described as the most valuable for the conservation of forest and wildlife resources? Get Solution →
8. The Mundas and the Santhal of the Chota Nagpur region worship which of the following trees? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur, making each one unique.
• 💡 The Amazon Rainforest produces over 20% of the world's oxygen supply.
• 💡 Giant pandas eat up to 12 hours a day, mainly bamboo.
• 💡 One-quarter of all medicines come from rainforest plants.
• 💡 Many frogs drink water through their skin, not their mouths.

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