Flashcards covering a wide array of topics of ICSE Geography class 10
| Front | (c) Explain why the forest cover in India is shrinking |
| Back | 1. Overutilisation of forests: In the earlier days, man’s needs were limited. He was dependent on forests only for a few things, although a lot of things can be obtained from forests. Forests are being used to fulfil man’s needs directly and indirectly. We are obtaining wood, barks, leaves, rubber, medicine, dyes, food, fuel, fodder, etc., from forests.2. Colonial Plans: The greatest damage inflicted on Indian forests was during the colonial period due to the expansion of the railways, agriculture, commercial and scientific forestry and mining activities.3. Agricultural expansion: Even after independence, agricultural expansion continues to be one of the major causes of depletion. Between 1951 and 1980, according to the Forest Survey of India, over 26,200 sq. km. of forest areas were converted into agricultural lands all over India. |
| Front | (a) Give two advantages that non-conventional energy sources have over conventional energy sources.(b) 1. Mention one advantage of the use of natural gas over coal or petroleum. 2. Name one off shore oil field of India. |
| Back | These are renewable sources of energy, e.g., solar energy, wind energy.These do not cause any pollution.(b) It is a clean energy resource.It is easy to transport through pipelines.Bombay-High and Bassein. |
| Front | (a) Give two reasons for the “means of transport” being called the lifelines of a nation’s economy. |
| Back | Radio, television, e-mail, telegraph, etc., are the main means of communication whereas the railways, airways, buses, trucks, cars, etc., are the main means of transportation.To provide link: Transportation is the lifeline of a country. This connects one part of the country with another part, and helps in providing essential products to all the places and the people.Development of Economy: The means of transport and communication help the industries to get raw materials, and its finished products are transported by the railways and roadways. Agriculture also depends greatly on transportation. |